Factors Affecting Fatigue in Older Adults Receiving Home-Based Healthcare

Factors Affecting Fatigue in Older Adults Receiving Home-Based Healthcare

Background. Both fatigue and depression are common health problems in ageing. Aim. To explore the effect of depressive symptomatology on the presence of fatigue in home-care patients aged 65 years old and over. Methodology. A cross-sectional study was conducted on three "Help at Home" prog...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of caring sciences 2021-09, Vol.14 (3), p.1668-1676
Hauptverfasser: Kleisiaris, Christos F, Adamakidou, Theodoula, Maniou, Maria, Sapountzi-Krepia, Despina, Kourkouta, Lamprini
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Aging
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic illnesses
Comorbidity
Dementia
Diabetes
Fatigue
Females
Gender
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Multiple sclerosis
Older people
Social research
Statistical analysis
Yu, Lee
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Zusammenfassung:Background. Both fatigue and depression are common health problems in ageing. Aim. To explore the effect of depressive symptomatology on the presence of fatigue in home-care patients aged 65 years old and over. Methodology. A cross-sectional study was conducted on three "Help at Home" programs in the region of Crete, Greece. The sample consisted of 300 beneficiaries' elders. Depressive symptomatology was assessed using the Greek version of the BECK Depression Inventory scale (BECK DI) and the presence of fatigue was assessed by the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS). Results. The majority of the participants were female (55.3%), mean age was 78.3 ± 7.4 years, 43% were aged >80 years old and 11.3% were bedridden. Fatigue incidence (MFIS score>46) was 58.7%. Depression was significantly associated with higher rates of fatigue (betas=0.687, p
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X