Connection between competence, usability, environment and risk of falls in elderly adults

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Abstract

Objective: to determine connections between competence, usability, environment and risk of falls in elderly adults. Method: correlational descriptive study, 123 elderly adults, both male and female, aged 70 years and older were included. Data was collected via the Tinetti Scale, CESD-7 Scale, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Usability Questionnaire on Housing and Housing Enabler; and sociodemographic and health background certificate data. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used, multivariate linear and logistic regression models were adjusted. Results: 42.0% of the elderly adults had presented with falls, with a higher prevalence in women, and in the group of 70-75 years. The physical environment of the house, gait, and usability were set as risk factors for falls. A negative relationship between usability and depressive symptoms, cognitive health, balance, gait, the social and physical environment was found, p <0.05; and a strong positive correlation between walking and balance, p <0.05. Conclusion: this study helps to better understand the phenomenon of falling, to find a connection between usability with the risk of falls, and other variables.

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Leiva-Caro, J. A., Salazar-González, B. C., Gallegos-Cabriales, E. C., Gómez-Meza, M. V., & Hunter, K. F. (2015). Connection between competence, usability, environment and risk of falls in elderly adults. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 23(6), 1139–1148. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0331.2659

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