2016
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.10.15205
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The role of geriatric assessment tests and anthropometric measurements in identifying the risk of falls in elderly nursing home residents

Abstract: 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 pat… Show more

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“…Os instrumentos de avaliação do estado mental mais utilizados são o Geriatric Depression Scale (9,26) , e o Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) (17,24,26) .…”
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“…Os instrumentos de avaliação do estado mental mais utilizados são o Geriatric Depression Scale (9,26) , e o Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) (17,24,26) .…”
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“…A heterogeneidade dos estudos manifesta-se ainda nas diferenças das amostras, com relação à idade, pois alguns avaliam o risco em idosos com idade igual ou superior a 65 anos (11,26) e outros, em pessoas com idade superior a 80 anos (16) e de funcionalidade. (27) .…”
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“…RCT (35) Cross-sectional (45) Pilot study (5) Cohort study (4) Quasi-experimental (5) Prospective study (3) [ 29,30,32,35,38,41,[43][44][45][47][48][49][50]53,57,64,65,69,70,[72][73][74][76][77][78][79][80]83,[85][86][87][88]90,98,101,104,106,107,112,113,[115][116][117][118][119][120][121][122][123]…”
Section: Strength Testsmentioning
confidence: 99%