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Investigation of the Effects of COVID-19 on Perception, Attention, Memory, Balance, and Quality of Life in the Elderly.
Aydogan, Zehra; Bas, Banu; Aksoy, Songül.
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  • Aydogan Z; Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Aydogan); Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Bas); and Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Aksoy).
  • Bas B; Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Aydogan); Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Bas); and Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Aksoy).
  • Aksoy S; Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Aydogan); Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Bas); and Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Aksoy).
Top Geriatr Rehabil ; 38(4): 270-276, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36349301
This study was conducted with elderly individuals who had recovered from COVID-19 to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on balance, perception, attention, memory, and quality of life and produce rehabilitative solutions for these problems. Material and Method: A total of 45 volunteers older than 65 years who had not had COVID-19 were included in group 1. A total of 45 volunteers older than 65 years who had recovered from COVID-19 were included in group 2 (elderly people who have had COVID-19 at least 6 months ago). After obtaining the individuals' demographic data, we conducted vestibular assessment for balance and administered the Stroop test for attention, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the digit span test for short-term memory, and a quality-of-life test. Results: Mean age of the individuals who had had COVID-19 was 68.24 ± 3.32 years, and the mean age of the individuals who had not had COVID-19 was 68.55 ± 3.34 years. There were statistically significant correlations between the two groups for the Stroop test (P < .05), MMSE (P < .05), the digit span test for perception and attention (P < .05), and the vestibular assessment quality-of-life test (P < .01). Sensory (P < .001), past, present, and future activities (P < .05), social participation (P < .001), and death (P < .05) were found to be significant in the total score (P < .001). The covariance analysis of elderly individuals who had had COVID-19 revealed that they performed significantly worse on the balance, perception, attention, memory, and quality-of-life tests than elderly individuals who had not had COVID-19. Conclusion: The negative effects of COVID-19 were found among elderly individuals older than 65 years. We suggest that telerehabilitation should be developed for elderly people who have recovered from COVID-19 and that its effects investigated.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Top Geriatr Rehabil Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Top Geriatr Rehabil Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos