Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults

Completed

• Conditions: Geriatrics

• Registration Number: NCT05398523
• Lead Sponsor: Halic University

Brief Summary

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).

Detailed 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).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-11
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-27
• Study Completion: 2021-01-10
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-26
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 85

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mini Mental State Test	at the enrollment	Cognitive function was assessed using the MMST, which consists of 11 items. The MMST has a maximum score of 30 points; scores above 24 points are considered sufficient and scores lower than 20 indicate cognitive impairment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
FRAIL scale	at the enrollment	This 5-item scale was developed by Morley et al. in 2012. People with a score of 0 points are regarded as normal, 1-2 points as pre-frail, and 3-5 points as frail
Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form	at the enrollment	The GDS-SF was used to assess the participants' depression level. The scale consists of 15 yes/no questions about the participant's feelings in the past week. Each item is scored 0 or 1, with a higher score indicating the presence of more depressive symptoms
Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale	at the enrollment	The scale consists of 8 items including information about using the telephone, preparing food, shopping, doing daily household chores, doing laundry, using transport, using drugs, and managing money. Scores range from 0 (dependent) to 8 (independent)
Berg Balance Scale	at the enrollment	Balance was assessed using the BBS, which was developed to measure balance performance. It includes 14 instructions, each of which is scored between 0-4 based on performance of the instruction. The BBS is administered in 10-20 minutes and the maximum score is 56. A score of 0-20 points indicates impaired balance, 21-40 points indicates acceptable balance, and 41-56 points indicates good balance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Haliç University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey