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Care process for fall prevention in the elderly: theory of nursing praxis intervention

ABSTRACT

Objective

to analyze the care process for the prevention of falls in the elderly from the theoretical and methodological perspective of the Theory of Nursing Praxis Intervention in Collective Health.

Methods

this is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach and care-research method carried out with participants of a community group of a Basic Health Unit in Maringá (Paraná State). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the Theory of Nursing Praxis Intervention in Collective Health.

Results

data were acquired and interpreted in the structural, particular, and singular dimensions, and consequently, the health assessment was carried out, and the main intrinsic and extrinsic risks for falls among the elderly were identified. The main nursing diagnoses and interventions were listed according to the ICNP/CIPESC.

Conclusion and implications for practice

it was possible to analyze the care process in preventing falls with the elderly through the theoretical and methodological perspective of the Theory of Nursing Praxis Intervention in Collective Health and propose a nursing intervention plan.

Keywords:
Accidental Falls; Nursing Care; Aged; Accident Prevention; Nursing Theory

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