DEATH ANXIETY IN THE ELDERLY: RELATION TO PARTICIPATION IN DAILY LIFE

Death anxiety was significantly higher among men(t=2.81, p0.05).Conclusion: Death anxiety was not associated with performance of activities of daily living.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Evaluating daily living activities and death anxiety, which is one of thepsychological problems that elderly people experience, is important to provide the best qualityof care for improving the psychological well-being and the quality of life of elderly people.

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Key Findings & Data:The sample comprised 150 elderly people who met the research inclusioncriteria.

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Conclusion & Impact:Death anxiety was significantly higher among men(t=2.81, p0.05).Conclusion: Death anxiety was not associated with performance of activities of daily living.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Introduction: Evaluating daily living activities and death anxiety, which is one of thepsychological problems that elderly people experience, is important to provide the best qualityof care for improving the psychological well-being and the quality of life of elderly people. Theaim of this study was to analyse death anxiety and daily living activities of elderly people livingin a nursing home.Materials and Method: This descriptive study was performed in a nursing home in Izmirin western Turkey. The sample comprised 150 elderly people who met the research inclusioncriteria. Data were gathered with the use of the Demographic Information Form, the TemplerDeath Anxiety Scale and the Daily Life Activities Form.Results: The mean Templer Death Anxiety score of the participants was 5.44±1.05, and themean Daily Life Activities Form score was 36.67±9.04. Among activities of daily living, usingthe toilet had the lowest score (7.48±2.62). Death anxiety was significantly higher among men(t=2.81, p0.05).Conclusion: Death anxiety was not associated with performance of activities of daily living.

Özet

Giriş: Günlük yaşam aktivitelerini ve yaşlıların yaşayabileceği psikolojik problemlerden biri olan ölüm kaygısının değerlendirilmesi, verilecek bakımın kalitesi, yaşlıların psikolojik iyilik hali ve yaşam kalitesindeki artış açısından oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yaşlı bakım evinde yaşayan yaşlıların ölüm kaygısı ve günlük yaşam aktivitelerini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı çalışma, Türkiye’nin batısında bulunan İzmir ilindeki bir yaşlı bakım evinde gerçekleştirildi. Örneklem, araştırmaya katılma kriterlerini taşıyan 150 yaşlı bireyden oluşmuştur. Veriler “Demografik Bilgi Formu”, “Templer Ölüm Anksiyetesi Ölçeği” ve “Günlük Yaşam Aktiviteleri Formu” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların ortalama Templer Ölüm Anksiyetesi Ölçeği puanı 5.44±1.05, Günlük Yaşam Aktiviteleri Formu ortalaması 36.67±9.04’ tür. Günlük yaşam aktiviteleri arasında tuvaleti kullanma puanı en düşük olanıydı (X=7.48±2.62). Ölüm kaygısı erkekler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulundu (t=2.81, p 0.05). Sonuç: Yaşlıların ölüm kaygı düzeyleri ile günlük yaşam aktiviteleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadı.

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ENGİN, E., BİLGE, A., KESKİN, G., DÜLGERLER, Ş., ÖZER, S., PEKER, S. (2022). DEATH ANXIETY IN THE ELDERLY: RELATION TO PARTICIPATION IN DAILY LIFE. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 3, 383–393. https://ajindex.com/articles/623722

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