Accidental Falls
Conditions
Interventions
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Intervention Group: 69 elderly people from the community, in subgroups ten participants, watched, in the auditorium of the Basic Health Unit (UBS), in the presence of the researcher, the multimedia pr
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Eligibility
Age
65 Years to 110 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Be 65 years of age or older. Present without cognitive impairment, as evidenced by the application of the MMSE and do not present physical impossibility of locomotion to the UBS.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Be registered in the rural area of ??the municipality. Presenting hearing, visual or speech problems that could prevent the application of the instruments. Plan to move to another city before the data collection completion period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: Higher correctness means of the FRAQ-Brasil questionnaire, after 30 days, by the elderly who watched the video when compared to the elderly who participated in the verbal nursing guidelines. For intergroup comparison of numerical variables, Student's t test for independent samples was used. Effect size was verified by Cohen's d. ;Outcome found 1: 30 days after the interventions, the control group had a higher average of correct answers for the FRAQ-Brasil questions than the intervention group, with a statistically significant difference. However, the effect size was small. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 2: Higher percentage of correct answers in each item of the FRAQ-Brazil questionnaire, after 30 days, by the elderly who watched the video when compared to the elderly who participated in the verbal nursing guidelines. The Chi-square test for proportion and Fisher's exact test were used.;Outcome found 2: 30 days after the interventions, the percentage of correct answers was similar between the groups in 29 items and different, with statistically significant, in only 3 items, with higher correct answers in the control group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGuilherme de Moura Sá
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Outcome results
None listed