The effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers: A parallel clinical trial
Abstract Background and Aims Fatigue is one of the most common complaints of the elderly. This study was conducted to assess the effect of zinc supplements on fatigue among the elderly. Methods This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 150 elderly aged ≥60 years who were recruited from the hea...
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| author | Abolfazl Afzali Shahrbanoo Goli Alireza Moravveji Hossein Bagheri Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini Hossein Ebrahimi |
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| description | Abstract Background and Aims Fatigue is one of the most common complaints of the elderly. This study was conducted to assess the effect of zinc supplements on fatigue among the elderly. Methods This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 150 elderly aged ≥60 years who were recruited from the health centers (Kashan, Iran) with a convenience sampling method. Participants were allocated to intervention and control groups by block randomization. Participants in the intervention group received a daily dose of 30 mg of zinc supplement for 70 days; meanwhile, in the control group, no intervention was performed. The level of fatigue was measured by the multidimensional fatigue inventory before and after the intervention. Both groups were homogeneous in terms of demographic variables, fatigue, and serum zinc level before the intervention. The significance level was considered as 0.05 in all tests. Results Zinc supplementation significantly reduced fatigue (mean difference: −10.41 vs 1.37, P < .001) and increased serum zinc level (mean difference: 14.22, vs −0.57, P < .001) compared to the control group. Conclusion Consumption of zinc supplements for the elderly is recommended to overcome fatigue. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8fbaed8935d419483bdc80d5869df642022-12-21T20:04:38ZengWileyHealth Science Reports2398-88352021-06-0142n/an/a10.1002/hsr2.301The effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers: A parallel clinical trialAbolfazl Afzali0Shahrbanoo Goli1Alireza Moravveji2Hossein Bagheri3Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini4Hossein Ebrahimi5Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud IranSocial Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center Kashan University of Medical Sciences Kashan IranSchool of Nursing & Midwifery Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud IranStudent Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad IranCenter for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud IranAbstract Background and Aims Fatigue is one of the most common complaints of the elderly. This study was conducted to assess the effect of zinc supplements on fatigue among the elderly. Methods This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 150 elderly aged ≥60 years who were recruited from the health centers (Kashan, Iran) with a convenience sampling method. Participants were allocated to intervention and control groups by block randomization. Participants in the intervention group received a daily dose of 30 mg of zinc supplement for 70 days; meanwhile, in the control group, no intervention was performed. The level of fatigue was measured by the multidimensional fatigue inventory before and after the intervention. Both groups were homogeneous in terms of demographic variables, fatigue, and serum zinc level before the intervention. The significance level was considered as 0.05 in all tests. Results Zinc supplementation significantly reduced fatigue (mean difference: −10.41 vs 1.37, P < .001) and increased serum zinc level (mean difference: 14.22, vs −0.57, P < .001) compared to the control group. Conclusion Consumption of zinc supplements for the elderly is recommended to overcome fatigue.https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.301agingfatiguegeriatric nursingzinc |
| spellingShingle | Abolfazl Afzali Shahrbanoo Goli Alireza Moravveji Hossein Bagheri Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini Hossein Ebrahimi The effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers: A parallel clinical trial Health Science Reports aging fatigue geriatric nursing zinc |
| title | The effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers: A parallel clinical trial |
| title_full | The effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers: A parallel clinical trial |
| title_fullStr | The effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers: A parallel clinical trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers: A parallel clinical trial |
| title_short | The effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers: A parallel clinical trial |
| title_sort | effect of zinc supplementation on fatigue among elderly community dwellers a parallel clinical trial |
| topic | aging fatigue geriatric nursing zinc |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.301 |
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