Citation

Morais HC, Holanda GF, Oliveira AR, Costa AG, Ximenes CM, de Araujo TL. Rev. Gaucha Enferm. 2012; 33(2): 117-124.

Vernacular Title

Identificação do diagnóstico de enfermagem "risco de quedas em idosos com acidente vascular cerebral.

Affiliation

Fundanção Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientffico e Tecnológico (FUNCAP), Ceará, Brasil. huanacarolina@yahoo.com.br

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande e do Sul)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23155589

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to verify the presence of a nursing diagnosis of fall risk in elderly with stroke. Observational exploratory and cross-sectional study with descrziptive analysis. Performed in a charitable rehabilitation association in Fortaleza city, from January to March 2010, by primary source, by interviews and physical examination with elderly people who had at least one episode of stroke 37 individuals participated of which 20 (54.1%) were women, with mean age of 70.6years, and 18 (48.6%) lived with a partner and had an average of 5.2 years of study. The risk of falls was found in all elderly. Among the risk factors identified it is possible to highlight Impaired balance (100%), Age above 65 years (83.7%), and Proprioceptive deficit (83.7%). Nurses must consider the risk of falls as a nursing carefocus and implement and evaluate the results of interventions for fall prevention.

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