Quality of life of older adults in Turkey
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, cilt.59, sa.2, ss.415-421, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.07.005
- Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.415-421
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Elderly, Quality of life, WHOQOL-OLD, Turkish older adults, NURSING-HOME RESIDENTS, WHOQOL-OLD, PEOPLE, HEALTH, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, PREDICTORS, BREF, AGE
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting the quality of life of the elderly people in Turkey. Three-hundred community-dwelling older adults (Mage = 68.35, SD = 5.80 years) participated in this study. The quality of life was examined through World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Older Adults Module Turkish Version (WHOQOL-OLD Turkish).