Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults

Halic University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Geriatrics

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05398523

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Details and patient eligibility

About

In order to maintain independence and prevent disability, it is essential to identify associated factors and reduce functional loss due to concomitant diseases. This study aimed to examine the effects of frailty, balance, and depression on the performance of activities of daily living in older adults. All participants were assessed using the Mini Mental State Test, simple FRAIL scale, Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form, and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL).

Full description

As the global population becomes older, the importance of preserving health, function, and quality of life is being increasingly recognized. In order to maintain independence and prevent disability, it is essential to identify associated factors and reduce functional loss due to concomitant diseases. This study aimed to examine the effects of frailty, balance, and depression on the performance of activities of daily living in older adults. All participants were assessed using the Mini Mental State Test, simple FRAIL scale, Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form, and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL).

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 65 years or older
• being able to understand and answer the questionnaires used for data collection
• having mental competency as demonstrated by a score higher than 20 on the Mini Mental State Test

Exclusion criteria

• limited ambulation
• psychological problems