Fear of falling in elderly people living in a nursing home—perspective from Manisa

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dc.contributor.authorTavsanli N.G.
dc.contributor.authorTurkmen S.N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:13:49Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:13:49Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractOur study aimed to determine the level of fear of falling in elderly nursing home residents. The research population consisted of all the elderly residents of Manisa Municipal Nursing Home between November 2011 and February 2012. The 76 elderly people who agreed to participate were included in the study. A demographics formand the Tinetti Falls Efficacy Scale were used in data collection. The statistical analysis of the data was performed using SPSS 15.0, using percentage calculations, the t-test and Cronbach's alpha. The mean score on the Tinetti Falls Efficacy Scale for elderly individuals was found to be 4.57 ± 3.80. 57.9% of the old people feared falling while taking a bath, 59.2%while going to bed or getting up, and 53.6% while sitting down or getting up from a chair. It was found that mean fear of falling scores were significantly higher in elderly individuals with chronic diseases, sleep problems and urinary incontinence. © 2015 Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.issn00309982
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/16423
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherPakistan Medical Association
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectarthritis
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectbath
dc.subjectcardiovascular disease
dc.subjectchronic disease
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectdiabetes mellitus
dc.subjectfalling
dc.subjectFalls Efficacy Scale
dc.subjectfear
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman experiment
dc.subjecthypertension
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectnursing home patient
dc.subjectsleep disorder
dc.subjecturine incontinence
dc.subjectvery elderly
dc.titleFear of falling in elderly people living in a nursing home—perspective from Manisa
dc.typeArticle

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