OBJECTIVE To identify scientific publications about falls among non-institutionalized Spanish elderly population and to summarize the study findings which analysed the incidence, the risk factors and the consequences of the falls in the geriatric spanish population aged 65 years and over who lives institutionalized in our country.
Material and method: Systematic review of the epidemiological observational studies in Spain, with recording of falls, with temporary retrospective and published as scientific articles between the years 2003 and 2014 included. The articles search took place in July 2014, with the limit of language and publication year, in the electronic databases PubMed, Dialnet, RedALyC, SciELO, Enfispo and Google Scholar.
Results: The percentage of people who suffered falls depending on the publication year. The frequency of falls recorded varied from 14.9 % to 66.2 %. The mean intake of daily drugs was between 2.7 to 4.5 drugs per day. The fear of falling that had the elderly population non-institutionalized was between 44.7 % and 49.4 %. The vast majority of falls occurred at home, with percentages between 55.1 % and 61 %. Between 30 % and 55.1 % of people who suffered falls maintained health care contact immediately and the fractures prevalence was between 0 % and 26.1 %. CONCLUSTON: It can be confirmed that the falls prevalence in the spanish elderly population is high, so the need ofnew researches are appreciated.