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

The Fatigue in Older Adults Living in a Rest Home: Prevalence and Associated Factors

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Fatigue; Older People--Abuse of
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Self-reported questionairres

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 92

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Altinordu
    • Ordu, Altinordu, Turkey, 52100
      • Sevim ACARÖZ CANDAN

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The older adults living in a rest home

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Total sample; This group consists of older adults living in a rest home, who are proper for inclusion criteria	Other: Self-reported questionairres; the fatigue will be determined through self reported questionnairres

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Fall Severity Scale (FSS)	The FSS is the most frequently used scale among the unidimensional scales which have been developed to assess fatigue. The scale rates the fatigue with nine items, For each item, the patient is asked to grade the fatigue level between 1 and 7, where 1 indicates strong disagreement and 7 indicates strong agreement. A score of 28 or higher generally indicates presence of fatigue.	5 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Strength assessment	Quadriceps strength and handgrip strength will be measured by digital dynamometers named as Lafayette and Jamar dynamometers, respectively. Quadriceps strength will be measured in a sitting position with hip and knee flexed 90 degrees. The participants extend the knee and the examiner applies an opposite force to break this position. This test will be performed three times and the maximum value will be recorded in a kilogram. The handgrip strength will be assessed according to the American Society of Hand Therapists. The participants will be asked to squeeze as forcefull as possible the dynamometer. The maximum score of three trials will be recorded in kliograms.	5 minutes
Functional Capacity	Six-minutes walk test will be used to evaluate the functional capacity or cardiorespiratory fitness. The participants will be walking in a 30-meter corridor for 6-minutes. If necessary the participants can use the walking assistive devices and take a rest. The total distance will be recorded in meters.	6-10 minutes
Physical Function	Short Physical Performance Battery will be used to measure physical functioning. This battery includes 3 subdomains (gait speed, balance and chair stand test). The totatl score changes between 0 and 12. The higher score indicates better performance.	5 minutes
Boddy mass index	The body measures (weight and height) will be assessed in kilograms and meters. The index will be calculated by dividing body weight by height squared.	2 minutes
Physical activity habits	Physical activity habits will be determined with a question" How many times did you exercise for 30 minutes or more with a certain tempo?" This question will be recorded as a dichotomous variable, 1 indicates present physical activity habits (>2 times) and 0 no physical activity habits (<3 times).	1 minutes
Body mass	The weight will be measured in kilograms without shoes and within thin clothes	30 seconds.
Body Height	The height will be determined in an erect standing position as centimeters.	30 seconds

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 23, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 31, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): February 5, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 28, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 28, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): January 30, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 21, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 19, 2020
• Last Verified: February 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: fatigue; older adults; physical function; strength; nursing homes
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Fatigue
• Other Study ID Numbers: OrduU7

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No