PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yardimci, Bulent
AU  - Aran, Sinan N.
AU  - Ozkaya, Ismail
AU  - Aksoy, Sevki M.
AU  - Demir, Tarik
AU  - Tezcan, Gulsen
AU  - Kaptanoglu, Aysegul Y.
TI  - The role of geriatric assessment tests and anthropometric measurements in identifying the risk of falls in elderly nursing home residents
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2016.10.15205
DP  - 2016 Oct 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1101--1108
VI  - 37
IP  - 10
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/10/1101.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/10/1101.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2016 Oct 01; 37
AB  - 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.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.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.