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Incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults in Turkey and its relationship with pain and insomnia.

Hülya K AltintasGülbahar Korkmaz Aslan
Published in: International journal of nursing practice (2019)
In this study, falls were observed as a common problem among community-dwelling older adults, and pain and insomnia were determined as risk factors for falls. Therefore, pain and insomnia should be addressed when prevention of falls among community-dwelling older adults are planned by health care professionals including nurses.
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