Geriatrik Bireylerde Düşme Riskinin Değerlendirilmesi
Articles > Review · 2020
Authors: Dilek Doruk Kondakcı, Aslı KILAVUZ
Yaşlı Sorunları Araştırma Dergisi, Other Refereed National Journals, National, Diğer endeksler, 2020, vol 13, pp 56-63
Summary
<p><br></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="t1"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="td1" style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 8px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="s1" style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="t1"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="td1" style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 8px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">Falls are among the most important geriatric problems encountered in the elderly. Fall; It is defined as where the individual loses his balance and goes from top to bottom. Comprehensive geriatric assessment is of great importance for older individuals. Awareness should be raised in health personnel that the falls to which elderly individuals are exposed are not a situation related to aging. Fall risk factors in the elderly; advanced age, cognitive and sensory disorders, loss of strength in the lower extremities, walking and balance problems, fall history, multiple drug use and environmental factors are important conditions. Different scales are used when evaluating the fall risks. It is of great importance to take protective measures to prevent falls. In this article, the evaluation of the fall risks of elderly individuals in the group with high fall risk and the tools used in the evaluation are discussed. The purpose of this review is to emphasize the risk factors and their evaluation in order to prevent falls in the elderly.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>