TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Factors associated with risk, perception and knowledge of falls in elderly people
JO  - Revista gaúcha de enfermagem
A1  - Souza, Lidia Ferreira de
A1  - Batista, Ruth Ester Assayag
A1  - Camapanharo, Cássia Regina Vancini
A1  - Costa, Paula Cristina Pereira da
A1  - Lopes, Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira
A1  - Okuno, Meiry Fernanda Pinto
SP  - e20200335
EP  - e20200335
VL  - 43
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To verify the factors associated with risk, perception, and knowledge of falls; and pain among older adults. <br><br>METHOD: A cross-sectional study carried out in the Emergency Service of a teaching hospital in the city of São Paulo between September 2019 and March 2020. We selected 197 older adults aged 65 and over, who were not disoriented or confused, of both genders. The instruments Awareness Questionnaire on the Risk of Falls, Morse Fall Scale and Numerical Pain Scales were applied. Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. <br><br>RESULTS: Interviewees with a high risk of falls in older adults (p = 0.0041); those with a support network had a lower perception and knowledge about the risk of falls (p = 0.0025) and lower percentage of severe pain (p = 0.0033). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Factors associated with risk, perception and knowledge of falls and pain among older adults were age, family income, number of dependents, caregiver, support network, hypertension, impaired walking, antihypertensive medication, lipid-lowering medication, level of education, comorbidities and religion.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-6933
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2022.20200335
ID  - ref1
ER  -