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1732/2011 - PREVALENCE OF FALLS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY ACCORDING ETHNICITY
PREVALÊNCIA DE QUEDAS E DE FATORES ASSOCIADOS EM IDOSOS SEGUNDO ETNIA

Author:

• HENRIQUE HERCULANO FALEIROS - Faleiros, H.H. - SÃO PAULO, SP - UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL - <h.falerios@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• WILLIAM AKIRA LIMA SHIMIZU - SHIMIZU, W.A.L. - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO - <w.shimizu@usp.br>
• Alexandre Silva - Silva, A. - UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL - <alexandrefisio@yahoo.com.br>
• Luciene de Morais Nogueira - Nogueira, L.M. - UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL - <luciene_loira_@hotmail.com>
• LUCIANE LOPES NHÃN - NHÃN, L.L. - UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL - <luciane_nhan@hotmail.com>
• BRUNA MAIARA FREITAS DA SILVA - SILVA, B.M.F - UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL - <bruna.maiara@hotmail.com>
• PATRICIA MIYUKI OTUYAMA - OTUYAMA, P.M. - UNIVERSIDADE CRUZEIRO DO SUL - <paty_redhot@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

Introduction: The historical and cultural characteristics reflect the Brazilian population. Elderly blacks are disadvantaged in socio-economic and demographic, clinical, functional and psychosocial aspects, reducing social autonomy and functional independence. The decline in functional status due to variables associated with age and ethnicity can contribute to disabling events, such as falls. Objective: Evaluate falls occurrence and associated factors in elderly people from different ethnic groups self-declared. Methods: Socio-demographic, clinical and functional aspects related to falls were analyzed; Mobility, functional status and cognition were measured. Statistical significance of p≤0.05. Results: A sample of 196 elderly was 48.5% white, 28% brown, 23.5% black. Average of 69.9 years. Reduced mobility classifying medium risk to falls in 60% (p<0.013) of the elderly. Referring to groups analyzed, significant differences between variables for family income (p <0.029), occurrence (p <0.006) and fear of falls (p <0.023) and near-falls (p <0.000). Blacks fall more often (p <0.03). Conclusion: Statistical significance between ethnicity and self-reported occurrence of falls, fear of falling and the occurrence of near-falls, functional limitation and medium risk falls by reduced mobility, increased frequency of falls for elderly blacks.

Keywords:

Aged Ethnic Groups Accidental falls

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Faleiros, H.H., SHIMIZU, W.A.L., Silva, A., Nogueira, L.M., NHÃN, L.L., SILVA, B.M.F, OTUYAMA, P.M.. PREVALENCE OF FALLS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY ACCORDING ETHNICITY. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2011/Dec). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/prevalence-of-falls-and-associated-factors-in-elderly-according-ethnicity/9259?id=9259



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