Evaluation in Elderly Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD)

Kırıkkale University54 enrolled

Overview

This study is conducted on the evaluation of balance, physical activity, functional capacity and activities of daily living in frail elderly individuals with COPD.

Patient evaluation form and socio-demographic form of all individuals participating in the study. Characteristics will be questioned: Name-surname, address, telephone, age, gender, weight, height, body mass index, occupation, marital status, social security, any systemic other than COPD whether he has a disease, whether he has social security, whether he smokes, It will be questioned whether there is any other COPD patient in the family and whether there is pain. To assess pulmonary functions at the assessment stage for all individuals pulmonary function test to evaluate dyspnea Modified Medical Saint George Respiratory Research Council to assess health-related quality of life Two Minute Walk Test to assess exercise capacity, frailty Frail fragility scale to detect frailty, Prisma-7 Vulnerability scale to assess fragility The scale was Pase to assess physical activity, Berg Balance to assess balance scale, digital hand dynamometer to assess quadriceps muscle strength, hand grip hand dynamometer to assess strength, fatigue levels Fatigue Severity Scale will be used to evaluate.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Interventions

EvaluationOTHER

Modified Medical research Council , Saint George Respiratory Two Minute Walk Test,Frail fragility scale ,Prisma-7 Vulnerability scale,Pase,Berg balance scale,manual muscle test,quadriceps muscle strength, hand dynamometer,Fatigue Severity Scale

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 84 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Being diagnosed with COPD according to the Gold criteria * Be over 65 years old * Volunteering to participate in the study * Not having mental and communication problems that prevent filling out the questionnaires to be used in the research. * Not having an attack in the last 2 months Exclusion Criteria: * Being in a COPD exacerbation process * Having been diagnosed with a physical and mental illness * Having unstable COPD * Unstabile angina, previous Myocardial Infractus, uncontrolled hypertension, cancer, with functional limitations concomitant neurological or musculoskeletal disorders * Currently addicted to alcohol or drugs * Having severe vision and hearing problems * Have had major surgery in the last few months * History of recurrent significant clinical infection

Locations (1)

Kirikkale High Specialization Hospital

Kirikkale, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Berg balance scale(BDO)

The Berg balance scale (BDO) is a scale with 14 instructions and a score of 0-4 for each instruction by observing the patient's performance. 0 points are given when the patient is unable to perform the activity at all, while 4 points are given when the patient completes the activity independently. The highest score is 56, with 0-20 points indicating a balance disorder, 21-40 points indicating the presence of an acceptable balance, and 41-56 points indicating the presence of a good balance.

Time frame: eight months

Two-minute walk Test

It is recommended that the area where the test will be performed is a corridor with a flat and hard floor of 30 meters long. The goal is to walk the maximum distance he can walk in 2 minutes if he has a helper device he uses. If you have shortness of breath or fatigue, you are told to slow down and stop and then start again when you feel ready.

Time frame: eight months

Physical activity scale for the elderly (PASE)

The survey assesses the physical activity of older individuals over the past week and includes components of leisure, housework, and work-related physical activity. Never, rarely (1-2 days/week), sometimes (3-4 days/week) and often (5-7 days/week), while the duration of activities is classified as: Less than 1 hours, 1-2 hours to 2-4 hours and more than 4 hours.

Time frame: eight months

Saint George Respiratory Survey

A test that assesses health-related quality of life specific to individuals with respiratory diseases. questions 50 items divided into 3 areas: symptoms (8 items), activities (16 items), effects of the disease (26 items). The 3 sections of the test are scored separately and the total score is calculated. The scores vary from 0-100-0. A score of zero indicates normal and a score of 100 indicates the worst state of health.

Time frame: eight months

Modified Medical Research Council scale(MMRC)

The MMRC (modified Medical Research Council scale) is a scale scored between 0 and 4 based on various factors that produce a dyspnea sensation. Zero points only shorten my breath during heavy exercise; 4 points I can't leave the house because of my shortness of breath or I have shortness of breath while getting dressed and undressed

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Secondary Outcomes

Breathing function test

Spirometry shows the maximum volume of air expelled by the challenging expiration (challenging vital capacity, FVC) from the maximum inspiration point and the volume of air expelled in the first second of this manoeuvre (1. The challenging expiration volume per second, FEV 1) should be measured and these two measurement ratios (FEV 1/FVC) should be calculated. Patients with COPD typically have both FEV 1 and FVC low. When FEV 1/FVC \< 70%, the postbronchodilator indicates the presence of a non-fully reversible airflow limitation when FEV 1 \< 80% of what is expected.

Time frame: eight months

Prisma-7 Vulnerability scale

The PRISMA-7 vulnerability scale is a seven-question survey recommended by the British Geriatric Association as a first-degree screening test. The questions are answered in a yes/no way.

Time frame: eight months

hand dynamometer

During the test, the patient sits in a sitting position in shoulder adduction, elbow in 90° flexion, forearm in neutral position, and measurements are performed three repetitions for the right and left sides. It is recorded in kg or pounds as a unit. The norm values for the measurement are 47-40 kg for men aged 20-69 years (2 kg less for the left hand) and 30-24 kg for women (1,5-2 kg less for the left hand).

Time frame: eight months

digital hand dynamometer

For quadriceps strength measurement, the test is started when elderly people sit on a flat surface with their hips and knees in 90° flexion and feet in a free, unsupported position. During the test, the "make test" technique, which requires isometric contraction, is applied. All measurements are taken by the same researcher twice from both legs of the participants with the same hand.

Time frame: eight months

Fatigue Severity Scale

Evaluates fatigue severity with 9 questions and scores are taken from 9 to 63 on the scale. Each question is scored between 0 (I do not agree at all) and 7 (I totally agree). A high score indicates increased fatigue intensity.

Time frame: eight months