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Zúñiga, H., Zegarra, J. (2024). Asociación entre las características de las caídas y lesiones osteomusculares en adultos de la tercera edad en el año 2020 en tres ciudades del Perú [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/672195
Zúñiga, H., Zegarra, J. Asociación entre las características de las caídas y lesiones osteomusculares en adultos de la tercera edad en el año 2020 en tres ciudades del Perú [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/672195
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title = "Asociación entre las características de las caídas y lesiones osteomusculares en adultos de la tercera edad en el año 2020 en tres ciudades del Perú",
author = "Zegarra Gonzales, Jose Alonso",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2024"
}
Introduction: Currently the senile population is increasing not only in Peru but also throughout the world. Given the growth of older adults and considering that it will be a public health problem in the future, it was necessary to carry out this work, which has the general objective of determining the association between the characteristics of falls and musculoskeletal injuries in elderly adults. reported by the main caregiver, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic). Objective: To determinate the association between the characteristics of falls and musculoskeletal injuries in elderly adults reported by the main caregiver, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). Materials and methods: The present exploratory study was carried out during the first year of the pandemic. The design was of the analytical cross-sectional observational type, with a non-probabilistic sample of 77 older adults who suffered falls. The selected population was in the cities of Arequipa, Cusco and Lima during the year 2020. The data was collected through virtual surveys self-reported by the main caregiver. A questionnaire was designed that collected information about the main variable presence of musculoskeletal injury, the independent variable on characteristics of falls. Additionally, the presence of sarcopenia and nutritional status was explored using the validated SARC-F and MNA screening instruments. Results: According to the data self-reported by the main caregiver, 76.62% of elderly adults suffered a musculoskeletal injury during the year 2020, these being recognized as 30.31% of fractures, with a predominance of the upper limbs with 64.40%. Falls occurred mainly at home (81.82%) and 81.82% of them occurred while walking alone. In 35.06% of the cases, the falls were forward, and 45.45% required medical attention after the incident. Furthermore, 76.67% of elderly adults with sarcopenia suffered musculoskeletal injuries, while 100% of those with malnutrition and 94.29% at risk of malnutrition had injuries. Elderly adults who received medical care after the fall on an outpatient basis were 2,801 times more likely to have suffered a musculoskeletal injury (PR: 2,801 95% CI: 1,917 - 4,092 p: < 0.001). While older adults with malnutrition had a 1.615 probability of having a musculoskeletal injury (PR: 1.615 95% CI: 1.272 - 2.051 p< 0.001) Conclusions: The study demonstrated that there is an association between musculoskeletal injury and the characteristics of falls, in upper limb injuries that required medical attention and that occurred mainly at home and when the elderly adult walked alone, associated with lack of balance. of the elderly and are related to age, sarcopenia and nutritional status.
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