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@article{ Veloso2014,
title = {Analysis of risk factors for falls in older people with mental disorders},
author = {Veloso, Laura de Sousa Gomes and Suassuna, Daniella de Souza Barbosa and Ferreira, Olívia Galvão Lucena and Marcolino, Alinne Beserra Lucena and Moreira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes and Silva, Antonia Oliveira},
journal = {Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online},
number = {supl.},
pages = {102-110},
volume = {6},
year = {2014},
issn = {2175-5361},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.102-110},
urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54423-3},
abstract = {Objective: To analyze the risk factors for falls in older people with mental disorders. Method: A qualitative case study, the interpretation was performed by direct observation and analysis of medical records of 12 elderly institutionalized in psychiatric hospital. Results: 58% were female, 75% aged between 60 and 69 years, 100% had independent gait and everyone had a clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia. About history of falls, 57% of elderly females showed the occurrence of falls and 20% of males had the same history. The purpose of the site of the falls, 8% occurred in the courtyard; 25% in the ward, and 67% in the bathroom. Conclusion: The results reinforced the need to prevent the occurrence of falls, to ensure the institutionalized elderly person in a psychiatric hospital a process of senility decent and healthy through the planning and execution of programs to prevent the condition.},
keywords = {alter Mensch; elderly; Risiko; risk; Unfall; accident; psychische Störung; mental disorder; psychische Gesundheit; mental health; Krankenhaus; hospital}}