The last station before fracture: Assessment of falling and loss of balance in elderly

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dc.authoridTuna, Filiz/0000-0002-9563-8028
dc.authorwosidYavuz, Selçuk/G-5201-2016
dc.authorwosidtuna, filiz/ABD-4110-2020
dc.contributor.authorKoyuncu, Gulay
dc.contributor.authorTuna, Filiz
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Selcuk
dc.contributor.authorKabayel, Derya Demirbak
dc.contributor.authorKoyuncu, Mesut
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, Hande
dc.contributor.authorSut, Necdet
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:54:10Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:54:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: This study aims to investigate the rate of balance disorders and risk of falling in the geriatric population who do not complain of a balance disorder. Patients and methods: Sixty-eight elderly participants (24 males, 44 females; mean age 72.1 +/- 5.5 years), who were admitted to outpatient clinic between May 2012 and September 2012, were included in the study. Demographic data were recorded. Participants were divided into two age groups as young old (65-74 years) and old (75-85 years). Static balance was evaluated with Sharpened Romberg and the one-legged stance test. The dynamic balance and walking of the individuals were evaluated with Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Tinetti (balance and gait) test (TT), and 20-meter walk test. Results: None of the participants had sought medical help due to loss of balance or falling. According to BBS, 41% of the participants had a moderate risk of falling; 66% had moderate and high risk of falling according to TT; and 63% of them had a high risk of falling according to TUG. Thirty-four percent of elderly had experienced at least one fall over the last year. Loss of balance was more significant in women and number of falls was more (p<0.05). The total evaluation results in TUG and TT for the individuals in the young old group were better than the individuals in the older age group in terms of balance. Conclusion: Loss of balance is a common finding in geriatric individuals and is associated with the risk of falling. Physicians, who frequently encounter with the geriatric population, should take this condition into account even for the patients who do not complain of a balance disorder. Thus, rehabilitation may be an option to prevent the fall and related complications, through the evaluation of balance.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5606/tftrd.2017.90757
dc.identifier.endpage22en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-0234
dc.identifier.issn1308-6316
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85016184511en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage14en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5606/tftrd.2017.90757
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/18957
dc.identifier.volume63en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000400722700004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherBaycinar Medical Publ-Baycinar Tibbi Yayinciliken_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkiye Fiziksel Tip Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi-Turkish Journal Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitationen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectBalanceen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectFall Risken_US
dc.subjectOlder-Adultsen_US
dc.titleThe last station before fracture: Assessment of falling and loss of balance in elderlyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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