Gait speed and occurrence of falls in the long-lived elderly

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https://doi.org/10.5935/1415-2762.20190038

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Gait, Aged, 80 and over, Frail Elderly, Accidental Falls, Geriatric Nursing

Abstract

Objetivo: to analyze the relationship between gait speed and fall occurrence in long-lived elderly. Method: a cross-sectional study with 243 long-lived elderly (≥80
years old), primary health care users. Data collect took place in the residences of the participants, using a socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire and a gait
speed test. Descriptive analyses and an association test were performed among the variables (chi-square), the p≤0.05 values were considered statistically significant.
Results: among the 243 long-lived elderly, 111 (45.7%) reported falls in the last 12 months, 50 (20.6%) reduced gait speed and 30 (60%) of these fell in the last year.
Among the elderly with reduced gait speed, there was a female gender predominance (n = 33; 66%) and mean age 86.24 years old (± 4.64). The reduced gait speed showed a significant association with fall occurrence in the last 12 months (p = 0.023). Conclusion: the reduction of gait speed in long-lived elderly shows relationship with the fall episode, which was present in more than half of the long-lived elderly with reduced gait speed.

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2019-03-21

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