Cultural Adaptation of the Friendship Scale and Health-Related Quality of Life and Functional Mobility Parameters of the Elderly Living at Home and in the Nursing Home

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ELBASAN B., Yilmaz G. D., Cirak Y., Dalkilinc M.

TOPICS IN GERIATRIC REHABILITATION, vol.29, no.4, pp.298-303, 2013 (SSCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 29 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2013
• Doi Number: 10.1097/tgr.0b013e318297fc43
• Journal Name: TOPICS IN GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
• Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.298-303
• Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The aim of our study is to validate the Friendship Scale (FS) for the Turkish population and to evaluate the differences between the social isolation parameters, health-related quality of life, and functional mobility in the elderly people living at home and at the nursing home.