Falls, fear of falling, and associated factors in ambulatory patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A comparative study with healthy controls

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Akyol Y., Ulus Y., Tander B., Tomak L., Zahiroglu Y., Bilgici A., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, vol.64, no.3, pp.213-221, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.1687
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.213-221
  • Keywords: Balance, depression, falls, fear of falling, rheumatoid arthritis, OF-THE-LITERATURE, RISK-FACTORS, OLDER-ADULTS, DISEASE-ACTIVITY, ACTIVITY RESTRICTION, ELDERLY PERSONS, BALANCE, PREVALENCE, DEPRESSION, WOMEN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to compare fall history and fear of falling (FOF) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy controls and to evaluate associated factors for fall risk and FOF in patients with RA.