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      Prácticas de enfermeras en la prevención de caídas de mayores hospitalizados asociadas al conocimiento y actitudes Translated title: Practices of nurses in the prevention of falls of hospitalized elderly associated with knowledge and attitudes

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          RESUMEN Objetivo: Analizar la asociación de las prácticas de las enfermeras en la prevención de caídas de adultos mayores hospitalizados con su conocimiento y actitudes. Metodología: Estudio transversal, analítico, realizado con 76 enfermeras en seis hospitales de Cuiabá, estado de Mato Grosso, Brasil. Los datos fueron recolectados por medio de entrevista con cuestionario validado y analizados mediante prueba de la χ2 de Pearson, con un nivel de significación del 5% y regresión de Poisson. Resultados: Se constató que el 89,5% de las enfermeras tienen conocimientos insuficientes, un 52,6% actitud favorable y un 61,8% realiza prácticas preventivas. Hubo asociación entre las prácticas preventivas de caídas realizadas por las enfermeras y el conocimiento suficiente. Conclusiones: La mayoría de las enfermeras tienen conocimiento insuficiente sobre caídas y su prevención; sin embargo, sus actitudes son favorables. Las enfermeras con conocimiento suficiente adoptan más medidas preventivas que aquellas con conocimiento insuficiente.

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          ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze, through their knowledge and attitudes, the association of nurses' practices in the prevention of falls of hospitalized elderly. Methodology: A transversal and analytical study, performed with 76 nurses at six hospitals in Cuiabá state of Mato Grosso, Brasil. Data were collected through an interview with a validated questionnaire and analyzed using Pearson's chi-square (χ2) test with significance level of 5% and Poisson regression. Results: It was verified that 89.5% of the nurses had insufficient knowledge, 52.6% had a favorable attitude and 61.8% had preventive practices. There was an association between the preventive practices of falls performed by nurses and sufficient knowledge. Conclusions: Most nurses have insufficient knowledge about falls and their prevention, however their attitudes are favorable. Nurses with sufficient knowledge adopt more preventive measures than those with insufficient knowledge.

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                Journal
                geroko
                Gerokomos
                Gerokomos
                Sociedad Española de Enfermería Geriátrica y gerontológica (Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain )
                1134-928X
                2021
                : 32
                : 1
                : 12-16
                Affiliations
                [2] Boa Esperança orgnameUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso Brazil
                [4] Boa Esperança Cuiabá orgnameUniversidad del Estado de Mato Grosso Brazil
                [3] Boa Esperança orgnameUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso Brazil
                [1] Boa Esperança orgnameUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso Brazil
                [6] Boa Esperança orgnameUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso Brazil
                [5] Sucre orgnameInstituto de Formación Superior Hernández Vera Bolivia
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                S1134-928X2021000100012 S1134-928X(21)03200100012
                50f425d1-0e99-4e8a-99cb-0c2603df9c30

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                History
                : 10 September 2019
                : 28 June 2019
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                Nurses,Attitudes,anciano,Hospitals,Health Knowledge,prevención de accidentes,Practice,hospitales,accidentes por caídas,Accident Prevention,conocimientos,Enfermera,actitudes y práctica en salud,Accidental Falls,Elderly

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