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AN ASSESSMENT OF MOBILITY AND FALL BEHAVIOUR AMONG OLDER PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE ORTHOPAEDIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC

ORTOPEDI POLIKLINIĞINE BAŞVURAN YAŞLI HASTALARIN MOBILITE VE DÜŞME DAVRANIŞLARININ DEĞERLENDIRILMESI

Ahmet YILDIRIM
Duygu İlke YILDIRIM
Pages
295–304
Publication Date
2022-11-04
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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 previousyear had higher mean Falls Behavioural Scale scores (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: 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 specifythe 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 178older patients.
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Key Findings & Data:Data for the study were collected with the sociodemographic questionnaireform, 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.
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Conclusion & Impact: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 previousyear had higher mean Falls Behavioural Scale scores (p
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Introduction: 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 specifythe 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 178older patients. Data for the study were collected with the sociodemographic questionnaireform, 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 thepatients who fell within the previous year; had a statistically significant level of low physicalactivity (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 previousyear had higher mean Falls Behavioural Scale scores (p

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Giriş: Yaşlı bireylerde istenmeyen düşmeler sonucu; ölümcül olan ve olmayan yaralanmalar meydana gelebilir. Bu çalışma yaşlı hastalarda düşme ile ilgili risk faktörlerini saptamak ve özellikle yaşlılarda düşmenin önlenmesi için zamanında alınabilecek güvenlik önlemlerini belirlemek için yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: : Tanımlayıcı, kesitsel bir çalışma olan araştırmamıza 178 yaşlı hasta dahil edilmiştir. Çalışma verileri; sosyodemografik anket formu, Rivermead Mobilite İndeksi ve Yaşlılar İçin Düşme Davranışları Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza katılan 178 hastanın yaş ortalaması 67.14±5.95 olup; %56.7’si kadın (n=101), %43.3’ü erkekti (n=77). Düşme korkusu olan hastaların ve son 1 yıl içinde düşme öyküsü olan hastaların anlamlı derecede fiziksel aktivite yapmadığı belirlendi (p=0.019, p=0.033). Yaşlı erkeklerin (p=0.002), 80 yaş ve üzerinde olanların, evlilerin, lise mezunu olanların, sürekli ilaç kullanımı olanların, son bir yıl içinde düşenlerin; Yaşlılar İçin Düşme Davranışları Ölçeği’ne göre puan ortalamaları anlamlı derecede daha yüksektir (p

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YILDIRIM, A., YILDIRIM, D. İ. (2022). AN ASSESSMENT OF MOBILITY AND FALL BEHAVIOUR AMONG OLDER PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE ORTHOPAEDIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 3, 295–304. https://ajindex.com/articles/623614

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