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. 2019 Nov;72(suppl 2):119-126.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0276.

Elderly caregiver: knowledge, attitudes and practices about falls and its prevention

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Abigail Roxana Nina Mamani  1 , Annelita Almeida Oliveira Reiners  1 , Rosemeiry Capriata de Souza Azevedo  1 , Akeisa Dieli Ribeiro Dalla Vechia  1 , Neuber José Segri  1 , Joana Darc Chaves Cardoso  1
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Elderly caregiver: knowledge, attitudes and practices about falls and its prevention

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Abigail Roxana Nina Mamani et al. Rev Bras Enferm. 2019 Nov.
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Abstract

Objective: investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of informal elderly caregivers about falls and its prevention.

Method: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with 97 informal elderly caregivers residents in areas covered by five Health Strategy Units (ESF) in Cuiabá.

Results: more than half of the participants are aware of falls and identify them as a problem, as well as they identify some risk factors and prevention measures. Regarding attitudes, more than half of the caregivers do not seem to act effectively to prevent falls. Most of them report adopting practices to prevent falls of the elderly, supervising the activities of their daily lives.

Conclusion: caregivers know about falls and its prevention, but in a superficial way, and it seems to influence their attitudes and practices regarding the prevention of this event.

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