title: [Identification of the nursing diagnosis of fall risk in elderly with stroke].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to verify the presence of a nursing diagnosis of fall risk in elderly with stroke. Observational exploratory and cross-sectional study with descrziptive analysis. Performed in a charitable rehabilitation association in Fortaleza city, from January to March 2010, by primary source, by interviews and physical examination with elderly people who had at least one episode of stroke 37 individuals participated of which 20 (54.1%) were women, with mean age of 70.6years, and 18 (48.6%) lived with a partner and had an average of 5.2 years of study. The risk of falls was found in all elderly. Among the risk factors identified it is possible to highlight Impaired balance (100%), Age above 65 years (83.7%), and Proprioceptive deficit (83.7%). Nurses must consider the risk of falls as a nursing carefocus and implement and evaluate the results of interventions for fall prevention.
authors.affiliation: Fundanção Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientffico e Tecnológico (FUNCAP), Ceará, Brasil. huanacarolina@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Huana Carolina Cândido
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.forename: Gabrielle Fávaro
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Holanda
authors.forename: Ana Railka de Souza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Alice Gabrielle de Sousa
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Camila Monique Bezerra
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ximenes
authors.forename: Thelma Leite
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: de Araujo
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*