TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Home accidents and assistance in daily activities of older women in turkey
JO  - Educational gerontology
A1  - Erkal, Sibel
A1  - Sahin, Hande
SP  - 1086
EP  - 1099
VL  - 36
IS  - 12
N2  - This study analyzed the relation between incidents of at-home accidents and the assistance in daily activities of women age of 65+ living in the area of Dikmen Akpinar Health Care Unit in Ankara-Turkey. Of the women, 49.2% had experienced a home accident in the last 12 months. More than half of these accidents were caused by falling. Women over the age of 65 who were dependent with regard to daily activities had a significantly higher level of accident percentages. As the age and the dependence level in daily activities increased, the ratio of accidents increased.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-1277
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03601271003715954
ID  - ref1
ER  -