Prevention of falls in the elderly in the home: promoting active ageing

Objective: To determine the frequency of falls and identify risk factors in the homes of the elderly under the Home Care Service of a village in Alentejo (Portugal). Method: Exploratory, descriptive study. The target group were elderly persons under the Home Care Service (23). The questionnaire cons...

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Main Author: Gemito, Maria (author)
Other Authors: Batinas, Maria (author), Mendes, Felismina (author), Santos, Silvana (author), Lopes, M. J. (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/13160
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/13160