FALLS OF OLDER PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY- A CRITICAL REVIEW (Las caídas de las personas mayores que viven en la comunidad: Una revisión crítica)

Autores/as

  • Carmen de la Cuesta Benjumea Universidad de Alicante
  • Brenda Roe Edge Hill University University of Manchester

Resumen

Abstract

Falls are the most prevalent and serious accident older people suffer in their homes and also, they are the main reason for their hospital admission. In a great part of the cases falls expose at risk elderly people’s well-being and quality of life. A critical narrative literature review was undertaken to inform research in the area of falls in older people living in the community. Articles were retrieved from Medline and Scopus data bases from November 2011 to January 2013. Citation searching was also used as a complement by hand searching of relevant journals. Additionally, an alert mechanism was established in Scopus for a period of one year to identify relevant studies or literature. Reviewed studies have provided valuable evidence about falls in older people and potential prevention strategies. However, evidence from relatives, caregivers and significant others is conspicuously absent. Falls in the community and falls prevention happen in social and family contexts that must be empirically studied and reported.

 

Keywords: Caregivers, Carers, Critical Review, Elder Care, Falls, Family Care, Gerontology, Primary Health Care, Public Health.

 

Resumen

Las caídas son el accidente más serio y prevalente que los mayores sufren en sus domicilios y son la principal razón de ingreso hospitalario. Las caídas ponen en riesgo el bienestar y la calidad de vida de los mayores. Se llevó a cabo una revisión narrativa crítica de la bibliografía a fin de informar estudios de investigación en el área de las caídas de los mayores que viven en la comunidad. Se recuperaron estudios de las bases de datos Medline y Scopus de Noviembre 2012 a Enero 2013. Se usó también búsqueda de citaciones que se complementó con búsqueda manual en revistas relevantes. Se estableció un sistema de alertas en Scopus a lo largo de un año para identificar estudios relevantes o bibliografía. Los estudios revisados han proporcionado una evidencia valiosa sobre las caídas de las personas mayores y las estrategias potenciales de prevención. No obstante, evidencia proveniente de sus familiares, cuidadores y otros significativos esta notablemente ausente. Las caídas en la comunidad y su prevención suceden en contextos familiares y sociales que deben ser empíricamente estudiados y registrados.

 

Palabras claves: Cuidadores, Revisión Crítica, Caídas, Cuidado Familiar, Gerontología, Atención Primaria, Salud Pública.

 

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Biografía del autor/a

Carmen de la Cuesta Benjumea, Universidad de Alicante

Enfermera, Universidad complutense 1975.

MSC-Research Methods. Cranfield Institute of Technology 1980

PhD, University of Liverpoll, 1992.

Brenda Roe, Edge Hill University University of Manchester

Evidence-based Practice Research Centre

Edge Hill University

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2015-06-26

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de la Cuesta Benjumea, C., & Roe, B. (2015). FALLS OF OLDER PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY- A CRITICAL REVIEW (Las caídas de las personas mayores que viven en la comunidad: Una revisión crítica). CES Psicología, 8(1), 21–36. Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.ces.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/3202

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