TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Prevalence of falls in elderly women
JO  - Acta ortopédica Brasileira
A1  - Vitor, Priscila Regina Rorato
A1  - de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Kovaleski
A1  - Kohler, Renan
A1  - Winter, Gabriele Regiane
A1  - Rodacki, Cintia
A1  - Krause, Maressa Priscila
SP  - 158
EP  - 161
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1413-7852
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-78522015230300816
ID  - ref1
ER  -