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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1491287
This article is part of the Research Topic Exploring Chronic Fatigue: Neural Correlates, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic View all 3 articles

Risk factors of Fatigue among community dwelling older-adults in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

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Belayneh A. Mekuria Belayneh A. Mekuria 1Molla Fentanew Molla Fentanew 2*Yeshambel E. Anteneh Yeshambel E. Anteneh 1Jemal suleyma Jemal suleyma 2Yihalem Belet Yihalem Belet 2Kefale Bogale Kefale Bogale 2Haimanot M. Bizuneh Haimanot M. Bizuneh 1Fiseha Sefiwu Fiseha Sefiwu 2Mihret D. Takele Mihret D. Takele 2Kassahun Cherkos Kassahun Cherkos 2Assefa G. Muluneh Assefa G. Muluneh 1Gashaw Jember Gashaw Jember 2*
  • 1 Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
  • 2 Departments of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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    Background: Fatigue is a subjectively stated, sustained exhaustion and declining capability for physical and mental activity that is not alleviated by rest. Fatigue among older adults could lead to future comorbidity, mortality, decreased social interaction, increased strain on families, decreased productivity, and an increased need for hospitalization and rehabilitation. However, no known studies have been performed in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors of fatigue among older adults.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 605 older adults using a single-stage cluster sampling technique. The Chalder Fatigue Scale was used to assess fatigue, and the data were collected via an interview. The collected data were coded, cleaned, and entered into Epi-Data version 4.6 and exported to SPSS Version 25 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed. The variables in the final multivariate logistic regression model at 95% confident interval with p value 0.05 were considered statistically significant variables.The prevalence of fatigue among older adults was 37.9% (95% CI, 34-41.90). Being

    Keywords: Fatigue, Prevalence, Elders, factors, Ethiopia

    Received: 06 Sep 2024; Accepted: 31 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Mekuria, Fentanew, Anteneh, suleyma, Belet, Bogale, Bizuneh, Sefiwu, Takele, Cherkos, Muluneh and Jember. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Molla Fentanew, Departments of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
    Gashaw Jember, Departments of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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