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

Akyol, Yesim; Ulus, Yasemin; Tander, NAZİFE; Tomak, Leman; Zahiroglu, Yeliz; Bilgici, Ayhan; Kuru, Omer

doi:10.5606/tftrd.2018.1687

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

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 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 64 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.1687
Title of Journal : TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Page Numbers: pp.213-221

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.