characteristics and circumstances of falls leading to severe fractures in elderly people in rio de janeiro, brazil características e circunstâncias das quedas seguidas de fratura grave entre idosos no rio de janeiro, brasil

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Abstract
The circumstances associated with falls among elderly people have been well described in some developed countries, but little is known about such accidents in middle-income countries. The aim of this paper is to report the circumstances and characteristics associated with falls leading to severe fractures among elderly people living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cases were obtained from two case-control studies on risk factors for severe fractures due to falls among individuals 60 years or older. Fallers were stratified according to clinical and socio-demographic variables and circumstances of the accident. Women comprised three-fourths of the sample. The femur was the most frequently fractured bone, more common among individuals over 70 years of age. Most falls occurred at home, between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, but the rooms where they occurred differed according to gender and age. Most individuals did not attribute their falls to tripping or slipping. This sample's data did not differ substantially from studies in developed countries.
A informação sobre as circunstâncias envolvendo as quedas em idosos estão bem descritas em alguns países desenvolvidos. No entanto, pouco se conhece sobre elas nos países em desenvolvimento. O objetivo desse artigo é descrever as circunstâncias e características das quedas que produziram fratura grave entre idosos do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Os casos foram obtidos de dois estudos caso-controle para investigar fatores de risco para fraturas graves decorrentes de quedas indivíduos com 60 anos ou mais. Esses indivíduos foram estratificados por variáveis clínicas, sócio-demográficas e circunstâncias do acidente. Cerca de ¾ da amostra era composta de mulheres. Fratura de fêmur foi a mais comum, sendo mais freqüente no grupo acima de 70 anos. A maioria das quedas ocorreu no domicílio, entre 6 e 18 horas, mas os locais em que se deram variaram segundo sexo e idade. A maior parte dos acidentes não foi atribuída a escorregar ou tropeçar. Os dados observados nessa amostra não diferiram substancialmente daqueles encontrados em estudos conduzidos em países desenvolvidos.
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Authors Evandro Silva Freire Coutinho, Kátia Vergetti Bloch, Laura C. Rodrigues
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Journal iberian conference on information systems and technologies, cisti
Year 2009
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10.1590/S0102-311X2009000200024
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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009000200024
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aged accidental falls idoso

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