Introduction: falls undoubtedly constitute a major medical and social problem, having a great incidence among the elderly population, the problems derived from them and the progressive increase of 60 years old and older people. Objective: to identify the risk factors associated with falls in the elderly during 2014, in a Basic Working Team from Hermanos Cruz university polyclinic, Pinar del Río. Methods: theoretical (historical-logical, analysis-synthesis and induction - deduction procedures), empirical (documentary analysis of medical records and surveys applied to the elderly and their families or caregivers), where methods of descriptive statistics through summary measures for qualitative variables (percentage) were used. Results: 6.7% o...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of falls in elderly individuals and to analyze associated fact...
The world population is aging rapidly, which poses a greater challenge for the institutions involved...
Objetivo: Investigar a prevalência, causas e consequências relacionadas à ocorrência de quedas entre...
Introducción: las caídas suponen sin duda un importante problema tanto médico como social, dada la g...
Introduction: falls are one of the most important geriatric syndromes due to the high incidence in t...
Introduction: aging of humans is the result of a complex interaction of anatomical, physiological, p...
Introduction: the study of the problem of the elderly constitutes an essential element and it appear...
Introduction: the study of accidents in the elderly is an important component to guarantee the quali...
Introducción: Las caídas son un problema de salud importante en ancianos institucionalizados debido ...
Ageing falls are a complex geriatric syndrome, common in the elderly, preventable and associated wi...
Objective: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and cognitive f...
Introducción: La caída en el anciano es un síndrome geriátrico importante con una etiología multifac...
Introduction: Aging is characterized by a progressive process and gradually taking as consequence m...
Introduction: For the elderly, falling constitute an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Obj...
Introduction. Over the years, the elderly present various health states, where falls is one of the m...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of falls in elderly individuals and to analyze associated fact...
The world population is aging rapidly, which poses a greater challenge for the institutions involved...
Objetivo: Investigar a prevalência, causas e consequências relacionadas à ocorrência de quedas entre...
Introducción: las caídas suponen sin duda un importante problema tanto médico como social, dada la g...
Introduction: falls are one of the most important geriatric syndromes due to the high incidence in t...
Introduction: aging of humans is the result of a complex interaction of anatomical, physiological, p...
Introduction: the study of the problem of the elderly constitutes an essential element and it appear...
Introduction: the study of accidents in the elderly is an important component to guarantee the quali...
Introducción: Las caídas son un problema de salud importante en ancianos institucionalizados debido ...
Ageing falls are a complex geriatric syndrome, common in the elderly, preventable and associated wi...
Objective: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and cognitive f...
Introducción: La caída en el anciano es un síndrome geriátrico importante con una etiología multifac...
Introduction: Aging is characterized by a progressive process and gradually taking as consequence m...
Introduction: For the elderly, falling constitute an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Obj...
Introduction. Over the years, the elderly present various health states, where falls is one of the m...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of falls in elderly individuals and to analyze associated fact...
The world population is aging rapidly, which poses a greater challenge for the institutions involved...
Objetivo: Investigar a prevalência, causas e consequências relacionadas à ocorrência de quedas entre...