Nursing care related to fall prevention among hospitalized elderly people: an integrative review

to identify scientific productions on nursing care related to fall risk prevention among hospitalized elderly people. an integrative literature review from 2015 to 2019 in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, BDENF, SciELO and CINAHL databases, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2021-01, Vol.74Suppl 2 (Suppl 2), p.e20200904-e20200904
Main Authors: Sena, Adnairdes Cabral de, Alvarez, Angela Maria, Nunes, Simony Fabíola Lopes, Costa, Nadia Pinheiro da
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Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Aged
Hospitalization
Humans
NURSING
Nursing Care
Review
Risk Factors
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Summary:to identify scientific productions on nursing care related to fall risk prevention among hospitalized elderly people. an integrative literature review from 2015 to 2019 in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, BDENF, SciELO and CINAHL databases, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The keywords were elderly, hospitalization, accidents due to falls, nursing care. thirty-three publications were analyzed. The synthesis of the studies resulted in the categories: Clinical nursing assessments to prevent falls among hospitalized elderly people; Fall risk factors for elderly people; Fall risk prevention strategies for elderly people. it was found that the scientific knowledge produced on nursing care related to fall risk prevention for hospitalized elderly people evidences the clinical assessment, risk factors and strategies such as nursing care, contributing to foster self-care behavior and promotion security for elderly people.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0904