EVALUATION OF HOME ACCIDENTS AND FALL BEHAVIORS OF ELDERLY

Sahin H., ERKAL S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.19, no.3, pp.195-201, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.195-201
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: This study was conducted to evaluate home accidents sustained by the elderly in previous year by using the questionnaire develop by the researcher and also evaluate the fall behavior of the elderly using the "falls behavioral scale" included 175 elderly residents in the Ovacik district of Kirikkale province, Turkey.