TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Health beliefs and adherence of the elderly to fall prevention measures: a quasi-experimental study
JO  - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
A1  - Cardoso, Joana Darc Chaves
A1  - Azevedo, Rosemeiry Capriata de Souza
A1  - Reiners, Annelita Almeida Oliveira
A1  - Andrade, Amanda Cristina De Souza
SP  - e20201190
EP  - e20201190
VL  - 75
IS  - Suppl 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on health beliefs and adherence of elderly people to fall prevention measures. <br><br>METHODS: This is a quasi-experimental study, carried out at the Senior Citizens' Center. Sixty-eight elderly completed the intervention. The intervention consisted of four meetings focused on beliefs about falls and prevention, and the evaluation occurred at baseline and 30 days after completion. <br><br>RESULTS: The elderly were predominantly women (83.82%), with one to four years of schooling (36.76%), with health problems (95.59%), and 48.53% had fallen. There was a significant increase in perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, and total health belief score post educational intervention. By adding total to partial adherence, there was a significant increase in the adherence of the elderly to fall prevention measures after the educational intervention. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Educational intervention was able to improve the beliefs and adherence of the elderly to fall prevention measures.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0034-7167
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1190
ID  - ref1
ER  -