TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Knowledge and practices of elderly women about fall prevention
JO  - Revista gaúcha de enfermagem
A1  - Nogueira, Iara Sescon
A1  - Dias, Jhenicy Rubira
A1  - Lopes, Larissa Padoin
A1  - Baldissera, Vanessa Denardi Antoniassi
SP  - e20210145
EP  - e20210145
VL  - 43
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Unveil the knowledge and practices of elderly women about the prevention of falls. <br><br>METHODS: Qualitative, exploratory-descriptive research, developed with eight elderly women from a community group at a Basic Health Unit in the state of Paraná. Data were obtained through individual interviews, submitted to lexicographical analysis through the Descending Hierarchical Classification using the IRaMuTeQ® software, and discussed with the theoretical-analytical framework of Paulo Freire's Praxis. <br><br>RESULTS: Six classes emerged: 1. Experiences, background, and practices of Health Education; 2. Advancing age as a factor for the occurrence of falls; 3. Fall prevention practices; 4. Falls and their consequences; 5. Importance of preventive practices; and 6. Environmental and behavioral risk factors in the elderly's home. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Knowledge and practices were learned from experiences, background, and educational practices in Primary Health Care, implemented in praxis and mediated by concrete reality and emancipatory dialogue.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-6933
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2022.20210145.en
ID  - ref1
ER  -