Fatigue Predicts Mortality in Older Adults
Autor: | Stephanie A. Studenski, Susan E. Hardy |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56:1910-1914 |
ISSN: | 1532-5415 0002-8614 |
Popis: | OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between fatigue and survival over 10 years in a population of older community-dwelling primary care patients. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Medicare health maintenance organization and Veterans Affairs primary care programs. PARTICIPANTS: Older primary care patients (N=492). MEASUREMENTS: Fatigue, operationalized as feeling tired most of the time, was assessed at baseline. Mortality was ascertained from the National Death Index. Covariates included demographics, comorbidity, cognitive function, depressive symptoms, body mass index, self-rated health, functional status, and gait speed. RESULTS: Mortality rates at 10 years were 59% (123/210) for older adults with fatigue, versus 38% (106/282) for those without fatigue (P |
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