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LOPEZ, Kerly Mabel Santos; RAMIREZ, Gabriela Stephanie Araujo  e  SIERRA NIETO, Victor Hugo. Evaluation of fall risk assessmentin in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2024, vol.7, n.19, pp.50-62.  Epub 15-Jan-2024. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v7i19.282.

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus 2 is a common disease in older adults, with multiple complications that can affect balance and gait and increase the risk of falling. Objective: To determine the risk of falls in two groups of older adults, one with and the other without DM2. Methodology: Quantitative approach study, descriptive scope, observational design, and cross-sectional cohort; population sample of 120 older adults in the city of Guayaquil divided into two groups: group A with 60 older adults who did not suffer from DM2 and group B with 60 older adults with DM2; who meet the inclusion criteria and who are evaluated by means of the techniques: observation, evaluation and interview; and the instruments: Berg scale, Mini-BESTestest and standard form. The Chi-square statistical test was used to compare the results obtained. Results: The results indicate that, in the determination of the risk of falls, statistically significant differences (p<0.05) were found between the two groups, and in the rest of the contrasted characteristics no statistically significant differences (p>0.05) were found. The study further found that the results obtained, in the two fall risk tests, differed from each other. Conclusions: Diabetic older adults present a higher risk of falling compared to non-diabetic older adults.

Palavras-chave : Aging; Postural balance; Gait; Diabetes mellitus; Mini-BESTest; Berg Balance Scale; Fall risk.

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