TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Mortality trend from falls in Brazilian older adults from 2000 to 2019
JO  - Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
A1  - Gonçalves, Ilana Carla Mendes
A1  - Freitas, Ronilson Ferreira
A1  - Aquino, Erika Carvalho
A1  - Carneiro, Jair Almeida
A1  - Lessa, Angelina do Carmo
SP  - e220031
EP  - e220031
VL  - 25
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To analyze the trend of mortality from falls among older adults in Brazil from 2000 to 2019. <br><br>METHODS: This is an epidemiological, analytical study with an ecological time-series design. A retrospective analysis was performed using secondary health data extracted from the Brazilian Mortality Information System in the specific period. Standardized rates of general and sex- and age-specific mortality were calculated. To observe the mortality trend, the Prais-Winsten model and the Annual Increase Rate (AIR) were used. <br><br>RESULTS: We identified 135,209 deaths resulting from falls in older adults in the period from 2000 to 2019. Mortality from falls in general, during the study period, had an upward trend (β=0.023; p<0.001; AIR=5.45%). We observed that both men (β=0.022; p<0.001; AIR=5.19%) and women (β=0.024; p<0.001; AIR=5.72%) had an upward trend. Regarding age group, the results also pointed to an upward mortality trend in all age strata, although higher in older people aged ≥80 years (β=0.027; p<0.001; AIR=6.38%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: There was an upward trend in mortality rates in Brazil during the time series studied. These findings suggest the importance of defining a line of care for this age group, focusing on promoting health in older adults and preventing the risk of falls, aiming at a reduction in the number of deaths from this cause and favoring the quality of life of this population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1415-790X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720220031.2
ID  - ref1
ER  -