This study aimed to examine the effects of frailty, balance, and depression on the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) in older adults.
Methods:
Eighty-five older adults registered at a community health center in Amasya-Türkiye volunteered to participate in this one-time data collected observational study. All participants were assessed using the Mini Mental State Test (MMST), simple FRAIL scale, Geriatric Depression Scale–Short Form, and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (L-IADL) Scale.
Results:
According to FRAIL scale scores, 38.8% (n = 33) of the participants were evaluated as frail, 37.6% (n = 32) as pre-frail, and 23.5% (n = 20) as normal. There were statistically significant correlations between all parameters analyzed (p