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Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 126 - 132, 01.01.2022

Aynur Uysal Toraman Gülengül Mermer Asli Kalkım

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.944893

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Is There a Correlation Between the Quality of Life of Old People and Their Attitude to Aging?

Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 126 - 132, 01.01.2022

Aynur Uysal Toraman Gülengül Mermer Asli Kalkım

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.944893

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the research was to the correlation between the quality of life of old people and their attitude to aging.
Methods: The descriptive relational study was conducted between July and November 2016 at a nursing home in the province of Izmir. The population of the study consisted of the old people (n=308), and the sample was formed from the 147 individuals. The instruments were socio-demographic questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Module for Old People (WHOQOL-OLD), and the Turkish version of the World Health Organization Europe Aging Attitudes Questionnaire (AAQ). Descriptive statistical methods, Spearman correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data.
Results: The mean age of the old people was 74.32±6.65 years and 64.6% were male. The total mean scores of the old people were 60.49±16.99 on WHOQOL-OLD and 52.84±14.17 on AAQ. A strong positive correlation was found between these two scores (r=0.827, p<0.001). It was seen in the multiple regression analysis that the old people’s attitudes to aging were a predictive factor of their quality of life (F=53.114, p<0.001, R2=0.70).
Conclusion: These results indicate that there is a significant correlation between the quality of life and attitudes toward aging in nursing home residents, and that their attitudes to aging are a significant variable explaining their quality of life.

Keywords

aging attitude nursing home quality of life

References

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  • 2. Statistics for elderly people, 2015 [Internet]. Turkish Statistical Institution News Bulletin, 2015 [cited 2017 Agust 18]. Available from: http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=24644
  • 3. Statistics for elderly people, 2014 [Internet]. Turkish Statistical Institution News Bulletin, 2014 [cited 2016 Jun 08]. Available from: http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=18620
  • 4. Aylaz R, Aktürk Ü, Erci B, Öztürk H, Aslan H. Relationship between depression and loneliness in elderly and examination of influential factors. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2012;55(3):548-54.
  • 5. Arslantas H, Adana F, Abacigilergin F, Kayar D, Acar G. Loneliness in elderly people, associated factors and its correlation with quality of life: A field study from Western Turkey. Iran J Pub Health. 2015;44(1):43-50.
  • 6. Chen Y, Hicks A, While AE. Quality of life and related factors: A questionnaire survey of older people living alone in Mainland China. Qual Life Res. 2014;23(5):1593-602.
  • 7. Kavlak Y, Demirtaş RN. Effects of daily life activities, depression and cognitive status of older people living in nursing homes on their life quality. Sakarya Med J. 2012;2(1):30-6.
  • 8. Lauder W, Sharkey S, Mummery K. A community survey of loneliness. J Adv Nurs. 2014;46(1):88–94.
  • 9. Active ageing, a policy framework [Internet]. World Health Organization, Geneva: 2002 [cited 2016 Dec 07]. Available from: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/67215/1/WHO_NMH_NPH_02.8.pdf.
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  • 16. Sun XJ, Lucas H, Meng QY, Zhang YG. Associations between living arrangements and health-related quality of life of urban elderly people: a study from China. Qual Life Res. 2011;20:359-69.
  • 17. Eser E, Gerçekoğlu GS, Eser S, Fidaner C, Baysan P, Pala T, et al. Psychometrıc properties of the Turkish version (AYTA-TR) of The WhoEurope Attitudes of Aging (EAAQ) Questionnaire. Turk J Geriatr. 2011;14:101-10.
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  • 22. Top M, Dikmetas E. Quality of life and attitudes to ageing in Turkish older adults at old people’s homes. Health Expect 2015;18:288-300.
  • 23. Top M, Eriş H, Kabalcıoğlu F. Quality of Life (QOL) and attitudes toward aging in older adults in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. Res Aging. 2012:1-30.
  • 24. Eser S, Saatlı G, Eser E, Baydur H, Fidaner C. The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-Old). Turk Psikiyatri Derg. 2010;21(1):37-48.
  • 25. Bryant C, Bei B, Gilson K, Komiti A, Jackson H, Judd F. The relationship between attitudes to aging and physical and mental health in older adults. Int Psychogeriatr 2012;24(10):1674-83.
  • 26. Korkmaz Aslan G, Kartal A, Özen Çınar İ, Koştu N. The relationship between attitudes toward aging and health‐promoting behaviours in older adults. Int J Nurs Pract. 2017;23:e12594.
  • 27. Kritika KR, Aggarwal P, Semwal J. Quality of Life (QOL) among the elderly in rural Dehradun. Indian J Comm Health 2012;29(1).
  • 28. Tavares DMS, Bolina AF, Dias FA, Ferreira PCS, Haas VJ. Quality of life of elderly. Comparison between urban and rural areas. Invest Educ Enferm. 2014;32(3):401-13.
  • 29. Bilgili N, Arpacı F. Quality of life of older adults in Turkey. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2014;59(2):415-21.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Geriatrics and Gerontology, Nursing
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Aynur Uysal Toraman 0000-0001-8176-4042

Gülengül Mermer 0000-0002-0566-5656

Asli Kalkım 0000-0002-7878-5640

Early Pub Date October 14, 2021
Publication Date January 1, 2022
Submission Date May 31, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2022Volume: 13 Issue: 1

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EndNote Uysal Toraman A, Mermer G, Kalkım A (January 1, 2022) Is There a Correlation Between the Quality of Life of Old People and Their Attitude to Aging?. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 13 1 126–132.
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