Demência como fator de risco para quedas em idosos: revisão integrativa

Abstract

Introduction: Falls in the elderly are very common, especially when there are cases of dementia among them. Objective: From reading and re-reading it was possible to divide the articles into four broad categories, according to the study objectives: 1 To know the main risk factors for falls in the elderly with dementia in the last ten years . 2 fall incidence in elderly patients with dementia; 3 Compare the risk of falls in the elderly with dementia to activate and place; 4 Solutions for preventing falls in the elderly with dementia. Method: This was an integrative review, which was researched articles with the keywords: falls, the elderly and dementias in the database as: Health Virtual Library (VHL), indexed in the LILACS database (Latin America and The Caribbean, Health Sciences, SCIELO (Scientifiveletronic Library Online), MEDLINE and CINAHL virtual libraries are familiar with the main risk factors for falls in elderly people with dementia in the last fourteen years. Found that falls in the elderly are more prevalent when there are cases of dementia as they become more fragile due to functional losses between them.Elder females tend to fall more.the places that most occur these episodes are in The home environment because many of the elderly are dependent on their caregivers or have had morbidity that led them to stay longer in the home.Its occurrence can be prevented with adequate prevention measures, identification of the causes and development of methods To reduce its incidence. Professionals represent the fall as an important event and the need for educational strategies to program necessary. Conclusion: Cataracts are very common in the elderly, especially when there are cases of dementia.