Author:

• DEBORA REGINA OLIVEIRA MOURA ABREU - Abreu, Debora Regina Oliveira Moura - UEM, ENFERMAGEM - <debora.drom@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Annelita Almeida Oliveira Reiners - Reiners, Annelita Almeida Oliveira - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Enfermagem - <annelitaa@yahoo.com.br>
• Hellen Cristina ​de ​Almeida Abreu - Abreu, Hellen Cristina de Almeida - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Enfermagem - <afanany1@gmail.com>
• Rosemeiry CAPRIATA DE SOUZA Avevedo - Avevedo, Rosemeiry CAPRIATA DE SOUZA - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Enfermagem - <rosemeirycapriataazevedo@gmail.com​>
• Ageo Mario Candido Silva - Silva, Ageo Mario Candido - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva - <ageoms@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde do Idoso

Abstract:

Objective: To analyze the factors associated with recurrence of falls of elderly in the community in Cuiabá. Methods: Epidemiological, prospective, concurrent cohort and follow-up of two years, through household surveys in 2012 and in 2013, we used the Epi Info and SPSS programs. In the bivariate analysis sought to associations between risk factors and the recurrence of falls by calculating the relative risk of cumulative incidences (95%). A multivariate analysis was performed by Poisson regression, and included all variables associated with p value

Keywords:

Accidental FallsElderlyRisk factors

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