Citation

Nogueira IS, Dias JR, Lopes LP, Baldissera VDA. Rev. Gaucha Enferm. 2022; 43: e20210145.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande e do Sul)

DOI

10.1590/1983-1447.2022.20210145.en

PMID

35920524

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Unveil the knowledge and practices of elderly women about the prevention of falls.

METHODS: Qualitative, exploratory-descriptive research, developed with eight elderly women from a community group at a Basic Health Unit in the state of Paraná. Data were obtained through individual interviews, submitted to lexicographical analysis through the Descending Hierarchical Classification using the IRaMuTeQ® software, and discussed with the theoretical-analytical framework of Paulo Freire's Praxis.

RESULTS: Six classes emerged: 1. Experiences, background, and practices of Health Education; 2. Advancing age as a factor for the occurrence of falls; 3. Fall prevention practices; 4. Falls and their consequences; 5. Importance of preventive practices; and 6. Environmental and behavioral risk factors in the elderly's home.

CONCLUSION: Knowledge and practices were learned from experiences, background, and educational practices in Primary Health Care, implemented in praxis and mediated by concrete reality and emancipatory dialogue.

Language: pt

Keywords

Aged; Humans; Female; Risk Factors; Brazil; *Health Education