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Three-dimensional Educational Technology for the prevention of accidents caused by falls in the elderly

2021; Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem; Volume: 74; Issue: suppl 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0806

1984-0446

Rayanne Branco dos Santos Lima, Rachel Gabriel Bastos Barbosa, Jamylle Lucas Diniz, Joyce da Silva Costa, Marília Braga Marques, Janaína Fonseca Victor Coutinho,

Healthcare Regulation

ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate a three-dimensional educational gerontotechnology for the prevention of falls in the elderly at home. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive study, involving the Development of gerontotechnology; Evaluation by specialists and target audience, took place in Fortaleza, State of Ceara, Brazil, from June 2017 to October 2018. For the development, it was used the steps adopted in a booklet and the Casa Segura project for the elderly. 16 specialists and 30 elderly participated in the evaluation, using the Health Promotion Model, by Nola Pende. Results: The scale model has an area of 160 cm2, with four rooms made of Medium Density Fiberboard . Specialists consider technology adequate, with a level of compliance of 87.7% IC95% [87,71-88,42]. All the elderly related that the scale model looked their homes, and 13 of them (43.3%) suggested the construction of a backyard, a possible second floor, corridors, and stairs. Conclusion: Gerontotechnology was considered fit to be used in the prevention of falls in the elderly.