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    Incidence of home accidents in 65 years of age and older individuals and related factors
    (GUNES KITABEVI LTD STI, 2019) Samancı Tekin, Çiğdem.; Kara, Fatih.
    Introduction: This study aims to investigate the incidence and related factors of home accidents in old individuals living at home. Materials and Method:1185 individuals aged 65 years and above, living in Nigde Province city centre participated in this sectional study. The data were collected through a survey form prepared by the researcher after literature review, Activities of Daily Living Assessment Form and Instrumental Daily Life Activities Form of Lawton and Brody. Chi-Square and logistic regression analysis were used for assessing the data. Results: Mean age of participants was 71.1 +/- 6.1 years, and incidence of home accidents within the past year was 20.3%. The most common accident types were falls (75.8%), cuts and injuries (12.1%) and burns (8.8%). Accidents occurred frequently in winter and in bedrooms or living rooms. In terms of underlying causes for home accidents, primary individual factors were loss of balance and lack of attention, while domestic risk factors were wet floor and tripping. Women and the people who were independent of the majority of basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) suffered more home accidents. Conclusion: More than a third of the old people, who had home accidents, experienced them twice or more within the past year. This indicates that home accidents have not been given sufficient attention. It is believed that adjusting home conditions of old people to prevent accidents and training them as well as their caregivers about home accidents can decrease such incidences.
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    Prevalence of violence against older adults and associated factors in Çanakkale, Turkey: A cross-sectional study
    (WILEY, 2020) Gürsoy, Melike Yalçın.; Kara, Fatih.
    Aim This study was designed to determine the prevalence of domestic violence against older adults and the associated risk factors in canakkale, Turkey. Methods A cross-sectional, population-based study was carried out, including 1230 individuals aged >= 65 years living in the city of canakkale, Turkey. The population of the study consisted of 73 367 individuals aged >= 65 years, living in canakkale. Sample selection was made with the one-step cluster sampling method. The data were collected by face-to-face interview. The study was approved by the local ethics committee, and written consent was taken from the participants. Results Of the participants, 4.1% had experienced physical violence, 2.5% were subjected to sexual abuse, 23.5% had undergone psychological violence and 12.2% had a history of economic violence. The exposure to any of the given violence types was 28.5%. Risk factors related to violence were being married, having children, educated partner, lack of economic independence, poor self-perceived health, administration of medications by others, feeling lonely, dissatisfaction with life, poor perception of family relations and not participating in family decisions. Conclusions These results show that violence against older adults is a significant problem in a city in western Turkey. Therefore, an in-depth evaluation of the determined risk factors related to violence and actions for its prevention are warranted. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; center dot center dot: center dot center dot-center dot center dot.