Quality of life of older adults in Turkey

Bilgili N., Arpaci F.

ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, vol.59, no.2, pp.415-421, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.07.005
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.415-421
  • Keywords: Elderly, Quality of life, WHOQOL-OLD, Turkish older adults, NURSING-HOME RESIDENTS, WHOQOL-OLD, PEOPLE, HEALTH, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, PREDICTORS, BREF, AGE
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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).