Physical fitness, balance and quality of life in the elderly with and without medication usage

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of medication usage on physical fitness, balance and quality of life in elderly individuals.

Methods: A total of 88 elderly individuals were enrolled: 49 were women and 39 were men, with a mean age of 72.13±5.3 years. Of these, 75 individuals had at least one chronic illness. Individuals were studied in 3 groups according to his or her number of daily medication usage: those who do not use medication, those who use 1-3 medications per day and those who use 4 or more medications per day. The Senior Fitness Test (Chair Stand Test, Up And Go Test, 2 Minute Step Test, Biceps Curl Test, Chair Sit And Reach Test, Back Scratch Test, the pulse of the individuals was checked and recorded before and after the 2-Minute Step Test), Berg Balance Test and Nottingham Health Profile were used to evaluate physical fitness, balance and quality of life, respectively. Differences between the groups were analysed with Kruskal Wallis.

Results: In our study, medication routines within the elderly population did not show a statistically significant change in physical fitness, balance, quality of life, flexibility and heart rate (p>0.05).

Conclusion: According to the results of our study, medication usage was not affecting physical fitness, balance and quality of life; with proper prescribing, elderly people who use medications can be kept at the same level of physical fitness, balance and quality of life as their peers who do not use medication.

Keywords

• Aging,Drug therapy,Drug interaction,Chronic disease,Physical fitness

İlaç kullanan ve kullanmayan yaşlı bireylerde fiziksel uygunluk, denge ve yaşam kalitesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, yaşlı bireylerde ilaç kullanımının fiziksel uygunluk, denge ve yaşam kalitesine etkisini araştırmaktır.

Yöntem: Çalışmamıza, yaş ortalamaları 72.13±5.3 yıl olan 49 kadın 39 erkek olmak üzere, toplam 88 yaşlı birey dahil edildi. Bunlardan 75 bireyin en az bir kronik hastalığı bulunmaktaydı. Bireyler günlük ilaç kullanma sayılarına göre; ilaç kullanmayanlar, 1-3 adet arası ilaç kullananlar ve 4 adet ve üstü ilaç kullananlar olarak 3 grupta incelendi. Bireylerin fiziksel uygunluğunu değerlendirmek için; Senior Fitness Testi (sandalyeye oturup kalkma testi, kalk yürü testi, iki dakika adımlama testi ve ağırlık kaldırma testi, sandalyeye otur uzan testi ve sırt kaşıma testi, iki dakika adım alma testinden önce ve sonra bireylerin nabızları kontrol edildi); dengeyi değerlendirmek için Berg Denge Testi, yaşam kalitesini değerlendirmek için Nottingham Sağlık Profili kullanıldı. Kruskal Wallis testi ile gruplar arası farklılıklar analiz edildi.

Bulgular: Çalışmamızda yaşlı popülasyonda ilaç kullanımının fiziksel uygunluk, denge, yaşam kalitesi, esneklik ve kalp hızı üzerinde anlamlı bir değişiklik yaratmadığı gösterildi (p>0.05).

Sonuç: Araştırmamızın sonuçlarına göre, ilaç kullanımı fiziksel uygunluk, denge ve yaşam kalitesini etkilemediğinden; doğru reçetelendirme ile ilaç kullanan yaşlı bireylerin fiziksel uygunluk, denge ve yaşam kalitesi bakımından ilaç kullanmayan yaşıtları ile aynı düzeyde kalmaları sağlanabilir.

Keywords

• Yaşlanma,İlaç tedavisi,İlaç etkileşimi,Kronik hastalık,Fiziksel uygunluk

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