Accidental Falls
Mostrando 25-33 de 33 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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25. Fatores associados a quedas em mulheres idosas residentes na comunidade
Objective: verify what are the factors related to the fall of a group of independent and autonomous elderly women. Materials and methods: a descriptive study was conducted with 83 elderly women that participate in the Universidade Católica de Brasília Elderly Health Promotion Project. The patients responded to questions related to their age, social demogra
Publicado em: 2008
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26. Características clínicas e epidemiológicas dos agravos por causas externas entre menores de 19 anos em serviço de atendimento de urgência de Barbacena.
Objective: To identify the rate of injuries due to external causes among individuals: children and adolescents, under19 years old. They were assisted by a reference hospital- Santa Casa Hospital in Barbacena- Minas Gerais, Brazil/2006. Methods: Transversal study. The datamorbility were collected from forms of individuals- victims- of external causes. Results
Publicado em: 2008
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27. Caracterização de quedas em idosos residentes na comunidade na estrategia saude da familia / Falls characterization in community-dwelling elderly persons in Family Health Strategy
community and to determine home hazards associated to fall and to describe the social-demographic profile of studied seniors. The developed research was transverse analytical type, involving 2080 elderly (with 60 years or more) living in a community in the Family?s Units Health of the municipal district of Amparo (SP). The bedridden seniors and elderly with
Publicado em: 2007
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28. Valor dos instrumentos de avaliação de risco de quedas em idosos com fibrilação atrial / Utility of evaluation tools for assessment of the risk of falls in eldelry patients with atrial fibrillation
Introduction: Falling is a complex phenomenon, highly prevalent and costly. It may cause serious consequences, including death. Anticoagulation is beneficial for elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. However, falls may limit its use, especially when recurrent. The goals of this study were to evaluate the association between the occurrence of falls and v
Publicado em: 2007
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29. OCORRÊNCIA DE QUEDAS EM IDOSOS RESIDENTES EM INSTITUIÇÕES DE LONGA PERMANÊNCIA EM PELOTAS, RS / OCCURRENCE OF FALLS BY ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN LONG-TERM CARE INSTITUTIONS IN PELOTAS, RS
O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a ocorrência de quedas e fatores associados em idosos residentes em Instituições de Longa Permanência para Idosos (ILPI) em Pelotas, RS. Foi utilizado um questionário estruturado com perguntas sobre características demográficas, morbidade, uso de psicotrópicos e ocorrência de quedas. Em dezembro de 2006 foram vi
Publicado em: 2007
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30. Informações sobre vítimas de causas externas atendidas no pronto socorro e liberadas: Araras, SP / Information on Victims of External Causes assisted at Emergency Rooms and Discharged
This is a descriptive and retrospective study of quantitative approach of victims of external causes who were assisted at Emergency Rooms (ER). External causes include accidents and violence in general and are described as transportation accidents, homicides, falls, suicides and others, according to what is stated in the International Classification of Disea
Publicado em: 2007
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31. Mortalidade por causas externas em idosos no Distrito Federal: 1996-2003
OBJECTIVE. To analyze the magnitude and risk of mortality due to external causes in the population from 60 years or more living in the Federal District, Brazil, from 1996 to 2003. METHOD. Data from the Mortality Data System of the Ministry of Health was used. Mortality rates were calculated by sex, age and group of external causes from 1996 to 2003. RESULTS.
Publicado em: 2006
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32. "Falls of institutionalized elderly people: occurrence and associated factors" / "Quedas de idosos institucionalizados: ocorrência e fatores associados"
Quedas entre pessoas idosas constituem importante problema de saúde pública devido à sua incidência, às complicações para a saúde e aos altos custos assistenciais. Estudos realizados no Brasil e em outros países referem que as quedas são mais freqüentes em idosos institucionalizados e apresentam causa multifatorial. Com o objetivo de verificar a o
Publicado em: 2005
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33. Accidental falls from heights