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Incidence of home accidents in 65 years of age and older individuals and related factors
Turk Geriatri Dergisi · Ocak 2019
YÖKSİS Kayıtları
Incidence Of Home Accidents In 65 Individuals And Related Factors
The Turkish Journal of Geriatrics · 2019 SCI-Expanded
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Incidence Of Home Accidents In 65 Individuals And Related Factors
Turkish Journal of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi · 2019 SCI-Expanded
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Makale Bilgileri
DergiTurk Geriatri Dergisi
Yayın TarihiOcak 2019
Cilt / Sayfa22 · 38-47
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85065581717
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Özet
Introduction: This study aims to investigate the incidence and related factors of home accidents in old individuals living at home. Materials and Method: 1185 individuals aged 65 years and above, living in Niğde Province city centre participated in this sectional study. The data were collected through a survey form prepared by the researcher after literature review, Activities of Daily Living Assessment Form and Instrumental Daily Life Activities Form of Lawton and Brody. Chi-Square and logistic regression analysis were used for assessing the data. Results: Mean age of participants was 71.1±6.1 years, and incidence of home accidents within the past year was 20.3%. The most common accident types were falls (75.8%), cuts and injuries (12.1%) and burns (8.8%). Accidents occurred frequently in winter and in bedrooms or living rooms. In terms of underlying causes for home accidents, primary individual factors were loss of balance and lack of attention, while domestic risk factors were wet floor and tripping. Women and the people who were independent of the majority of basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) suffered more home accidents. Conclusion: More than a third of the old people, who had home accidents, experienced them twice or more within the past year. This indicates that home accidents have not been given sufficient attention. It is believed that adjusting home conditions of old people to prevent accidents and training them as well as their caregivers about home accidents can decrease such incidences.
Yazarlar (2)
1
Çiğdem Samanci Tekin
ORCID: 0000-0003-0895-1911
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Fatih Kara
Anahtar Kelimeler
Accidents
Aged
Home
Risk factors
Turkey
Kurumlar
Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University
Nigde Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Metrikler
4
Atıf
2
Yazar
5
Anahtar Kelime