Covid-19 Salgını Süresince Yaşli Bireyelerin Dual-Task Aktivite ve Dengelerinin Değerlendirilmesi: Türkiye Örneği, Pilot Çalışma

Year 2021, Volume: 54 Issue: 2, 154 - 159, 31.08.2021

Meral Sertel , Ayşe Abit Kocaman , Saniye Aydoğan Arslan , Kübra Uğurlu

https://doi.org/10.20492/aeahtd.884532

Abstract

AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı Covid-19 salgını süresince yaşlı bireylerin dual-task aktivite ve dengelerinin değerlendirmektir.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Ağustos 2020-Kasım 2020 tarihleri arasında yapılan bu çalışma, Ankara’da ev ortamında yaşayan, çalışma kriterlerine uyan, çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan 65-80 yaş arası bireyler dahil edildi. Yaşlı bireylerin sosyodemografik bilileri kaydedildi. Bireylerin dengeleri ve ikili görev performansları Tinetti denge ve yürüme testi, Time up Go Test (TUG) ve İkili Görev Anketi (DTQ) ile kognitif durumları Mini Mental Durum testi ile değerlendirildi. Bireylerden motor ek görev olarak bir elden diğer ele obje transferi yaparak; kognitif ek görev olarak ise ikişer ikişer sayarak testleri yapmaları istendi.
BULGULAR: Bireylerin yaş ortalamaları 70.35±5.44 yıldı. Yapılan Spearman korelasyon analizine göre (DTQ) ve tinnetti denge ve mobilite ölçeği ve alt grupları arasında orta düzeyde, TUGMotor fonksiyon arasında düşük düzeyde ilişki saptandı (p˂0.005). DTQ ile TUGKognitif arasında ilişki saptanmadı. Cinsiyet açısından TUGKognitif erkek yaşlı bireylerde daha uzun bulundu.
SONUÇ: Türkiye’deki yaşlı bireylerde Covid19 pandemisi sürecinde dual task anketi ile denge ve fonksiyonel durumları arasında ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

Covid-19, Yaşlı, Denge, Dual Task

The Evaluation of Dual-Task Activities and Balance in Older adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study is to evaluate the dual-task activities and balance of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: This study was conducted between August 2020 and November 2020 and included older adults who lived in a house environment in Ankara, met the study criteria, volunteered to participate in the study, and were aged between 65-80 years. The sociodemographic information of the older adults was recorded. The balance and dual-task performances of the individuals were assessed by the Tinetti Balance and Gait Test, Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), and Dual-Task Questionnaire (DTQ), and their cognitive states were evaluated by the Mini-Mental State Test. The individuals were requested to perform the tests by transferring an object from one hand to the other as an additional motor task and by counting two by two as an additional cognitive task.
RESULTS: The mean age of the individuals was 70.35±5.44 years. According to Spearman’s correlation analysis, a moderate-level correlation was identified between the DTQ and the Tinetti Balance and Mobility Scale and its subgroups, and a low-level correlation was observed between the DTQ and TUGMotor (p˂0.005). No correlation was detected between the DTQ and TUGCognitive. In terms of sex, TUGCognitive was found to be longer in male individuals.
CONCLUSION: It has been demonstrated that there is a correlation between the DTQ and balance and functional states.

Keywords

COVID-19, older adults, balance, dual-task

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