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

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Akyol Y., Ulus Y., Tander B., Tomak L., Zahiroglu Y., Bilgici A., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.64, sa.3, ss.213-221, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.1687
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.213-221
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Balance, depression, falls, fear of falling, rheumatoid arthritis, OF-THE-LITERATURE, RISK-FACTORS, OLDER-ADULTS, DISEASE-ACTIVITY, ACTIVITY RESTRICTION, ELDERLY PERSONS, BALANCE, PREVALENCE, DEPRESSION, WOMEN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.