Educational intervention in the Adherence of the elderly to actions that prevent falls

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• Conditions: Aged; Accidental falls; Prevention & control; Health Education.; M01.060.116.100; N06.850.135.122; Q65.040; I02.233.332

• Registration Number: RBR-8gd5g8
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Be 60 years and over;
Perform at least one of the physical activities offered by the Elderly Living Center.

Exclusion Criteria

To present cognitive and mental difficulty verified through the application of the Mini Mental State Examination

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence of the elderly to fall prevention measures assessed 30 days after the end of the educational meetings through the questionnaire on the adherence of the elderly to fall prevention measures with 22 questions about fall measures, questions 1 to 12 cover behavioral measures of falls. falls and questions 13 to 22 refer to environmental measures of falls.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Elderly health beliefs assessed 30 days after the end of the educational meetings through the four-dimensional health beliefs scale (susceptibility, severity, benefits of taking fall prevention measures and barriers to fall prevention measures). The total sum of the scale ranges from 38 to 190 points.<br>Interpretation of the score - the higher the score, the greater the perception of falls susceptibility, the severity of falls, the perceived benefits of taking fall prevention measures, and the lower perception of barriers to falling prevention measures.