Abstract
Abstract Public policies portray the proposals of actions on circumstances that affect the population unfavorably. Falls represent an important factor of morbidity and mortality and damage to aging. Thus, the objective of the research was to outline the panorama of falls in the governmental sphere by analyzing and identifying its relevance in official publications. The research, qualitative of document analysis, started with the content analysis of 14 documents and verified that falls are addressed concisely, in most of the documents, and aimed at health professionals. It is noteworthy that falls are highlighted as preventable occurrences and subject to intervention by the elderly themselves, family members, health professionals, and managers.
Highlights
The health care of the elderly requires a care model that has a design of intervention to the losses associated with senescence, and to improve quality of life and well-being, access to care to strengthen and maintain functional capacity and psychosocial growth of the individual, the family and the community (TOLEDO et al, 2014; WHO, 2015)
Evidence indicates that the implementation of policies and programs to promote health, safety and participation of the elderly can enable the active aging of the population and in light of the above, this research seeks to outline the Brazilian official publications regarding falls in the elderly, understanding that reducing the incidence of falls involves the identification and implementation of preventive measures with multifactorial interventions (BAIXINHO; DIXE, 2016; RESENDE; LOPES; MANSO, 2018)
The perspective of the genesis and incidence of diseases and illnesses is modified, coming from intersectorial and diverse determinants such as economic conditions, physical and social environments, management and access to health care, safety, among others. Another important conception presents the elderly as a protagonist and active agent and fundamental for the maintenance of health promotion, influenced by lifestyle and balanced nutrition, for example, which change the quality of life and result in an active aging
Summary
The health care of the elderly requires a care model that has a design of intervention to the losses associated with senescence, and to improve quality of life and well-being, access to care to strengthen and maintain functional capacity and psychosocial growth of the individual, the family and the community (TOLEDO et al, 2014; WHO, 2015). These are intrinsic to all public policies in the sense of verifying the formulation process, the relevance of the objectives, and adjusting the results on the subjects of interest, as well as evaluating the implementation and increasing the actions to increase their success (FALSARELLA, 2015) In this sense, evidence indicates that the implementation of policies and programs to promote health, safety and participation of the elderly can enable the active aging of the population and in light of the above, this research seeks to outline the Brazilian official publications regarding falls in the elderly, understanding that reducing the incidence of falls involves the identification and implementation of preventive measures with multifactorial interventions (BAIXINHO; DIXE, 2016; RESENDE; LOPES; MANSO, 2018)
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