TY - JOUR
T1 - Tiredness in daily activities among nondisabled old people as determinant of onset of disability.
AU - Avlund, Kirsten
AU - Damsgaard, Mogens Trab
AU - Sakari-Rantala, Ritva
AU - Laukkanen, Pia
AU - Schroll, Marianne
N1 - Keywords: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Chronic Disease; Cognition; Depression; Disabled Persons; Exercise; Fatigue; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Status; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Logistic Models; Male; Risk Factors
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The purpose of this article was to examine whether self-reported tiredness in daily activities at age 75 is an independent determinant of onset of disability at 5-year follow-up. The investigation is based on two subgroups of nondisabled participants of 75 year olds who survived and participated in the follow-up study 5 years later (n = 510 and 429). Persons who felt tired in their daily activities had a larger risk of becoming disabled in mobility (OR = 3.2, 95% CI = 1.4-7.6) and in daily activities (OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.0-4.2) compared to persons without tiredness. In addition, persons with poor cognitive function, little diversity in social relations and no physical activity had an independent risk of onset of disability. The results indicate that it is important to take it seriously when older people complain about tiredness in daily activities, as these people are at higher risk of becoming disabled than others.
AB - The purpose of this article was to examine whether self-reported tiredness in daily activities at age 75 is an independent determinant of onset of disability at 5-year follow-up. The investigation is based on two subgroups of nondisabled participants of 75 year olds who survived and participated in the follow-up study 5 years later (n = 510 and 429). Persons who felt tired in their daily activities had a larger risk of becoming disabled in mobility (OR = 3.2, 95% CI = 1.4-7.6) and in daily activities (OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.0-4.2) compared to persons without tiredness. In addition, persons with poor cognitive function, little diversity in social relations and no physical activity had an independent risk of onset of disability. The results indicate that it is important to take it seriously when older people complain about tiredness in daily activities, as these people are at higher risk of becoming disabled than others.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12464372
SN - 0895-4356
VL - 55
SP - 965
EP - 973
JO - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
IS - 10
ER -