Perceptions of elderly after the fall
International Journal of Development Research
Perceptions of elderly after the fall
Received 18th March, 2018; Received in revised form 07th April, 2018; Accepted 20th May, 2018; Published online 30th June, 2018.
Copyright © 2018, Yara de Oliveira Sampaio et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of institutionalized elderly women regarding the fall. This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, developed in a Long Stay Institution of female care in the city of Fortaleza - Ceará. Data collection took place from September to October 2017 through a semi-structured interview where the final sample was composed of eleven elderly women. It was noticed that the biggest fall victim is the elderly who spend most of their time in their dorms and who do not practice physical exercises or recreational activities. Through the study it was possible to observe that all victims of falls are still afraid and feel insecure to walk without support or alone, for fear of another fall. Understanding the relationship between the occurrence of falls and their consequences for the elderly contributes to the professionals knowledge so that they can carry out health promotion and fall prevention strategies with a view to improving the living conditions of these elderly people.
