RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BALANCE AND FEAR OF FALLING IN GERIATRIC TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

Işıntaş Arık, MELTEM; Kiloatar, HÜMEYRA; Onbaşı, KEVSER

doi:10.21653/tfrd.390337

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BALANCE AND FEAR OF FALLING IN GERIATRIC TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS

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Işıntaş Arık M., Kiloatar H., Onbaşı K.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY REHABILITATION-FIZYOTERAPI REHABILITASYON, vol.29, no.3, pp.53-58, 2018 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 29 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.21653/tfrd.390337
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY REHABILITATION-FIZYOTERAPI REHABILITASYON
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.53-58
Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare balance parameters and fear of falling in geriatric individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and to investigate the relationship between balance and fear of falling in these groups.