Multifactorial Study of the Relationship Between the Conditions of Life and the Incidence of Risk of Falling, From the Nursing Perspective, in Elderly Adults of the Community

HYPOTHESIS: The incidence of risk of falls is related to the living conditions of elderly people in the community. OBJECTIVES: • To study the relationship between living conditions and the incidence of risk of falls in older adults in the community. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: * Describe the socio-characteristics of the elderly group in the community. * Identify the pathologies or health problems that they present. * Evaluate their functional and dependency degree. * Evaluate the risk of falls that each person may have. * Identify the risk factors involved in falls. * Analyze the prevalence of falls that they present. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive and analytical-statistical study. Administration of the Barthel Index. Administration of the Downton fall risk assessment scale and the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). Administration of the Tinetti assessment tool and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Evaluation of socio-demographic characteristics, clinical and functional assessment, consumption of drugs, as well as characteristics of the falls of each elderly person in the community. The protocol has been authorized by the Ethics Committee of the Salamanca health area to make the project possible.