Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults

Geriatrics Clinical Trial

Official title:

Association of Frailty, Balance, and Depression With Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05398523
• Other study ID #: ssaka5
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 11, 2020
• Est. completion date: January 10, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Halic University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial 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).

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).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 85
• Est. completion date: January 10, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: September 27, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Geriatrics

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Haliç University	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Halic University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (2)

Marques LT, Rodrigues NC, Angeluni EO, Dos Santos Pessanha FPA, da Cruz Alves NM, Freire Júnior RC, Ferriolli E, de Abreu DCC. Balance Evaluation of Prefrail and Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Jul/Sep;42(3):176-182. doi: — View Citation

Vieira ER, Da Silva RA, Severi MT, Barbosa AC, Amick Iii BC, Zevallos JC, Martinez IL, Chaves PHM. Balance and Gait of Frail, Pre-Frail, and Robust Older Hispanics. Geriatrics (Basel). 2018 Jul 18;3(3). pii: E42. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics3030042. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Mini Mental State Test	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	at the enrollment
Secondary	FRAIL scale	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	at the enrollment
Secondary	Berg Balance Scale	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	at the enrollment
Secondary	Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form	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	at the enrollment
Secondary	Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale	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)	at the enrollment