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

Tander, NAZİFE; 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, vol.62, no.4, pp.314-322, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 62 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5606/tftrd.2016.77861
Title of Journal : TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Page Numbers: pp.314-322

Abstract

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.