@article{ref1,
title="Practices of caregivers when evaluating the risk of falls in the admission of older adults to nursing homes",
journal="Dementia and neuropsychologia",
year="2020",
author="Baixinho, Cristina Lavareda and Dixe, Maria Dos Anjos",
volume="14",
number="4",
pages="379-386",
abstract="Falls are a complex problem for the older population residing in nursing homes. Despite recommendations, many difficulties remain in the evaluation of and  systematic information on fall risk factors. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To build and validate the  Scale for Practices of Identification of and Information on Fall Risk Factors in the  Admission of Older Adults; to describe the practices of professionals in identifying  and providing information on fall risk factors in the admission of older adults; and  to associate these practices with the training, experience, and age of the  caretakers. <br><br>METHODS: This is a methodological study. Based on a literature review,  we analyzed the contexts, consulted specialists, selected indicators, and designed  the scale, which was evaluated by experts. The process included a pre-test,  reformulation, application, and validation. <br><br>RESULTS: The response rate was 65.52%. The validated scale has 13 items and 2 dimensions: risk factor evaluation practices  and information practices; it presents good psychometric properties (α=0.913) to  evaluate the risk of falls in the admission of older adults. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers  who received training during professional activities had better practices as to the  provision of information to older adults about the risk of falls. The risk  associated with gait and balance changes is more significant compared to the  cognitive state.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1980-5764",
doi="10.1590/1980-57642020dn14-040008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-57642020dn14-040008"
}