This paper presents an analysis of the feelings and behaviors of elderly who live alone in a post-fall event and their solutions to prevent further accidents. A qualitative research was carried out using techniques of participant observation, interviews and documentation in notebook, photos, audio and videos. The sample is comprised of ten individuals (four men and six women) aged between 65 and 85 years residing in single-person households, who suffered a fall inside their home in the last five years. Five of the 10 individuals interviewed changed the spatial configuration of the residence (adaptations and minor reforms) and the other five declared that they are avoiding to carry out the activity that led them to fall. All stressed a good ...
Abstract: The expressive elderly population growth in Brazil, due to multiple factors, has created n...
The aging of population has been object of concerns of researchers from different areas, especially ...
The study aimed to identify the rate of falls in the elderly assisted by a Family Health Strategy in...
The falls among the elderly constitute an important clinical and public health problem due to its hi...
A queda de idosos é um problema de relevância para a saúde pública no que diz respeito aos desfechos...
The population aging implies the need for a new look for fall prevention and home security of the el...
The growth of the elderly population is a global phenomenon and, in Brazil, this transformation is h...
O envelhecimento populacional é um fenômeno de amplitude mundial. A ONU considera o período de 1975 ...
The goal of this research was to comprehend the characteristics of the attachment to a home located ...
A queda é um importante evento para os idosos, podendo levar a problemas físicos e psicológicos, ins...
AIMS: To understand how the fear of falls emerges and manifests itself in caregivers of institutiona...
MENDES, Walber de Oliveira; CARNEIRO, Sandra Maria Bastos de Macêdo; JUNIOR, Luiz Severo Bem et al. ...
Introduction: Nursing faces daily with elderly people who live in community-dwelling and who suffer ...
Introduction: During hospitalization, the older people, may experience loss of function, which may b...
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Abstract: The expressive elderly population growth in Brazil, due to multiple factors, has created n...
The aging of population has been object of concerns of researchers from different areas, especially ...
The study aimed to identify the rate of falls in the elderly assisted by a Family Health Strategy in...
The falls among the elderly constitute an important clinical and public health problem due to its hi...
A queda de idosos é um problema de relevância para a saúde pública no que diz respeito aos desfechos...
The population aging implies the need for a new look for fall prevention and home security of the el...
The growth of the elderly population is a global phenomenon and, in Brazil, this transformation is h...
O envelhecimento populacional é um fenômeno de amplitude mundial. A ONU considera o período de 1975 ...
The goal of this research was to comprehend the characteristics of the attachment to a home located ...
A queda é um importante evento para os idosos, podendo levar a problemas físicos e psicológicos, ins...
AIMS: To understand how the fear of falls emerges and manifests itself in caregivers of institutiona...
MENDES, Walber de Oliveira; CARNEIRO, Sandra Maria Bastos de Macêdo; JUNIOR, Luiz Severo Bem et al. ...
Introduction: Nursing faces daily with elderly people who live in community-dwelling and who suffer ...
Introduction: During hospitalization, the older people, may experience loss of function, which may b...
Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:55:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 VALDIMAR DE ARAUJO SANT...
Abstract: The expressive elderly population growth in Brazil, due to multiple factors, has created n...
The aging of population has been object of concerns of researchers from different areas, especially ...
The study aimed to identify the rate of falls in the elderly assisted by a Family Health Strategy in...