Exercise for falls and fracture prevention in long term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RB Silva, GD Eslick, G Duque - Journal of the American Medical Directors …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The overall effect of exercise on falls and fracture prevention in long term care
facilities remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to analyze the impact and the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of falls and associated factors in community-dwelling older Brazilians: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Elias Filho, WP Borel, JBM Diz… - Cadernos de saude …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Falls determine huge epidemiological, clinical, and economic burden in the older population
worldwide, presenting high odds of severe disability. The present study aimed to estimate …

Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low-and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global …

J Stewart Williams, P Kowal, H Hestekin, T O'Driscoll… - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Background In 2010 falls were responsible for approximately 80% of disability stemming
from unintentional injuries excluding traffic accidents in adults 50 years and over. Falls are …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalência de quedas em idosos e fatores associados

FV Siqueira, LA Facchini, RX Piccini… - Revista de Saúde …, 2007 - SciELO Public Health
OBJETIVO: O aumento da expectativa de vida e conseqüente crescimento da população de
idosos têm gerado modificações em seu perfil de morbimortalidade. Das doenças crônico …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of falls in elderly in Brazil: a countrywide analysis

FV Siqueira, LA Facchini, DS Silveira… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2011 - SciELO Public Health
We conducted a cross-sectional study of a sample of 6,616 elderly living in urban areas of
100 municipalities in 23 Brazilian states, who responded to questions on the occurrence of …

[图书][B] Summary of the evidence on patient safety: implications for research

World Health Organization - 2008 - apps.who.int
This publication of the World Health Organization aims to outline the future direction of
patient safety research across the globe. Patient safety research does not have the benefit of …

[PDF][PDF] Ocorrência de quedas em idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

LM Álvares, RC Lima, RA Silva - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2010 - SciELO Public Health
O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a ocorrência de quedas e fatores associados em
idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência para idosos em Pelotas, Rio …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalência de quedas em idosos asilados do município de Rio Grande, RS

LG Gonçalves, ST Vieira, FV Siqueira… - Revista de saúde …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
OBJETIVO: O aumento da expectativa de vida nos países em desenvolvimento tem
provocado preocupação com a qualidade de vida e o bem-estar dos idosos, principalmente …

Falls in the elderly of the family health program

AMV Coimbra, NA Ricci, IB Coimbra… - Archives of gerontology …, 2010 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine the factors that may be related to falls in the elderly assisted by
the Family Health Program (FHP). Elderly individuals aged 60 years or over, who were …

Risk factors of falls among elderly living in Urban Suez-Egypt

MH Kamel, AA Abdulmajeed, SES Ismail - Pan African medical journal, 2013 - ajol.info
Introduction: Falling is one of the most common geriatric syndromes threatening the
independence of older persons. Falls result from a complex and interactive mix of biological …