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0287/2016 - Awareness about falls and elderly people‘s exposure to household risk factors
Percepção sobre queda e exposição de idosos a fatores de risco domiciliares

Author:

• José Antonio Chehuen Neto - CHEHUEN NETO, J. A. - Departamento de Cirurgia. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <chehuen.neto@yahoo.com.br> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9640-0444

Co-author(s):

• Mariana Rodarte Freire - Freire, Mariana Rodarte - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <marianarodartefreire@hotmail.com>
• Nícolas Augusto Coelho Braga - Braga, Nícolas Augusto Coelho - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <nicolasaugusto_cb@yahoo.com.br>
• Renato Erothildes Ferreira - Ferreira, Renato Erothildes - UFJF, Cirurgia - <renato.eferreira@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2319-0583
• Rafael Teixeira Costa Silva - Silva, Rafael Teixeira Costa - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <rafaeltcs87@gmail.com>
• Igor Vilela Brum - Brum, Igor Vilela - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <igorbrum.med@gmail.com>
• Gislaine Fernandes Gomes - Gomes, Gislaine Fernandes - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <gislaine.f.gomes@gmail.com>
• Paula Liziero Tavares - Tavares, Paula Liziero - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - <paulaliziero@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde do Idoso

Abstract:

Objectives: to describe the awareness about falls among elderly people living in their households in communities, to measure the other risks that they are exposed to in their homes and to evaluate the influence that knowledge on falling brings in the adoption of preventative measures. Method: The FRAQ-Brazil questionnaire was used on 473 elderly people as well as a questionnaire on elderly people being exposed to 20 household risk factors. Associations between the variables were analyzed using the chi-squared test with a confidence interval of 95%. Results: The age range was between 60 and 95 years with the average being 70.6 years. The majority of those interviewed were female (58.4%) who were earning 2 minimum wages (46.3%). The average amount of correct answers given with the use of the FRAQ-Brazil questionnaire was 19.5 out of 32 points and the elderly participants were, on average, exposed to 7.8 household risk factors. 180 of them stated that they had already received information on falls. Conclusion: The majority of the elderly population displayed little knowledge on falls and were exposed to a variety of daily risk factors. Individuals who were more advanced in years and who had more knowledge on falls, were exposed to less household risk factors. This may well have been due to the adoption of preventative measures through changing domestic environment.

Keywords:

AgesAccidental FallsAccidentsHomeRisk FactorsHealth Literacy

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CHEHUEN NETO, J. A., Freire, Mariana Rodarte, Braga, Nícolas Augusto Coelho , Ferreira, Renato Erothildes, Silva, Rafael Teixeira Costa, Brum, Igor Vilela, Gomes, Gislaine Fernandes, Tavares, Paula Liziero. Awareness about falls and elderly people‘s exposure to household risk factors. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Jun). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/awareness-about-falls-and-elderly-peoples-exposure-to-household-risk-factors/15712



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