Risk Factors and Falls in the Elderly
Caídas en el adulto mayor y factores de riesgo
| dc.creator | Suárez, Gabriel Gerardo | |
| dc.creator | Velasco, Victor Manuel | |
| dc.creator | Limones, María de Lourdes | |
| dc.creator | Reyes, Hugo | |
| dc.creator | Delgado, Viviana Elisabeth | |
| dc.date | 2020-06-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-14T19:58:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-14T19:58:28Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://revistas.uautonoma.cl/index.php/ejpad/article/view/805 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.30552/ejpad.v8i1.130 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/168615 | |
| dc.description | The article presents the results of an investigation regarding the association of falls with different variables that significantly determine falls in the elderly. The risk factors associated with a fall in the elderly are multiple and generally there are more than one. These factors have to do with the state of health, functionality and environmental conditions, as well as the interaction between the different factors, particularly; hypertension, trauma, age, and use of the cane, risks that are consummated categorically condition the autonomy and independence of the elderly in the functional operation of the basic and instrumental activities of daily life, reducing their quality of life and consequently a healthy and successful aging. This is a cross-sectional study in the open population, in which 60-year-old adults were included. With prior consent, an interview was conducted to investigate socio-demographic data and medical history, and instruments were applied to measure risk factors, scale of predictive factors of falls, and dependence (KATZ). In the results obtained, it was found as the most frequent predisposing factors; advanced age, diabetes, hypertension, or having any disease, as well as difficulty in caring, use supportive devices to move around, and poly-pharmacy. | en-US |
| dc.description | El artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación respecto a la asociación de caídas con diferentes variables que determinan de manera significativa caídas en el adulto mayor. los factores de riesgo que se asocian a una caída en el adulto mayor son múltiples y generalmente existen más de uno, que tienen que ver con el estado de salud, funcionalidad y las condiciones del medio ambiente, así como a la interacción entre los distintos factores, particularmente; hipertensión, traumatismo, edad, y uso de bastón, riesgos que de consumarse condicionan categóricamente la autonomía, e independencia del adulto mayor, en la operatividad funcional de las actividades básica e instrumentales de la vida diaria, disminuyendo su calidad de vida y consecuentemente un envejecimiento saludable y exitoso. Es un estudio transversal en población abierta, se incluyeron a adultos mayores de 60 años de edad. Se realizó una entrevista, previo consentimiento informado para indagar datos sociodemográficos, antecedentes médicos, se aplicaron instrumentos para medir factores de riesgo; escala de factores predictivos de caídas, y dependencia, (KATZ). En los resultados obtenidos se encontró como factores predisponentes más frecuentes; edad avanzada, tener alguna enfermedad, diabetes o hipertensión, dificultad para su cuidado, utilizar aditamentos de apoyo para moverse, y la polifarmacia. | es-ES |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.language | spa | |
| dc.publisher | Universidad Autónoma de Chile | es-ES |
| dc.relation | https://revistas.uautonoma.cl/index.php/ejpad/article/view/805/652 | |
| dc.rights | Derechos de autor 2020 European Journal of Child Development, Education and Psychopathology | es-ES |
| dc.source | European Journal of Child Development, Education and Psychopathology; Vol. 8 No. 1 (2020): (June, 2020); 47-56 | en-US |
| dc.source | European Journal of Child Development, Education and Psychopathology; Vol. 8 Núm. 1 (2020): (Junio, 2020); 47-56 | es-ES |
| dc.source | 2340-924X | |
| dc.source | 2340-924X | |
| dc.source | 10.30552/ejpad.v8i1 | |
| dc.title | Risk Factors and Falls in the Elderly | en-US |
| dc.title | Caídas en el adulto mayor y factores de riesgo | es-ES |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
| dc.type | Artículo revisado por pares | es-ES |