Investigation of Sarcopenia and Physical Fitness Levels of Geriatric Individuals Living in Nursing Homes and at Home

Hacettepe University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Geriatric Individuals

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06394648

E-59394181-604.01-83960

Details and patient eligibility

About

To examine the sarcopenia and physical fitness levels of geriatric individuals living in nursing homes and at home. Considering these aims, our working hypotheses are;

H1: There is a difference in sarcopenia level between geriatric individuals living in a nursing home and at home.

H2: There is a difference in dynapenia levels between geriatric individuals living in a nursing home and at home.

H3: There is a difference in physical fitness between geriatric individuals living in a nursing home and at home.

Full description

Geriatric individuals living in the Nursing Home and at home will be included in the research. Within the scope of the study, anterior thigh thickness of geriatric individuals will be evaluated by ultrasonography and the presence of sarcopenia will be determined according to the Sonographic T-high Adjustment Rate (STAR) method, and the presence of dynapenia will be determined according to hand grip strength in individuals without sarcopenia. Additionally, the physical fitness of geriatric individuals in both groups will be evaluated with the Senior Fitness test. The study will be carried out with 100 geriatric individuals. As a result of the study, individuals in the groups will be compared in terms of the presence of sarcopenia and dynapenia and physical fitness.

Enrollment

103 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65 to 85 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Getting a score between 24 and 30 on the Mini Mental State Exam
Living in a nursing home for at least six months (for nursing home residents)
Ability to stand without assistance for at least 90 seconds

Exclusion criteria

Inability to communicate verbally
Using a walking aid
Elderly people with severe visual impairment, neurological disorders and/or congestive heart failure
Older adults for whom exercise is not recommended