Fatores relacionados a quedas em idosos residentes em instituição de longa permanência

Abstract

The process of institutionalization of an elderly person is complex, promotes to distinguish, and to act for a reason. The institutionalized elderly tend to be more inactive and have, for example, intrinsic and extrinsic to aging, in addition to functional capacity, which can become the most common episodes of falls. Falls in the elderly population have constituted a public health problem, and are available under the institutionalized basis. Objective: Investigate and successful emails in the elderly of a long stay. Methodology: Retrospective, descriptive, exploratory, quantitative methodology, which had as reference the elderly residents in a long-stay institution for the elderly. A review of 65 consecutive results for the year 2018 was performed. 65% were males. The mean age was 79 years for women and 78 years for men. Twenty-one elderly people who suffered falls were enrolled, 18 of which were non-male and 3 were female. The record of 43 episodes of falls was observed, which meant that the last years had another fall. Most falls occurred in the daytime period, being the main causes for lifting (19%) or vertigo (9%). The main consequences of falls were sharp injuries (32%), bruises (14%), bruises (12%). The most serious consequences were fractures (5%) and dislocation (2%). Conclusion: It was observed that the causes of the responses were related to the postural changes, more advanced when the elderly rise. The restrictive factors factors of study were a lack of knowledge, in the date to the quotation, considering the provided and finished cases. It is recommended that a continuing education be carried out with the health professionals in the institution, about the importance of completing the medical record, and how these notes should be executed, and on what should be the episodes of falls.