The role of geriatric assessment tests and anthropometric measurements in identifying the risk of falls in elderly nursing home residents

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Yardimci), Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, the Department of Internal Medicine (Aran), Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, the Department of General Surgery (Aksoy), Bahcesehir University Medical Faculty, the Department of Nursing Home (Demir, Tezcan), Balikli Rum Hospital, Istanbul, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Ozkaya), Kirklareli University Health School, Kırklareli, and the Department of the Health Management Section (Kaptanoglu), Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Yardimci), Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, the Department of Internal Medicine (Aran), Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, the Department of General Surgery (Aksoy), Bahcesehir University Medical Faculty, the Department of Nursing Home (Demir, Tezcan), Balikli Rum Hospital, Istanbul, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Ozkaya), Kirklareli University Health School, Kırklareli, and the Department of the Health Management Section (Kaptanoglu), Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Yardimci), Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, the Department of Internal Medicine (Aran), Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, the Department of General Surgery (Aksoy), Bahcesehir University Medical Faculty, the Department of Nursing Home (Demir, Tezcan), Balikli Rum Hospital, Istanbul, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Ozkaya), Kirklareli University Health School, Kırklareli, and the Department of the Health Management Section (Kaptanoglu), Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Yardimci), Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, the Department of Internal Medicine (Aran), Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, the Department of General Surgery (Aksoy), Bahcesehir University Medical Faculty, the Department of Nursing Home (Demir, Tezcan), Balikli Rum Hospital, Istanbul, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Ozkaya), Kirklareli University Health School, Kırklareli, and the Department of the Health Management Section (Kaptanoglu), Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Yardimci), Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, the Department of Internal Medicine (Aran), Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, the Department of General Surgery (Aksoy), Bahcesehir University Medical Faculty, the Department of Nursing Home (Demir, Tezcan), Balikli Rum Hospital, Istanbul, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Ozkaya), Kirklareli University Health School, Kırklareli, and the Department of the Health Management Section (Kaptanoglu), Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Yardimci), Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, the Department of Internal Medicine (Aran), Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, the Department of General Surgery (Aksoy), Bahcesehir University Medical Faculty, the Department of Nursing Home (Demir, Tezcan), Balikli Rum Hospital, Istanbul, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Ozkaya), Kirklareli University Health School, Kırklareli, and the Department of the Health Management Section (Kaptanoglu), Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

From the Department of Internal Medicine (Yardimci), Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, the Department of Internal Medicine (Aran), Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, the Department of General Surgery (Aksoy), Bahcesehir University Medical Faculty, the Department of Nursing Home (Demir, Tezcan), Balikli Rum Hospital, Istanbul, the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Ozkaya), Kirklareli University Health School, Kırklareli, and the Department of the Health Management Section (Kaptanoglu), Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey