Public Health Concerns of Elderly Fallers and Non-fallers in a Community

University of Sao Paulo100 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence and the characterization of health of elderly fallers and non-fallers in the southeastern community of Brazil in the state of São Paulo.

The population consisted of 638 elderly individuals enrolled and attended by the teams of the Family Health Strategy in the city of Araraquara, São Paulo state. The sample was selected in a systematic way, considering the order of micro-areas, 1-7, which 10% sampling error, 15% rate answer. To this, instruments were used based SABE Study, Health Wellbeing and Aging modified, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short version.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Accidental Falls Aging

Interventions

descriptive analysis of characteristicsOTHER

comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * People aged 60 years and over Exclusion Criteria: * Vestibular alteration * Postoperative requiring continuous home * Low vision or complete blind * Bedridden * Empty house * Subjects without registration at the health family unity

Locations (1)

Educação Permanente, Prefeitura Municipal de Araraquara

Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Healthy, Well-being and Aging questionnaire

Time frame: 5 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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