Public Health Concerns of Elderly Fallers and Non-fallers in a Community

Public Health Concerns of Elderly Fallers and Non-fallers in a Southeastern Community of Brazil

The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence and the characterization of health of elderly fallers and non-fallers in the southeastern community of Brazil in the state of São Paulo.

The population consisted of 638 elderly individuals enrolled and attended by the teams of the Family Health Strategy in the city of Araraquara, São Paulo state. The sample was selected in a systematic way, considering the order of micro-areas, 1-7, which 10% sampling error, 15% rate answer. To this, instruments were used based SABE Study, Health Wellbeing and Aging modified, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), short version.

Inclusion Criteria:

• People aged 60 years and over

Exclusion Criteria:

• Vestibular alteration
• Postoperative requiring continuous home
• Low vision or complete blind
• Bedridden
• Empty house
• Subjects without registration at the health family unity