TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Three-dimensional Educational Technology for the prevention of accidents caused by falls in the elderly
JO  - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
A1  - Lima, Rayanne Branco Dos Santos
A1  - Barbosa, Rachel Gabriel Bastos
A1  - Diniz, Jamylle Lucas
A1  - Costa, Joyce da Silva
A1  - Marques, Marília Braga
A1  - Coutinho, Janaína Fonseca Victor
SP  - e20190806
EP  - e20190806
VL  - 74
IS  - Suppl 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Evaluate a three-dimensional educational gerontotechnology for the prevention of falls in the elderly at home. <br><br>METHODS: Cross-sectional, descriptive study, involving the Development of gerontotechnology; Evaluation by specialists and target audience, took place in Fortaleza, State of Ceara, Brazil, from June 2017 to October 2018. For the development, it was used the steps adopted in a booklet and the Casa Segura project for the elderly. 16 specialists and 30 elderly participated in the evaluation, using the Health Promotion Model, by Nola Pende. <br><br>RESULTS: The scale model has an area of 160 cm2, with four rooms made of Medium Density Fiberboard. Specialists consider technology adequate, with a level of compliance of 87.7% IC95% [87,71-88,42]. All the elderly related that the scale model looked their homes, and 13 of them (43.3%) suggested the construction of a backyard, a possible second floor, corridors, and stairs. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Gerontotechnology was considered fit to be used in the prevention of falls in the elderly.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0034-7167
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0806
ID  - ref1
ER  -