Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem (Mar 2024)

Factors associated with external causes in elderly attended by the mobile emergency care service

  • Ana Angélica Oliveira de Brito,
  • Beatriz Barros de Vasconcelos,
  • Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos,
  • Débora de Oliveira Lima,
  • Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira,
  • Guilherme Guarino de Moura Sá,
  • Julyanne dos Santos Nolêto,
  • Rouslanny Kelly Cipriano de Oliveira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2024.20230005.en
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 45

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ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the prevalence and factors associated with external causes in elderly people attended by the mobile emergency care service. Method: Cross-sectional study with 1,972 pre-hospital care records of elderly victims of external causes from 2019 to 2020. A descriptive and bivariate analysis was performed, with a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: The prevalence of external causes in elderly people attended by the mobile emergency service was 12.2%. Falling was the most frequent occurrence. The associations of the occurrence of falls with age from 90 years old (OR=29.31; p<0.001) and female gender (OR=5.38; p<0.001) stood out, as well as the suspicion of ingestion of alcoholic beverages with occurrence of violence (OR=4.17; p<0.001) and traffic accidents (OR=1.97; p<0.001). Conclusion: The study showed factors associated with injuries due to external causes in theelderly and may support the formulation of coping strategies for this problem.

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