Özet:

Falling with increasing age is a health problem which causes high mortality and morbidity in elderly. Falls affect individuals physiologically and psychologically negatively. Causes of falls are due to internal and external factors. Within the scope of the TUBITAK 1001 Project No.115M548 titled as “Anthropometric Dimensions of the Elderly People of Anatolia”; data were collected from 2721 individuals in seven regions and 26 provinces of both sexes and three age groups (65-74, 75-84, 85+). All the acquired data will be transferred to the database with an evaluation of SPSS 22.00 program so a data bank has constituted for falling situations and demographic information of older adults in Turkey. According to the research, there was a statistically significant relationship between falling and gender and regions. Falls are more common in women than men. The regions with the highest fall rates are Black Sea and Southeastern Anatolia. In addition, a statistically significant relationship was found between the fear of falling increases in women by age, and it is highest in the Black Sea region. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between age and injuries. It was also found that women were injured more than men and fractures occurred due to falls. In addition, participants aged 85 and over mostly experienced falling within the dwelling, while individuals in the 65-74 and 75-84 age groups fell more in the environment. There were more falls in the dwelling for women and in the environment for men. Risk factors for falls that cause high morbidity and mortality with the increasing age should be determined, and individuals’ participation in social life should be supported by making indoor and outdoor arrangements.