Activities of daily living, quality of life, social support and depression levels of elderly individuals in Turkish society

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dc.contributor.authorUnsar, Serap
dc.contributor.authorDindar, Ilknur
dc.contributor.authorKurt, Seda
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:50:30Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:50:30Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine activities of daily living, quality of life, social support and depression levels of elderly individuals and the factors affecting each of these items. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2009 to June 2012 in Edirne, Turkey, and included elderly individuals over 60 years of age. Data was collected using a survey form, the Katz Activities of Daily Living Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Data was analysed using Spearman's correlation analysis. Results: Of the 912 subjects in the study, 509(55.8%) were females and 402(44.2%) were males, with an overall mean age of 68.05 +/- 6.6 years (range: 60-94 years). Besides, 644(70.6%) of the subjects were married and 595(65.2%) were living with their spouse. The levels of social support and activities of daily living of elderly individuals with a high quality of life were higher, and their levels of depression were lower (p<0.05). Conclusions: Older age, chronic health problems and polypharmacy should be taken into account when planning healthcare services for the elderly to ensure that they maintain a better quality of life.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific Research Projects of Trakya Universityen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe are grateful to the Scientific Research Projects of Trakya University For financial assistance, and to Prof. Necdet Sut for assistance in statistical analysis.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage646en_US
dc.identifier.issn0030-9982
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26060163en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84930469356en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage642en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/18025
dc.identifier.volume65en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000360441800014en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPakistan Medical Assocen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of The Pakistan Medical Associationen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectActivities Of Daily Livingen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectGeriatric Depressionen_US
dc.subjectSocial Supporten_US
dc.subjectQuality Of Lifeen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectCapacityen_US
dc.subjectScaleen_US
dc.titleActivities of daily living, quality of life, social support and depression levels of elderly individuals in Turkish societyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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