The Associated Factors With Fatigue in Older Adults Living in a Rest Home

T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Status: Completed

Conditions: Older People--Abuse of; Fatigue

Treatments: Other: Self-reported questionairres

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04247789

OrduU7

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fatigue is an important and prevalent problem in older adults. The ratio of fatigue may rise in older adults who live in nursing homes/rest homes. In the literature, a few studies investigated the prevalence of fatigue, and there is no study explaining the associated factors. The aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of fatigue in rest home residents and to determine the associated variables with fatigue.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age older than 65 years
• able to walk with/without walking device
• living at a rest home for at least 12 months
• being voluntary for all assessments

Exclusion criteria

• had a cognitive problem (MMSE<24 scores)
• had a neurologic disorder
• had a cancer history
• had uncontrolled cardiopulmonary dysfunction

Trial design

92 participants in 1 patient group

Total sample

Description:

This group consists of older adults living in a rest home, who are proper for inclusion criteria

Treatment:

Other: Self-reported questionairres