RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The role of geriatric assessment tests and anthropometric measurements in identifying the risk of falls in elderly nursing home residents
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1101
OP 1108
DO 10.15537/smj.2016.10.15205
VO 37
IS 10
A1 Yardimci, Bulent
A1 Aran, Sinan N.
A1 Ozkaya, Ismail
A1 Aksoy, Sevki M.
A1 Demir, Tarik
A1 Tezcan, Gulsen
A1 Kaptanoglu, Aysegul Y.
YR 2016
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/37/10/1101.abstract
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.