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NCT Number: NCT02177968

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Accidental Falls Aging

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Educação Permanente, Prefeitura Municipal de Araraquara

Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

descriptive analysis of characteristics

Other

comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers

Primary outcomes

  1. Healthy, Well-being and Aging questionnaire

    Time frame: 5 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 30, 2014
Registry last updated
Jun 30, 2014

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