Feeling fatigue 'could predict death' in older adults says new study
dailyrecord.co.ukFeeling tired is usually taken as an inevitable sign of ageing, but a new study says fatigue is a predictor of risk of early death in older adults.
In the study, researchers say feeling fatigue is 'highly prevalent' in older adults, but fatigue is associated with a decline in mobility and other negative health consequences.
Rather than brushing aside fatigue as a hallmark of getting older, research indicates fatigue can point to other health problems that threaten the length of your lifespan.The new findings established 'fatigability' - physical or mental exhaustion due to exertion - as an indicator of earlier death, The Express reports.The study, 'Perceived Physical Fatigability Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults', was published in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences last month.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday afternoons.Signing up is simple, easy and free.You can pop your email address into the sign up box above, hit Subscribe and we'll do the rest.Alternatively, you can sign up and check out the rest of our newsletters here.The study looked at a sample of 2,906 participants aged 60 or older, who partook in the Long Life Family Study.Participants were asked to rank how tiring they perceived certain activities to be on a scale of zero to five.Activities included a 30-minute walk, light housework and heavy gardening.After adjusting for all underlying factors influential on mortality, the researchers found participants who perceived activities as
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