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

PARLAR KILIÇ, Serap; KARADA, Gülendam; KOÇAK, HATİCE SERAP; AKIN KORHAN, Esra

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

Serap PARLAR KILIÇ, (Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Gaziantep, Türkiye)

Gülendam KARADA, (Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Gaziantep, Türkiye)

Hatice Serap KOÇAK, (Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Gaziantep, Türkiye)

Esra AKIN KORHAN (İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, İzmir, Türkiye)

Türk Geriatri Dergisi

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Yıl: 2014 Cilt: 17 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 70 - 76 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

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

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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<0.05). Sonuç: Bu bulgular evde eşiyle ve çocuklarıyla birlikte yaşayan yaşlıların daha az yalnızlık duygusu ve depresyon yaşadığını göstermektedir

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Konular: Cerrahi

EVDE YAŞAYAN YAŞLILARIN YALNIZLIK VE DEPRESYON DÜZEYLERİ İLE YAŞLILIK ALGILARININ İNCELENMESİ

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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<0.05). Conclusion: The results show that elderly people who live with spouses and children in theirown homes experienced fewer depression and feeling of loneliness

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Konular: Cerrahi

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APA	PARLAR KILIÇ S, KARADA G, KOÇAK H, AKIN KORHAN E (2014). INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. , 70 - 76.
Chicago	PARLAR KILIÇ Serap,KARADA Gülendam,KOÇAK HATİCE SERAP,AKIN KORHAN Esra INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. (2014): 70 - 76.
MLA	PARLAR KILIÇ Serap,KARADA Gülendam,KOÇAK HATİCE SERAP,AKIN KORHAN Esra INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. , 2014, ss.70 - 76.
AMA	PARLAR KILIÇ S,KARADA G,KOÇAK H,AKIN KORHAN E INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. . 2014; 70 - 76.
Vancouver	PARLAR KILIÇ S,KARADA G,KOÇAK H,AKIN KORHAN E INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. . 2014; 70 - 76.
IEEE	PARLAR KILIÇ S,KARADA G,KOÇAK H,AKIN KORHAN E "INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME." , ss.70 - 76, 2014.
ISNAD	PARLAR KILIÇ, Serap vd. "INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME". (2014), 70-76.

APA	PARLAR KILIÇ S, KARADA G, KOÇAK H, AKIN KORHAN E (2014). INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 17(1), 70 - 76.
Chicago	PARLAR KILIÇ Serap,KARADA Gülendam,KOÇAK HATİCE SERAP,AKIN KORHAN Esra INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. Türk Geriatri Dergisi 17, no.1 (2014): 70 - 76.
MLA	PARLAR KILIÇ Serap,KARADA Gülendam,KOÇAK HATİCE SERAP,AKIN KORHAN Esra INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, vol.17, no.1, 2014, ss.70 - 76.
AMA	PARLAR KILIÇ S,KARADA G,KOÇAK H,AKIN KORHAN E INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2014; 17(1): 70 - 76.
Vancouver	PARLAR KILIÇ S,KARADA G,KOÇAK H,AKIN KORHAN E INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME. Türk Geriatri Dergisi. 2014; 17(1): 70 - 76.
IEEE	PARLAR KILIÇ S,KARADA G,KOÇAK H,AKIN KORHAN E "INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME." Türk Geriatri Dergisi, 17, ss.70 - 76, 2014.
ISNAD	PARLAR KILIÇ, Serap vd. "INVESTIGATION OF THE OLD AGE PERCEPTIONS WITH THE LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF THE ELDERLY LIVING AT HOME". Türk Geriatri Dergisi 17/1 (2014), 70-76.