Quality of life of older adults in Turkey

Bilgili N., Arpaci F.

ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, cilt.59, sa.2, ss.415-421, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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).