Physical Performance Levels and Social Participation in Elderly Living In Urban and Rural Areas

Eldrely Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Physical Performance Levels of Elderly Living In Urban and Rural Areas on Social Participation, Social Functioning, and Quality of Life

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05579457
• Other study ID #: 72867572.050.01.04.2953
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 4, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 12, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: Suleyman Demirel University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of physical performance levels of elderly living in rural and urban areas on social participation, social functioning, and quality of life.

Method: A total of 418 volunteer elderly aged 65 and over living in rural (42.3%) and urban (57.7%) areas participated in this study. The Mini-Mental State Examination, Short Physical Performance Battery, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale for Older Adults, Leisure Time subscale of the Social Functioning Scale and the Community Integration Questionnaire were applied to participants.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 418
• Est. completion date: March 12, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: May 7, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• individuals over the age of 65 years who received a score of =24 from the Mini-Mental State Examination were included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• elderly who were unable to communicate verbally, were unable to move independently, had undergone any operations in the last 6 months, had been diagnosed with cancer, or had severe vision loss, stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or other neurological diseases were excluded from the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eldrely

Intervention

Other:
• Short Physical Performance Battery
The SPPB was applied to determine the physical performance levels of the elderly. This test is a valid and reliable test that measures the performance of the lower extremities and can be applied for elderly. The SPPB included three sections: getting up from a chair, standing balance, and walking speed. At the end of these tests, the scores of the three sections were calculated and higher scores were evaluated as reflecting higher levels of physical performance

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Tahir KESKIN	Isparta	Merkez

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Suleyman Demirel University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Community Integration Questionnaire	The questionnaire consists of a total of 18 questions and the highest total score attainable is 35. A total score of 0 is evaluated as no social participation and a total score of 35 is evaluated as full social participation, with an increase in the total score indicating an increase in social participation	02.04.2021
Secondary	Social Functioning Scale (	The SFS is a tool that evaluates the social role functions of individuals. It has been determined that the SFS is a valid and reliable scale for use in Turkish society	02.04.2021