The association between nursing diagnoses and the occurrence of falls observed among eldery individuals assisted in an outpatient facility Variables asociadas con la ocurrencia de caidas a partir del diagnósticos de enfermería en ancianos atendidos ambulatorialmente Variáveis associadas à ocorrência de quedas a partir dos diagnósticos de enfermagem em idosos atendidos ambulatorialmente

This is an exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach, in which variables associated to the occurrence of falls observed in elderly assisted in an outpatient clinic are delineated from the nursing diagnoses. Data from the files of 490 elderly with age between 60 and 98 years old were...

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Main Authors: Marcia Duarte Moreira, Andréa Rodrigues Costa, Célia Pereira Caldas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-04-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692007000200018