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Quality of life and falls in elderly people: a mixed methods study

Authors :
Thainara Lopes da Silva
Vanessa Vieira da Motta
Willian José Garcia
Cristina Arreguy-Sena
Paulo Ferreira Pinto
Pedro Miguel Santos Dinis Parreira
Elenir Pereira de Paiva
Source :
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 74, Iss suppl 2 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess elderly people’s quality of life, understanding the social representations of falls. Methods: a convergent mixed methods research carried out at homes, with a sample of 134 elderly people. A structured questionnaire was used, covering sociodemographic variables and factors that indicated frailty and risk of falling. For quality of life assessment, Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36 and Theory of Social Representations, Abric’s structural approach were used, with data treated by dictionary of equivalent terms, processed in Evoc 2000, converging analytically according to Neuman. Results: quality of life impairment was identified in terms of physical, emotional and functional capacity. The elements of the possible central nucleus were fall, fear, and bruised-broken-bone. Final considerations: quality of life impairment can contribute to increase the number of falls, which has been shown to be an event present in elderly people’s lives through evocations. Understanding elderly people’s individual demands allows planning actions.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
19840446 and 00347167
Volume :
74
Issue :
suppl 2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.64299525ed2d4b419083ce1ccb0ceab8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0400