With aging, the ability to walk, functional performance, Decreases in muscle strength and posture can be seen in control. Due to these elderly people will not ever even in an area may fall. Falls among elderly; with physical weakness, serious psychosocial problems (negative impact on quality of life) and most importantly, a danger associated with living and overcome social problems that can lead to very large.
Falls in elderly, injury usually, failure and death causes. However,, as falls and the related injuries and health organizations to contact the growing problem comes from the very beginning of.
Falls 65 main cause of death in individuals over age and health is the reason. Falls in elderly, medical and economic consequences of a major health problem in terms of society is . Each year, about society % 35-40 Elderly falls. 65Rate of fall between the ages of -79 % 34'Door. This rate increased with age; 80-89 Years of age % 45–50, 90 years and over % 56To come up. Falling causes % 26Its GDP to muscle weakness, gait or balance problems and % 25Percent is dizziness or vertigo.
Falls, individual motivation fear of falling into inactivity, force, balance and agility, regardless of the reduction usually leads to the loss of self-care activities. Physical function of elderly people have fallen in the future cause they restrict the activities. The results of these as well as fall; injury, fall as a result of water loss, bed sores, The loss of body heat and zatüree, broken, dependency on other people, movement restrictions, degradation of living standards, function decline in, decline in the quality of life, psychological results, death, hospital can be summarized as.
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