Falls, fear of falling and related factors in community-dwelling individuals aged 80 and over in Turkey

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ŞİMŞEK KESKİN H., Erkoyun E., AKÖZ A., Ergor A., Ucku R.

AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, cilt.39, sa.1, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2020
• Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ajag.12673
• Dergi Adı: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: 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
• Anahtar Kelimeler: accidental falls, aged, 80 and over, prevalence, risk factors
• Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.