PREVALENCE OF FALLS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG AGED POPULATION: COMMUNITY BASED COSS-SECTIONAL STUDY FROM TURKEY

Cevizci S., ULUOCAK Ş., ASLAN C., GÖKULU G., BİLİR O., BAKAR C.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.23, sa.3, ss.233-239, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.233-239
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: elderly, fall, risk factors, quality of life, Canakkale, OLDER-PEOPLE, FEAR
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors of falls among persons aged 65 years and older in Canakkale, Turkey.