Domestic Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Falling in Elderly

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dc.contributor.authorLok, Neslihan
dc.contributor.authorAkin, Belgin
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:41:33Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:41:33Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: This is a cross-sectional study aiming at analyzing the relation between falling and domestic environmental -risk factors in community-dwelling elderly. Methods: The study consisted of 243 randomly chosen community-dwelling elderly over 65 years of age living around a health care center in Central Selcuklu, Konya. Data were collected with a questionnaire form including sociodemographic and other characteristics, with the Rivermead Mobility Index for evaluating mobility condition and an Evaluation Form of Domestic Environmental Risk Factors of Falling (EFDERF), which is developed by the researcher to assess domestic environmental risk factors of falling. Results: Based on (EFDERF) high number of problems lived in bathroom/restroom, kitchen, bedroom, sitting room/saloon and in all other areas was a risk factor in terms of domestic falling characteristics while the number of problems lived in hall and stairs was not a significant risk factor. Conclusion: EFDERF may be used by the nurses and health professionals to evaluate risk of falling and collecting data after visits in primary-care of elderly.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelcuk University (SUBAPK)Selcuk University [09-102064]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is a portion of Master of Science dissertation and was supported by Selcuk University Research Projects Coordinator (SUBAPK, 09-102064). The authors declare no conflict of interest.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage128en_US
dc.identifier.issn2251-6085en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid23515204en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage120en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/29394
dc.identifier.volume42en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000315685900002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIRANIAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGYen_US
dc.relation.ispartofIRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTHen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectFallingen_US
dc.subjectFearen_US
dc.subjectRisk Factoren_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleDomestic Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Falling in Elderlyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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