FACTORS RELATED TO FALLS AND THE FEAR OF FALLING AMONG ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

SAVAŞ E. S., YENAL S., Akcicek F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.464-473, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.125
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.464-473
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Accidental Falls, Emergency Service, Hospital, Fear, Geriatrics, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, OLDER-ADULTS, RISK, OPPORTUNITIES, EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: This study was conducted to investigate the fear of falling and admissions related to falls, also the associated factors with each of them among elderly patients who are admitted to the emergency department.