Prevalência do medo de quedas em idosos e sua associação com fatores clínicos,funcionais e psicossociais: Estudo FIBRA-RJ

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Malini, Flávia Moura
• Orientador(a): Lopes, Claudia de Souza
• Banca de defesa: Paixão Júnior, Carlos Montes , Franzoi, Ana Cristina Oliveira Bruno
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
• Departamento: Centro Biomédico::Instituto de Medicina Social
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Idoso; Prevalência; Medo de quedas; Estudo de corte transversal
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Aged; Prevalence; Fear of falling; Cross-sectional study
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA::EPIDEMIOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/4260

Introduction: With the significant increase in the elderly population, falls are common events and lead to adverse health outcomes. The consequences of fear of falling can be as disabling as the falls. Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of fear of falling in elderly and its association with clinical, functional, and psychosocial factors. Methods: We used data from FIBRA-RJ study, who evaluated customers of a private health provider, aged 65 or older, residing in the northern of Rio de Janeiro city. Fear of falling was measured by the Falls Efficacy Scale-I-BR (FES-I-BR).The following independents variables were assessed: history of falls, fracture post fall, number of comorbidities, number of medications, hospitalization in the previous year, use of walking aid, functional dependency in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, visual and auditive impaiment, grip strength, walking speed, self-rated health, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, living alone, social support and activity level. To evaluate these associations, multiple logistic regression were used. Results: Among the 742 assessed elderly, 51.9% had fear of falling, which were more prevalente in women and with increase age. Was associated with fear of falling: a history of 1 or 2 falls (OR=2.18; IC 95%1.42-3.36), 3 or more falls (OR=2.72; IC95% 1.10-6.70), use of 7 or more drugs (OR=1.70; IC95%1.04-2.80), hearing impairment (OR=1.66; IC95%1.10- 2.49), functional dependence in activities of daily living (ADL) (OR=1.73; IC95%1,07-2,79), gait speed decreased (OR=1.64; IC 95%1.04-2.58), self-rated health regular (OR=1.89; IC 95%1.30-2.74) and poor / very poor (OR=4.92; IC95%1.49-16.27) and depressive symptoms (OR=1.68; IC95%1.07-2.63). Conclusion: The obtained results show a high prevalence of fear of falling in this sample. We highlight the need for the assessment of this condition in the elderly in order to identify these individuals earlier to develop effective intervention strategies of modifiable factors.