TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Risk for falls among community-dwelling older people: systematic literature review
JO  - Revista gaúcha de enfermagem
A1  - Sousa, Luís Manuel Mota
A1  - Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves
A1  - Caldevilla, Maria Nilza Guimarães Nogueira de
A1  - Henriques, Cristina Maria Alves Dias
A1  - Severino, Sandy Silva Pedro
A1  - Caldeira, Sílvia Maria Alves
SP  - e55030
EP  - e55030
VL  - 37
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To identify the risk factors for falls of the community-dwelling elderly in order to update the Taxonomy II of NANDA International. <br><br>METHOD: A systematic literature review based on research using the following platforms: EBSCOHost METHOD: ®, CINAHL and MEDLINE, from December 2010 to December 2014. The descriptors used were (Fall* OR Accidental Fall) AND (Community Dwelling OR Community Health Services OR Primary health care) AND (Risk OR Risk Assessment OR Fall Risk Factors) AND (Fall* OR Accidental Fall) AND (Community Dwelling OR  METHOD: older) AND Nurs* AND Fall Risk Factors. <br><br>RESULTS: The sample comprised 62 studies and 50 risk factors have been identified. Of these risk factors, only 38 are already listed in the classification. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Two new categories of risk factors are proposed: psychological and socio-economical. New fall risk factors for the community-dwelling elderly have been identified, which can contribute to the updating of this nursing diagnosis of the Taxonomy II of NANDA International.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0102-6933
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2016.04.55030
ID  - ref1
ER  -