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Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.]

This study examines the link between fatigue level and socio-demographic profiles of community-dwelling older people attending the Elderly Activity Center. The influence of medical conditions (Type-2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, hyperlipidemia, and asthma) on fatigue levels were also explo...

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Main Authors:	Baharudin, Nur Sakinah, Talib, Siti Salwa, Mohamad Nor, Nur Farahsyahirah, Azri, Muhammad Azwan, Ahmad Ainuddin, Husna, Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang 2022
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) Research Quantitative research RA Public aspects of medicine Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69866/1/69866.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69866/ http://ejssh.uitm.edu.my
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spelling	my.uitm.ir.698662022-11-10T07:53:21Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69866/ Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.] Baharudin, Nur Sakinah Talib, Siti Salwa Mohamad Nor, Nur Farahsyahirah Azri, Muhammad Azwan Ahmad Ainuddin, Husna Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir H Social Sciences (General) Research Quantitative research RA Public aspects of medicine Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine This study examines the link between fatigue level and socio-demographic profiles of community-dwelling older people attending the Elderly Activity Center. The influence of medical conditions (Type-2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, hyperlipidemia, and asthma) on fatigue levels were also explored. A cross-sectional study with purposive sampling was conducted on 180 community-dwelling older people aged 65 years and above in Selangor. Based on statistical analyses, it was found that Physical Fatigue has the highest fatigue level among community-dwelling older people. There was a significant difference between age and Reduced Motivation, education level and Reduced Activity, and the number of illnesses and General Fatigue. Type 2 diabetes mellitus added significantly with Mental Fatigue, and asthma was significant with all fatigue scales except Mental Fatigue. The study suggested that physical fatigue is the most prominent among older people compared to other fatigue dimensions and has some association with socio-demographic factors. Therefore, effective fatigue management considering all cohabiting factors should be encouraged in treating fatigue among community-dwelling older people Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang 2022-09 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69866/1/69866.pdf Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.]. (2022) ESTEEM Journal Of Social Sciences And Humanities, 6 (2). pp. 133-146. ISSN 2600 7274 http://ejssh.uitm.edu.my
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topic	H Social Sciences (General) Research Quantitative research RA Public aspects of medicine Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) Research Quantitative research RA Public aspects of medicine Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Baharudin, Nur Sakinah Talib, Siti Salwa Mohamad Nor, Nur Farahsyahirah Azri, Muhammad Azwan Ahmad Ainuddin, Husna Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.]
description	This study examines the link between fatigue level and socio-demographic profiles of community-dwelling older people attending the Elderly Activity Center. The influence of medical conditions (Type-2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, hyperlipidemia, and asthma) on fatigue levels were also explored. A cross-sectional study with purposive sampling was conducted on 180 community-dwelling older people aged 65 years and above in Selangor. Based on statistical analyses, it was found that Physical Fatigue has the highest fatigue level among community-dwelling older people. There was a significant difference between age and Reduced Motivation, education level and Reduced Activity, and the number of illnesses and General Fatigue. Type 2 diabetes mellitus added significantly with Mental Fatigue, and asthma was significant with all fatigue scales except Mental Fatigue. The study suggested that physical fatigue is the most prominent among older people compared to other fatigue dimensions and has some association with socio-demographic factors. Therefore, effective fatigue management considering all cohabiting factors should be encouraged in treating fatigue among community-dwelling older people
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author	Baharudin, Nur Sakinah Talib, Siti Salwa Mohamad Nor, Nur Farahsyahirah Azri, Muhammad Azwan Ahmad Ainuddin, Husna Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir
author_facet	Baharudin, Nur Sakinah Talib, Siti Salwa Mohamad Nor, Nur Farahsyahirah Azri, Muhammad Azwan Ahmad Ainuddin, Husna Che Daud, Ahmad Zamir
author_sort	Baharudin, Nur Sakinah
title	Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_short	Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_full	Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_fullStr	Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / Nur Sakinah Baharudin ... [et al.]
title_sort	assessing socio-demographic factors affecting fatigue level among community-dwelling older people / nur sakinah baharudin ... [et al.]
publisher	Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang
publishDate	2022
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