Objetivo: associar a capacidade funcional com o risco de queda de idosos em serviço de emergência. Métodos: estudo transversal e analítico, no qual foram incluídos 101 indivíduos, com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos, de ambos os sexos, internados no Serviço de Emergência. Para avaliar a capacidade funcional, utilizaram-se as escalas de Katz e Lawton/Brody; e, para o risco de queda, a escala de Downton. Para associar a capacidade funcional com o risco de queda, utilizou-se o teste de Fisher-Freeman-Halton. Resultados: 32,7% dos idosos foram independentes em uma função e dependentes em cinco funções básicas de vida diária, 89,1% foram totalmente dependentes para atividades instrumentais e 64,4% obtiveram alto risco de queda. Não houve associação estatisticamente significativa entre as escalas de Katz, Lawton/Brody e Downton. Conclusão: a capacidade funcional não se associou ao risco de queda na população estudada.
Objective: to associate the functional capacity with the risk of falling of the older adults in emergency service. Methods: this is a cross-sectional and analytical study, in which 101 individuals, aged 60 years old and older, of both genders, admitted to the Emergency Department. The Katz and Lawton/Brody scales were used to evaluate functional capacity and, the Downton scale was used for the risk of fallings. The Fisher-Freeman-Halton test was used to associate functional capacity with the risk of falling. Results: 32.7% of the older adults were independent in one function and dependent on five basic functions of daily living, 89.1% were totally dependent on instrumental activities and 64.4% had a high risk of falling. There was no statistically significant association between the Katz, Lawton/Brody, and Downton scales. Conclusion: functional capacity was not associated with the risk of falls in the study population.
