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Gerokomos
Print version ISSN 1134-928X
Abstract
ALQUEZAR PEREZ, Ana and VICENTE MARTIN, Laura. Falls in institutionalized elderly. Gerokomos [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.4, pp.221-223. Epub Jan 17, 2022. ISSN 1134-928X.
Objectives:
To know the incidence of falls in institutionalized old people assessing the characteristics of the elderly and the fall, consequences and recurrence.
Methodology:
observational, descriptive, prospective study. The target population is 393 old people of a residence for elderly people in Teruel, we included over 65 years. The collected data were analyzed with the statistical program SPSS 20.
Results:
during the follow-up, there were 146 falls suffered by 80 old people; more than half had suffered a fall before follow-up and more than a third suffered more than one fall during the follow-up months. 87% of the injured were over 80 years old. Predominated falls in the female sex, in the bedroom and in the afternoon. More than 70% of the cases had no consequences. More than 80% were polymedicated.
Conclusions:
knowing the characteristics of institutionalized old people who fall is essential to be able to apply preventive measures against this geriatric syndrome due to its high prevalence in this population.
Keywords : falls; elderly; institutionalized; old people.