@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of falls in elderly women",
journal="Acta ortopédica Brasileira",
year="2015",
author="Vitor, Priscila Regina Rorato and de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Kovaleski and Kohler, Renan and Winter, Gabriele Regiane and Rodacki, Cintia and Krause, Maressa Priscila",
volume="23",
number="3",
pages="158-161",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To verify prevalence of falls and fear of falling, and to compare functional fitness among elderly women fallers and non-fallers. <br><br>METHODS: Seventy-eight elderly women participated in this study. Cases of falls and the fear of falling were self-reported by the elderly women, while the functional fitness was measured by a set of functional tests. Mean and standard deviation were used to describe the sample. Independent t-test was used to compare functional fitness between groups. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of falls in this sample was 32.4%. Among women fallers, 40% self-reported a high fear of falling. <br><br>CONCLUSION: It is recommended that functional and resistance exercises are included in the preventive strategies for reducing risk factors for falls and its determinants in elderly women. Level of Evidence II, Prognostic-Prospective Study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1413-7852",
doi="10.1590/1413-78522015230300816",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-78522015230300816"
}