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To identify vulnerable seniors and physically demarcate the differences by sex in relation to sociodemographic and clinical variables. A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The study population comprised elderly resident enrolled in a health district of Joao Pessoa area - Paraíba. The sample consisted of 138 elderly. Data were collected through structured interview, conducted in the period from January to March 2014. This study highlights the prevalence of 47.1% physical vulnerability among the elderly, these 70.8% were female and presented problems health, mobility and difficulty in performing activities of daily living. The identification of vulnerable elderly individuals is relevant to sucintar reflections on the topic and encourages other researchers, professionals and students to go deeper in the subject, in order to obtain new information and thus enrich the studies on the subject proposal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to characterize episodes of falls and their consequences in elderly patients in a geriatric outpatient clinic. A cross-sectional study. For data collection, we used the instrument for 49 elderly people, containing sociodemographic questions related to history of falls during the period from October to December 2011. The results showed that the occurrence of falls was higher among women and those aged 60-69 years. The causes of the falls were slippery surfaces (44.9%), roaming (56.25%), of which 73.47% during the day and 57.14% in their own homes. The consequences included: muscular pain (27.2%) and fear of falling again (25.8%) Simple measures should be adopted to ensure the reduction of the occurrence of falls with the elderly, which is characterized as the most common and disabling event in this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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