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Interrelationship Between Loneliness, Nutritional Status, and Physical Activity Among Community-dwelling Older People: A Cross-sectional Study

Toplumda Yaşayan Yaşlı Bireylerde Yalnızlık, Beslenme Durumu ve Fiziksel Aktivite Arasındaki İlişki: Kesitsel Çalışma

Nurvet Büyükyörük(MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0547-8399
Gizem Helvacı(MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8654-9245
Kerime Öğüt Düzen(MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4954-9187
Pages
227–236
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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It is also essential to raise awareness among adults in the community to provide physical, financial, and emotional support to their older parents.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the loneliness, physical activity, and malnutrition status of older people and determine the relationship between them.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: The data of the cross-sectional study were collected from 204 older people using a questionnaire between May and June 2024.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is also essential to raise awareness among adults in the community to provide physical, financial, and emotional support to their older parents.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2024 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Yaşlı Bireyler · Malnütrisyon · Yalnızlık

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Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the loneliness, physical activity, and malnutrition status of older people and determine the relationship between them. Materials and Methods: The data of the cross-sectional study were collected from 204 older people using a questionnaire between May and June 2024. The questionnaire includes questions regarding general information, the mini nutritional assessment short-form (MNA-SF), the loneliness scale of the elderly (LSE), and the physical activity scale for the elderly (PASE). Data analysis was performed using SPSS 24. Results: The mean total LSE score of the older people was 6.8±5.4, the mean total MNA-SF score was 11.8±2.2, and the mean total PASE score was 85±66.9. The LSE scores of those who were single, who lived in a village/district, and who did not graduate from any school (only literate) were higher (p<0.05). The total LSE scores were lower in older people with normal nutritional status compared to those at risk of malnutrition (p<0.05). The total PASE score was positively correlated with the MNA-SF score (r=0.348, p<0.05). There was no correlation between the PASE and LSE scores (r=-0.081, p>0.05). Conclusion: Good nutritional status is associated with less feelings of loneliness and higher levels of physical activity in older people. Interventions to increase social participation in older people and interventions to provide nutrition training for the management of malnutrition should be made. It is also essential to raise awareness among adults in the community to provide physical, financial, and emotional support to their older parents.

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Amaç: Araştırmanın amacı, yaşlı bireylerin yalnızlık, fiziksel aktivite ve malnütrisyon durumlarını değerlendirmek ve aralarındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipte planlanan çalışmanın verileri Mayıs-Haziran 2024 tarihleri arasında 204 yaşlı bireyin katılımı ile anket formu aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Anket formunda genel bilgiler, mini nütrisyonel değerlendirme testi-SF (MNASF), yaşlılar için yalnızlık ölçeği (LSE) ve yaşlılar için fiziksel aktivite değerlendirme ölçeği (PASE) yer almaktadır. Verilerin analizi SPSS 24 ile yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Yaşlı bireylerin LSE toplam puan ortalaması 6,8±5,4, MNA-SF puan ortalaması 11,8±2,2, PASE toplam puan ortalaması 85±66,9 olarak belirlenmiştir. Bekar olanların, köyde/ilçede yaşayanların, herhangi bir okuldan mezun olmayanların (sadece okuryazarların) LSE puanı daha yüksek saptanmıştır (p<0,05). Normal beslenme durumuna sahip yaşlı bireylerin LSE puanı, malnütrisyon riski taşıyanlara göre daha düşüktür (p<0,05). PASE toplam puanı, MNA-SF puanı ile pozitif yönde ilişkilidir (r=0,348, p<0,05). PASE puanı ile LSE puanı arasında ilişki bulunmamaktadır (r=-0,081, p>0,05). Sonuç: Yaşlı bireylerde beslenme durumunun iyi olması daha az yalnızlık hissi ve daha yüksek fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ile ilişkilidir. Yaşlıların sosyal katılımı artırmaya yönelik müdahaleler, yetersiz beslenmenin yönetimi için beslenme eğitimi müdahaleleri uygulanmalıdır. Toplumdaki yetişkinler de yaşlı ebeveynlerine fiziksel, maddi ve duygusal destek sağlamaları yönünde bilinçlendirilmelidir.

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Büyükyörük, N., Helvacı, G., Düzen, K. Ö. (2025). Interrelationship Between Loneliness, Nutritional Status, and Physical Activity Among Community-dwelling Older People: A Cross-sectional Study. Geriatrik Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3, 227–236. https://doi.org/10.47141/geriatrik.1616708

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