Functional independence of elderly patients who fell: a follow-up study

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate, in emergency hospital service and at home, the functional independence of elderly people who fell. Method: longitudinal study with 151 elderly. Functional Independence Measure (FIM) was used. Statistical tests were performed with univariate and bivariate analysis....

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Published in:	Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Main Authors:	Guilherme Guarino de Moura Sá, Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2019-10-01
Subjects:	Aged Longitudinal Studies Accidental Falls Activities of Daily Living Geriatric Nursing
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672019000601715&tlng=pt