title: Risk for falls among community-dwelling older people: systematic literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the risk factors for falls of the community-dwelling elderly in order to update the Taxonomy II of NANDA International.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic literature review based on research using the following platforms: EBSCOHost®, CINAHL and MEDLINE, from December 2010 to December 2014. The descriptors used were (Fall* OR Accidental Fall) AND (Community Dwelling OR Community Health Services OR Primary health care) AND (Risk OR Risk Assessment OR Fall Risk Factors) AND (Fall* OR Accidental Fall) AND (Community Dwelling OR older) AND Nurs* AND Fall Risk Factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sample comprised 62 studies and 50 risk factors have been identified. Of these risk factors, only 38 are already listed in the classification.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Two new categories of risk factors are proposed: psychological and socio-economical. New fall risk factors for the community-dwelling elderly have been identified, which can contribute to the updating of this nursing diagnosis of the Taxonomy II of NANDA International.
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospital Lisboa Central, Polo Hospital Curry Cabral. Lisboa, Portugal.|Universidade Atlântica, Escola Superior de Saúde Atlântica. Barcarena, Oeiras, Portugal.
authors.forename: Luís Manuel Mota
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde. Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cristina Maria Alves
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Marques-Vieira
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto. CINTESIS-NurID: Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Enfermagem. Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria Nilza Guimarães Nogueira de
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Caldevilla
authors.affiliation: Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, Equipa Coordenadora Regional da Rede Nacional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados. Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cristina Maria Alves Dias
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Henriques
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospital Lisboa Central, Polo Hospital Curry Cabral. Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sandy Silva Pedro
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Severino
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde. Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sílvia Maria Alves
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Caldeira
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D012307:Risk Factors