@article{ref1,
title="The body in old age and its relationships with falls from the narrative of elderlies",
journal="Ciencia e Saude Coletiva",
year="2021",
author="Estrêla, Ana Thereza da Costa and Machin, Rosana",
volume="26",
number="11",
pages="5681-5690",
abstract="The purpose of this research was to investigate the body in old age and its relationships with falls. It was based on the assumption that the body is a historical, social and cultural construction, and that the idea of old age has been replaced by the idea of third age. Falls are considered a complex event with serious consequences for the elderly. The objective of the study was to investigate the experience of the body at old age and its relationships with falls. Using a qualitative method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 individuals, 68 to 75 years old, with or without history of falls, who attended a geriatric outpatient clinic at a hospital autarchy in the city of São Paulo, from September 2017 to June 2018. The interviews were transcribed and an analysis of their content was made. The results showed a body which is experienced as the expression of an essence that is desired and is projected as a young one and falling becomes a reflection of old age and the exposure of a failure. The body experience does not seem to interfere directly with the risk of falls. However, its comprehension, as well as the representation of falls in old age, provides support to a preventive approach to this event.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1413-8123",
doi="10.1590/1413-812320212611.30472020",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-812320212611.30472020"
}