"Income Level and Its Effect in Older Adults"

Begüm AKAR

Status: Completed

Conditions: Older Adults (65 Years and Older)

Treatments: Behavioral: behavioral; Other: Behavioral Treatment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07248293

Pamukkale U

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of income level on cognitive function, pain, balance, lower extremity performance, gait, occupational competence, depression, and health-promoting behaviors in older adults.

Enrollment: 223 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being 65 years of age or older
• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Elderly individuals scoring 6 or higher on the Hodkinson Mental Test

Exclusion criteria

• Elderly individuals who cannot communicate due to conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or psychosis
• Having another chronic disease that may cause pain (rheumatic diseases, hemiplegia, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, etc.)
• Having a neurological disease (hemiplegia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, vertigo, epilepsy, etc.)
• Being blind
• Having orthopedic, neurological, or mental disabilities

Trial design

223 participants in 2 patient groups

minimum wage

Description:

Minimum Wage Group: The elderly in this group consist of older adults earning a minimum wage.

Treatment:

Other: Behavioral Treatment

Behavioral: behavioral

above minimum wage group

Description:

Above Minimum Wage Group: The elderly in this group consist of older adults whose income levels are above the minimum wage threshold.

Treatment:

Other: Behavioral Treatment

Behavioral: behavioral