Introduction:

one of the fundamental characteristics of ageing is falling, which is the main cause of accidents in the elderly.

Objective:

to describe the behavior of the post-fall syndrome in the older adult operated for hip fracture in the Municipality of Sagua la Grande.

Methods:

we conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study to describe the behavior of the post-fall syndrome in older adults who had hip fracture surgery in the municipality of Sagua la Grande during the period between 2015 and 2016. The population was constituted by 40 older adults, the sample was selected by an intentional non-probabilistic sampling by criteria and was of 24 older adults. The information was collected through document review, questionnaires to the elderly and observation of the households.

Results:

most of the older adults (15, 62.5%) who suffered falls had level II function and a predominance of risk factors related to alterations in the osteomyoarticular system (21, 87.5%) and cardiovascular diseases (14, 58.3%). All of the older adults (24, 100%) presented post-fall syndrome.

Conclusions:

falls and injuries due to falls are responsible for a considerable part of morbidity and mortality in older adults. One of the consequences not directly derived from the injuries produced in the fall, but that affects the older person and his/her environment, is the so-called post-fall syndrome.

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