TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The role of geriatric assessment tests and anthropometric measurements in identifying the risk of falls in elderly nursing home residents
JO  - Saudi medical journal
A1  - Yardimci, Bulent
A1  - Aran, Sinan N.
A1  - Ozkaya, Ismail
A1  - Aksoy, Sevki M.
A1  - Demir, Tarik
A1  - Tezcan, Gulsen
A1  - Kaptanoglu, Aysegul Y.
SP  - 1101
EP  - 1108
VL  - 37
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-5284
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.10.15205
ID  - ref1
ER  -