TY - JOUR
T1 - Tiredness and subsequent disability in older adults: The role of walking limitations.
AU - Avlund, Kirsten
AU - Rantanen, Taina
AU - Schroll, Marianne
N1 - Keywords: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Disability Evaluation; Fatigue; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Mobility Limitation; Questionnaires; Regression Analysis; Walking
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - BACKGROUND: The purposes of the present study are to analyze whether tiredness in daily activities is associated with subsequent disability among nondisabled older adults and whether this association is mediated by walking limitations. METHODS: The investigation is based on baseline and follow-up data on 419 nondisabled 75-year-old persons in Jyväskylä, Finland, and Glostrup, Denmark. Onset of disability was measured by a validated scale based on seven items: combing hair, washing upper body, washing lower body, using the toilet, dressing upper body, dressing lower body, and cutting fingernails. Tiredness was measured by a validated scale based on the following items: using the toilet, washing and dressing lower body, and cutting toenails. Maximal walking speed was assessed by a 10-meter test. RESULTS: Tiredness in daily activities was significantly associated with subsequent disability when adjusted for walking limitations. CONCLUSION: The present findings indicate that it is important to take it seriously when older persons complain about tiredness, as these people are at higher risk of onset of disability.
AB - BACKGROUND: The purposes of the present study are to analyze whether tiredness in daily activities is associated with subsequent disability among nondisabled older adults and whether this association is mediated by walking limitations. METHODS: The investigation is based on baseline and follow-up data on 419 nondisabled 75-year-old persons in Jyväskylä, Finland, and Glostrup, Denmark. Onset of disability was measured by a validated scale based on seven items: combing hair, washing upper body, washing lower body, using the toilet, dressing upper body, dressing lower body, and cutting fingernails. Tiredness was measured by a validated scale based on the following items: using the toilet, washing and dressing lower body, and cutting toenails. Maximal walking speed was assessed by a 10-meter test. RESULTS: Tiredness in daily activities was significantly associated with subsequent disability when adjusted for walking limitations. CONCLUSION: The present findings indicate that it is important to take it seriously when older persons complain about tiredness, as these people are at higher risk of onset of disability.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17167163
SN - 1079-5006
VL - 61
SP - 1201
EP - 1205
JO - Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences
IS - 11
ER -