Balance performance and fear of falling in older patients with diabetics: a comparative study with non-diabetic elderly

Tander, Nazife; Atmaca, Aysegul; Ulus, Yasemin; Tura, Cigdem; Akyol, Yesim; Kuru, Omer

doi:10.5606/tftrd.2016.77861

Balance performance and fear of falling in older patients with diabetics: a comparative study with non-diabetic elderly

Tander B. , Atmaca A., Ulus Y., Tura C., Akyol Y., Kuru O.

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.62, ss.314-322, 2016 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 62 Konu: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tftrd.2016.77861
Dergi Adı: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Sayfa Sayısı: ss.314-322

Özet

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate balance performance and fear of falling (FOF) in older people with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) and the parameters affecting balance and FOF in older patients with DM.