Evaluation of Balance and Walk and their Relationship to the Occurrence of Falls in Elderly | Zendy

Lia Raquel de Carvalho Viana | Zendy; Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo Costa | Zendy; Tatiana Ferreira da Costa | Zendy; Thayris Mariano de Medeiros | Zendy; Raquel Janyne de Lima | Zendy; Thaíse Alves Bezerra | Zendy; Laudicea da Silva Sales | Zendy; Kaisy Pereira Martins | Zendy; Stella Costa Valdevino | Zendy; Gerlânia Rodrigues Salviano | Zendy; Maria Cristina Lins Oliveira Frazão | Zendy; Silmery da Silva Brito Costa | Zendy; Keylla Talitha Fernandes Barbosa | Zendy; Kamila Nethielly Souza Leite | Zendy

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Evaluation of Balance and Walk and their Relationship to the Occurrence of Falls in Elderly

Author(s) -

Lia Raquel de Carvalho Viana,

Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo Costa,

Tatiana Ferreira da Costa,

Thayris Mariano de Medeiros,

Raquel Janyne de Lima,

Thaíse Alves Bezerra,

Laudicea da Silva Sales,

Kaisy Pereira Martins,

Stella Costa Valdevino,

Gerlânia Rodrigues Salviano,

Maria Cristina Lins Oliveira Frazão,

Silmery da Silva Brito Costa,

Keylla Talitha Fernandes Barbosa,

Kamila Nethielly Souza Leite

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international archives of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1755-7682

DOI - 10.3823/1888

Subject(s) - tinetti test , medicine , balance (ability) , timed up and go test , gerontology , elderly people , fall prevention , falls in older adults , poison control , injury prevention , physical therapy , environmental health

falls are a geriatric syndrome, and among the risk factors there are the balance and walking problems, becoming necessary the evaluation of these parameters for targeting care to prevent falls. Objective: evaluating the balance and the walk as predictors of the risk of falls in the elderly. Methods: a cross-sectional, exploratory and quantitative study conducted with 130 elderly. There were evaluated the balance and the walking through the Tinetti Scale and the data were analyzed using statistical software. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee under the advice number 963.157. Results: 60% of the sample presented an average risk for falls, and the average test of balance and walking was lower among older people with a history of falls. Conclusion: it is recommended that nurses perform multidimensional geriatric assessment in order to detect changes and minimize the risk of falls in the elderly.

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