Assessment of risk of falls in elderly living at home

• Main Authors: Adriana de Azevedo Smith (Author), Antonia Oliveira Silva (Author), Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues (Author), Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes Moreira (Author), Jordana de Almeida Nogueira (Author), Luiz Fernando Rangel Tura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and cognitive factors, history of falls and self-reported comorbidities. Method: cross-sectional and quantitative study with 240 elderly. Data were collected based on the social profile, through the instrum...