An assessment of mobility and fall behaviour among older patients admitted to the orthopaedic outpatient clinic [Ortopedı polıklınığıne başvuran yaşli hastalarin mobılıte ve düşme davranişlarinin değerlendırılmesi]

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dc.contributor.authorYildirim D.İ.
dc.contributor.authorYıldırım A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T20:19:46Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T20:19:46Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Unintentional falls in older individuals can lead to fatal and non-fatal injuries. This study aimed to determine the risk factors for falls among elderly patients and to specify the timely safety measures that can be taken to prevent falls in the elderly population. Materials and Method: This study is a descriptive, cross-sectional study of containing 178 older patients. Data for the study were collected with the sociodemographic questionnaire form, Rivermead Mobility Index and the Falls Behavioural Scale for the Older Persons. Results: The mean age of the 178 patients in this study was 67.14±5.95 years and 56.7% (n=101) were female, 43.3% (n=77) were male. The patients who had a fear of falling and the patients who fell within the previous year; had a statistically significant level of low physical activity (p=0.019, p=0.033). Males (p=0.002), those aged 80 years and above, married patients, high school graduates, those on continuous medication and those who fell within the previous year had higher mean Falls Behavioural Scale scores (p<0.001). Conclusion: It may be beneficial to make the necessary arrangements that would not pose a risk in neighbourhoods populated by older adults; to assess their level of mobility when they show up for routine examination; to take adequate safety measures after determining their needs according to their mobility status and to organize the prescribed drugs according to falling probability. © 2019, Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.31086/tjgeri.2019.105en_US
dc.identifier.endpage304en_US
dc.identifier.issn1304-2947en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage295en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2019.105
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/38394
dc.identifier.volume22en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGeriatrics Societyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurk Geriatri Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectAccidental fallsen_US
dc.subjectAgeden_US
dc.subjectGeriatricsen_US
dc.subjectMovementen_US
dc.subjectOrthopaedicsen_US
dc.titleAn assessment of mobility and fall behaviour among older patients admitted to the orthopaedic outpatient clinic [Ortopedı polıklınığıne başvuran yaşli hastalarin mobılıte ve düşme davranişlarinin değerlendırılmesi]en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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