TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Determinants of falls in community-dwelling elderly: hierarchical analysis
JO  - Public health nursing
A1  - Brito, Thais Alves
A1  - Coqueiro, Raildo da Silva
A1  - Fernandes, Marcos Henrique
A1  - de Jesus, Cleber Souza
SP  - 290
EP  - 297
VL  - 31
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To analyze the fall-related factors in community-dwelling elderly. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: Epidemiologic cross-sectional population-based household study with hierarchical interrelationships among the potential risk factors. The sample was made up of noninstitutionalized individuals over age 60, who were resident of a city in Brazil's Northeast Region. MEASURES: The dependent variable was fall occurrence in the last 12 months; independent variables were sociodemographic, behavioral, health, and functional status factors. Multivariate hierarchical Poisson regression analysis was used based on a proposed theoretic model. <br><br>RESULTS: Three hundred and sixteen (89.0%) elderly participated of the survey, average age 74.2 years; the majority was female, with limited literacy and had low-medium family income. The fall prevalence was of 25.8%; occurrence was related to depression symptoms (PR = 1.55) and balance limitation (PR = 1.56). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The high fall prevalence among elderly necessitates the identification of fall-related factors for action planning prevention programs with this group.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0737-1209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12126
ID  - ref1
ER  -