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The effect of rısk factors for falls on actıvıtıes of daıly lıvıng and qualıty of lıfe ın gerıatrıc patıents

Geriatrik hastalarda düşme risk faktörlerinin günlük yaşam aktiviteleri ve yaşam kalitesine etkisi

Deniz Suna ERDİNÇLER
Selin UZ TUNÇAY
Arzu Razak ÖZDİNÇLER
Pages
245–252
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Data analyses were performed using SPSS, version 10.Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between the falls and the assessed risk factors as gender, visual problems, cataract, balance, walking, fear of falling (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of risk factors for falls on Quality of Life (QoL) and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in geriatric patients.Materials and Method: 105 voluntary geriatric patients from geriatrics polyclinic were received in our study.
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Key Findings & Data:Mental status (Mini Mental Status Examination), balance (Berg Balance Test, Timed Up and Go Test), walking (10-Meter Walking Test), fear of falling ( Tinetti's Falls Efficacy Scale), QoL (SF-12), ADL (Barthel Index) were evaluated.
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Conclusion & Impact:Data analyses were performed using SPSS, version 10.Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between the falls and the assessed risk factors as gender, visual problems, cataract, balance, walking, fear of falling (p
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of risk factors for falls on Quality of Life (QoL) and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in geriatric patients.Materials and Method: 105 voluntary geriatric patients from geriatrics polyclinic were received in our study. Mental status (Mini Mental Status Examination), balance (Berg Balance Test, Timed Up and Go Test), walking (10-Meter Walking Test), fear of falling ( Tinetti's Falls Efficacy Scale), QoL (SF-12), ADL (Barthel Index) were evaluated. Also demographic properties, assistive devices, falls in the previous year, diagnosed diseases, prescribed drugs, visual problems were examined. Data analyses were performed using SPSS, version 10.Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between the falls and the assessed risk factors as gender, visual problems, cataract, balance, walking, fear of falling (p

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Giriş: Çalışmanın amacı geriatrik hastalarda düşme risk faktörlerinin yaşam kalitesi ve günlük yaşam aktivitelerine (GYA) etkisini araştırmaktır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Geriatri polikliniğine başvuran 105 gönüllü geriatrik hasta çalışmaya alındı. Hastalar, mental durum (Standardize Mini Mental Test), denge (Berg Denge Skalası, Süreli Kalk ve Yürü Testi), yürüme (10 metre yürüme testi), düşme korkusu (Tinetti'nin Düşme Etkinlik Ölçeği), yaşam kalitesi (SF-12), GYA (Barthel İndeksi) yönünden değerlendirildi. Ayrıca hastaların, sosyo-demografik özellikleri, yardımcı yürüme cihazı kullanımı, son bir yıldaki düşme sayısı, tanısı konmuş hastalıkları, kullandığı ilaçlar, görme problemi varlığı sorgulandı. Çalışmanın veri analizinde SPSS 10.0 istatistik programı kullanıldı.Bulgular: Değerlendirdiğimiz risk faktörlerinden cinsiyet, görme problemi, katarakt, denge, yürüme, düşme korkusu ile düşme arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur (p

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ERDİNÇLER, D. S., TUNÇAY, S. U., ÖZDİNÇLER, A. R. (2022). The effect of rısk factors for falls on actıvıtıes of daıly lıvıng and qualıty of lıfe ın gerıatrıc patıents. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 3, 245–252. https://ajindex.com/articles/624091

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