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EVDE YAŞAYAN YAŞLILARIN YALNIZLIK VE DEPRESYON DÜZEYLERİ İLE YAŞLILIK ALGILARININ İNCELENMESİ

INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME

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70–76
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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There was a statistically significant relationship between the life styles of the elderlyand their mean scores of both loneliness and depression as well as their perception of old age(p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: This study aimed to determine the effect of living arrangements of the elderly(living with their spouses in their own houses, living alone at their homes and living with their children) on their loneliness, depression and old age perception.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Method: This descriptive study was conducted with 228 elderly individualswho were living in the vicinity of four family health centers located in the provincial center ofGaziantep.
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Conclusion & Impact:There was a statistically significant relationship between the life styles of the elderlyand their mean scores of both loneliness and depression as well as their perception of old age(p
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Introduction: This study aimed to determine the effect of living arrangements of the elderly(living with their spouses in their own houses, living alone at their homes and living with their children) on their loneliness, depression and old age perception. Materials and Method: This descriptive study was conducted with 228 elderly individualswho were living in the vicinity of four family health centers located in the provincial center ofGaziantep. A questionnaire consisting of 29 queries, the Loneliness Scale and the GeriatricDepression Scale were used in the study. Results: The mean scores of both loneliness and depression were found to be highest in theelderly living alone in their own houses (49.04±14.79 and 17.71±7.32, respectively); the meanscore of loneliness was 43.33±11.5 and the mean score of depression was 15.37±6.62 in the elderly living with their children, and the mean scores of both loneliness and depression were the lowest in the elderly living with their spouses in their own houses (39.18±11.73 and 13.92±6.78,respectively). There was a statistically significant relationship between the life styles of the elderlyand their mean scores of both loneliness and depression as well as their perception of old age(p

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Giriş: Bu çalışmada, yaşlıların yaşam biçimlerinin (kendi evinde eşiyle yaşama, kendi evindeyalnız yaşama ve çocuklarının yanında yaşama) yalnızlık, depresyon düzeyleri ve yaşlılık algılarınaetkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı nitelikte olan bu çalışma Gaziantep il merkezinde bulunandört aile sağlığı merkezi bölgesinde yaşayan 228 yaşlı birey ile yürütüldü. Çalışmada 29 sorudanoluşan bir anket formu ile yalnızlık ölçeği ve Geriatrik Depresyon Ölçeği kullanıldı. Bulgular: Kendi evinde yalnız yaşayan yaşlıların hem yalnızlık hem de depresyon puan ortalamalarının en yüksek olduğu (sırasıyla 49.04±14.79, 17.71±7.32), çocuklarının yanında yaşayanyaşlıların yalnızlık puan ortalamalarının 43.33±11.5 ve depresyon puan ortalamalarının15.37±6.62 olduğu, kendi evinde eşiyle birlikte yaşayan yaşlıların ise hem yalnızlık hem dedepresyon puan ortalamalarının en düşük olduğu (sırasıyla 39.18±11.73, 13.92±6.78) saptandı.Yaşlıların yaşam biçimleri ile hem yalnızlık puan ortalamaları, hem depresyon puan ortalamalarıhem de yaşlılık algıları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olduğu belirlendi (p

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KOÇAK, H. S., KILIÇ, S. P., KORHAN, E. A., KARADA, G. (2022). EVDE YAŞAYAN YAŞLILARIN YALNIZLIK VE DEPRESYON DÜZEYLERİ İLE YAŞLILIK ALGILARININ İNCELENMESİ. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 1, 70–76. https://ajindex.com/articles/623904

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