Falls, fear of falling and related factors in community-dwelling individuals aged 80 and over in Turkey
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, vol.39, no.1, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 39 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.1111/ajag.12673
- Journal Name: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
- Keywords: accidental falls, aged, 80 and over, prevalence, risk factors
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence of falls, fear of falling (FOF) and related factors in individuals aged 80 and over living in the Balcova district of Izmir.