Correlation between functional independence and risk of falls in older adults at three long-term care facilities

To verify the correlation between functional independence and the risk of falls in a group of institutionalized older adults. A cross-sectional, observational, quantitative study conducted in three Long-Term Care Facilities for older adults in the Municipality of Belém, involving both genders and assessed using the Katz Index and Tinetti Index. Pearson's Chi-squared test was used for analysis, adopting a p-value significance level of < 0.05. The data correlation was performed using the Pearson correlation test with a significance of 5% (p