Prevalence of falls in elderly women

AUTOR(ES)

Vitor, Priscila Regina Rorato, Oliveira, Ana Carolina Kovaleski de, Kohler, Renan, Winter, Gabriele Regiane, Rodacki, Cintia, Krause, Maressa Priscila

FONTE

Acta ortop. bras.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2015-06

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To verify prevalence of falls and fear of falling, and to compare functional fitness among elderly women fallers and non-fallers. METHODS: Seventy-eight elderly women participated in this study. Cases of falls and the fear of falling were self-reported by the elderly women, while the functional fitness was measured by a set of functional tests. Mean and standard deviation were used to describe the sample. Independent t-test was used to compare functional fitness between groups. RESULTS: The prevalence of falls in this sample was 32.4%. Among women fallers, 40% self-reported a high fear of falling. CONCLUSION: It is recommended that functional and resistance exercises are included in the preventive strategies for reducing risk factors for falls and its determinants in elderly women. Level of Evidence II, Prognostic-Prospective Study.

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