The prevalence of home injuries among elderly people in Samsun, Turkey, and the influencing factors

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Dogan H., Canbaz S., Tander B., Peksen Y., Canturk F., Oruc N. O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.40, no.4, pp.651-658, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 40 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2010
• Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-0903-17
• Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.651-658
• Keywords: Elderly, home injury, falls, home-screen scale, geriatric depression scale, OLDER-PEOPLE, CARE, DEPRESSION, ACCIDENTS, SCALE, FALLS, RISK
• Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Home injuries are a serious public health problem for the elderly Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of home injuries among elderly people in Samsun, Turkey, and the influencing factors