NCT05418283

Effects of 12-week Exercise Program on Sleep Quality and Fear of Death in Geriatric Individuals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of regular aerobic exercise program on tanatophobia and sleep quality in elderly individuals, and to evaluate the relationship between sleep disorder and fear of death.

Detailed description

The effect of regular exercise programs on fear of death in elderly individuals is unknown. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of regular aerobic exercise program on tanatophobia and sleep quality in elderly individuals, and to evaluate the relationship between sleep disorder and fear of death.

Conditions

• Sleep Disorder
• Depressive Disorder
• Death
• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise	1 hour of aerobic exercise will be applied 3 days a week for 12 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-10
• Primary completion: 2022-11-30
• Completion: 2022-11-30
• First posted: 2022-06-14
• Last updated: 2023-04-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)