Fatigue, one
of the most important symptoms in COPD and if not controlled, the activities of
daily living and quality of life of the individual are negatively affected. The
purpose of the study is to assess the effect of fatigue level on the dependency
status of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the
fulfillment of activities of daily living. The average age of the patients participating
in the study was 69.18±9.6, 66.7% were male. The mean fatigue score of the
patients was 64.15±14.3. It was determined that 6.3% of the patients were
semi-dependent in their activities of daily living and 30.6% were
semi-dependent in their instrumental activities of daily living. A negative and
statistically significant relationship between the fatigue score of the
patients and the score of activities of daily living and instrumental
activities of daily living was found (p = 0.01). In order to increase the
independence of these patients in Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental
Activities of Daily Living, it is necessary to bring the fatigue under control
and to attempt to reduce fatigue.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Activities of Daily Living Instrumental Activities of Daily Living fatigue
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Orginal Research |
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Publication Date | October 27, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 5 Issue: 9 |