TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Gerontopole Brussels Study group
AU - Knoop, Veerle
AU - Costenoble, Axelle
AU - Debain, Aziz
AU - Van der Meulen, Kristof
AU - De Vriendt, Patricia
AU - Gorus, Ellen
AU - Bravenboer, Bert
AU - Jansen, Bart
AU - Scafoglieri, Aldo
AU - Bautmans, Ivan
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PY - 2023/11/28
Y1 - 2023/11/28
N2 - This study aimed to describe the level of physical activity and its relation to fatigue and frailty during the COVID-19 pandemic in community-dwelling older adults aged 80 years and over. Three hundred and ninety-one older adults (aged 86.5 ± 3.00) completed a survey including physical activity, the Mobility Tiredness scale, and the FRAIL scale. Linear regression analysis was conducted to assess whether the variables age, sex, and physical activity (independent factors) were significantly related to fatigue and frailty. Respectively, 30.5% and 24.7% of the participants reported a decrease in walking and in energy-intensive activities; 25.4% reported increased sedentary behavior. A lower level of physical activity was associated with higher levels of fatigue and increased frailty risk (p < .05), independently from psychological symptoms. These results are important because participants with lower levels of physical activity and more sedentary behavior are more likely to feel fatigued and have higher risk to be frail.
AB - This study aimed to describe the level of physical activity and its relation to fatigue and frailty during the COVID-19 pandemic in community-dwelling older adults aged 80 years and over. Three hundred and ninety-one older adults (aged 86.5 ± 3.00) completed a survey including physical activity, the Mobility Tiredness scale, and the FRAIL scale. Linear regression analysis was conducted to assess whether the variables age, sex, and physical activity (independent factors) were significantly related to fatigue and frailty. Respectively, 30.5% and 24.7% of the participants reported a decrease in walking and in energy-intensive activities; 25.4% reported increased sedentary behavior. A lower level of physical activity was associated with higher levels of fatigue and increased frailty risk (p < .05), independently from psychological symptoms. These results are important because participants with lower levels of physical activity and more sedentary behavior are more likely to feel fatigued and have higher risk to be frail.
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U2 - 10.1123/japa.2021-0366
DO - 10.1123/japa.2021-0366
M3 - Article
C2 - 38016449
VL - 32
SP - 172
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
JF - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
SN - 1063-8652
IS - 2
ER -