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To assess the correlation between aspects of the dyspnea scale (indicating poor functionality), the fall efficacy scale (indicating a higher fear of falling), and all aspects of the SF36 (indicating quality of life) in 3 age groups: adolescents, youth, and geriatrics.
An observational study was done to assess the correlation between aspects of the dyspnea scale (indicating poor functionality), the fall efficacy scale (indicating a higher fear of falling), and all aspects of the SF36 (indicating quality of life) in 3 age groups: adolescents, youth, and geriatrics. The participants in each group were assessed using the previously mentioned scales. Then the relationships between them were calculated and analyzed.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| adolescents | from both sex, age ranged from twelve to seventeen years old, free from mobility disability and Severe cognitive impairment | ||
| youth | from both sex, age ranged from twenty to twenty-two years old, free from mobility disability and Severe cognitive impairment | ||
| geriatrics | from both sex, age ranged from sixty to eighty years old, free from mobility disability and Severe cognitive impairment |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| the severity of dyspnea | Using a dyspnea 12 (D-12) questionnaire that assesses the severity of dyspnea using a rubric of the physical and emotional aspects of dyspnea. | At the baseline evaluation |
| the level of fear of falling through daily life activities | Using Fall efficacy scale (FES-I) questionnaire that assesses the level of fear of falling through daily life activities | At the baseline evaluation |
| quality of life and public health | Using the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. The questionnaire was assigned to eight domains: physical functioning, role-functioning, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, and role-emotional and mental health | At the baseline evaluation |
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Inclusion Criteria:
The participants were male or female community-dwellers, They ranged in age: adolescents from 12 to 17 years old, youth from 20 to 22 years old, and geriatrics from 60 to 80 years old.
Exclusion Criteria:
subjects with mobility disabilities and severe cognitive impairments.
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All subjects were recruited from inhabitants of urban and rural areas in the Nile Delta Region, Egypt. They were assigned into 3 age-difference groups (adolescents, youth, and geriatrics).
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Amira Hussin Mohammed | Gamasa | 35712 | Egypt |
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