Mota de Sousa, LMMarques-Vieira, CMCaldevilla, MNHenriques, CMSeverino, SCaldeira, SM2017-05-242017-05-242017-02-23Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2017 Feb 23;37(4):e55030http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2690OBJECTIVE: To identify the risk factors for falls of the community-dwelling elderly in order to update the Taxonomy II of NANDA International. METHOD: A systematic literature review based on research using the following platforms: EBSCOHost®, CINAHL and MEDLINE, from December 2010 to December 2014. The descriptors used were (Fall* OR Accidental Fall) AND (Community Dwelling OR Community Health Services OR Primary health care) AND (Risk OR Risk Assessment OR Fall Risk Factors) AND (Fall* OR Accidental Fall) AND (Community Dwelling OR older) AND Nurs* AND Fall Risk Factors. RESULTS: The sample comprised 62 studies and 50 risk factors have been identified. Of these risk factors, only 38 are already listed in the classification. CONCLUSIONS: Two new categories of risk factors are proposed: psychological and socio-economical. New fall risk factors for the community-dwelling elderly have been identified, which can contribute to the updating of this nursing diagnosis of the Taxonomy II of NANDA International.engHCC MFRAccidental Falls/statistics & numerical dataRisk FactorsIndependent LivingAgedjournal article10.1590/1983-1447.2016.04.55030