@article{Pilotto Casagranda_dos Santos_Lange_Mirapalheta Pereira de Llano_Martin Milbrath_Hoffmann Pinto_2016, place={São Paulo}, title={Health condition of hospitalized elderly with fêmur fracture: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20164003319326}, volume={40}, url={https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/261}, abstractNote={<p>The health status of the elderly is a determinant that can enable them to enjoy growing old with a preserved quality of <br>life. The objective of this study was to gain an understanding into the health conditions of the elderly before they are <br>hospitalized for femoral fractures. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted between February 2012 and <br>February 2013, with 108 elderly patients admitted to a hospital in the southern region of the state of Rio Grande do <br>Sul, and diagnosed with femoral fractures. The data were gathered through individual interviews, with a standardized, <br>pretested questionnaire. Outcome assessment was carried out by descriptive statistics. The results showed a prevalence <br>of females, an age range of 70-80-year-olds, white and school-educated individuals. Systemic hypertension was the <br>chronic disease that most plagued these elderly individuals, followed by eye problems. When asked whether they were <br>afraid of falling, 66% of the elderly responded affirmatively, and 68% already had a certain difficulty getting around. <br>Falls were the main reason for femoral fractures among the elderly studied. It was also observed that they used several <br>medications to stay healthy. Most of these multi-medication users were afraid of falling, had problems getting around <br>and did not exercise or engage in physical activity. Understanding the health conditions of these elderly individuals <br>enables healthcare professionals and managers to create strategies to prevent against diseases and aggravators, thereby <br>promoting a healthy aging process, and ultimately directing investments at the prevention of falls, thus avoiding fractures. </p>}, number={3}, journal={O Mundo da Saúde}, author={Pilotto Casagranda, Letícia and dos Santos, Fernanda and Lange, Celmira and Mirapalheta Pereira de Llano, Patrícia and Martin Milbrath, Viviane and Hoffmann Pinto, Andressa}, year={2016}, month={Jul.}, pages={319–326} }