Perfil dos estudos de quedas com idosos: revisão integrativa

The elderly population is growing and episodes of falls are becoming more frequent. In this article, an integrative review of the SciELO and LILACS databases was carried out between 2010 and 2015, in order to verify the profile of studies involving falls in the elderly. A total of 149 articles were included where the positive relation of the physical exercise was perceived. The most common risk factors were female sex, depression, old age, among others. The fracture was the most common consequence.