Fall behaviors and risk factors among elderly patients with hip fractures

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to investigate fall preventive behaviors in elderly patients who suffered hip fractures as a result of falling. Methods This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed at a university hospital in Izmir, Turkey between January 2014 and December 2015. Data were collected using the Fall Behaviors Scale for Old People. This study was conducted with 103 patients who had a hip fracture caused by falling. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. Results There was a significant difference between age groups in t...

• Assuntos:

  • Enfermagem geriátrica
  • Enfermagem perioperatória
  • Idoso
  • Lesões do quadril
  • Fraturas
  • Fatores de risco