@article{ref1,
title="The role of geriatric assessment tests and anthropometric measurements in identifying the risk of falls in elderly nursing home residents",
journal="Saudi medical journal",
year="2016",
author="Yardimci, Bulent and Aran, Sinan N. and Ozkaya, Ismail and Aksoy, Sevki M. and Demir, Tarik and Tezcan, Gulsen and Kaptanoglu, Aysegul Y.",
volume="37",
number="10",
pages="1101-1108",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To determine the relation among the risk of falls, geriatric assessment, and anthropometric measurements, including the mini mental state examination, geriatric depression scale, handgrip test, and key pinch test. <br><br>METHODS: This prospective study included 89 residents hospitalized between May 2014 and September 2015 in the geriatric care unit of the Istanbul Balikli Rum Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Patients were followed-up for one year, and their falls were recorded. Medical records of the included patients were retrieved and analyzed. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 89 patients, comprising 37 men and 52 women with an average age of 75.8 +/- 8.2 years were included in the study. The residents' annual falling averages were 1.0 +/- 1.5. The most significant factors were identified to be predicted muscle mass, skeletal muscle index, whole body bioimpedance, dominant arm muscle strength, dominant arm bioimpedance, and free fat mass.  CONCLUSIONS: The mini mental test, geriatric depression scale and lawton-brody scale combined with the handgrip, 6-meters walking, and bioimpedance tests are favorable for detecting the risk of falls and recurrent falls in vulnerable elderly nursing home residents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0379-5284",
doi="10.15537/smj.2016.10.15205",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.10.15205"
}