Functional capacity and risk of falls in the elderly

Functional capacity and risk of falls in the elderly

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Objective: to evaluate the functional capacity and the risk of falls in elderly people. Methods:cross-sectional study with 122 elderly subjects. Data collection was done through an interview with aid of the instruments Fall Risck Score and Functional Independence Measure. The Pearson’s Chi-square te...

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Main Authors: Raquel Janyne de Lima, Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta, Thaíse Alves Bezerra, Lia Raquel Carvalho Viana, Gerlania Rodrigues Salviano Ferreira, Kátia Neyla de Freitas Macedo Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2017-11-01
Series:Rev Rene
Subjects:
Nursing
Aging
Health of the Elderly
Accidental Falls
Activities of Daily Living.
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/30824
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