The Relationship of Active Aging Perspectives and Social Participation of Older Adults with Their Mental States and Functional Independence

Year 2024, , 341 - 351, 30.09.2024

Demet Gözaçan Karabulut , Çağtay Maden , Barış Türker , Yalçın Karabulut , Hamit Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1474547

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the active aging perspectives and social participation of older adults and to determine their relationship with their mental states and functional independence.
Method: A total of 298 participants over the age of 60, with a mean age of 70.94±8.1 were included in the study. The degree of cognitive function of the individuals included in the study was evaluated with the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the level of functional independence was evaluated with the Barthel Index. The frequency of social participation of the older adult participants included in the study were analyzed with a Likert-type social participation evaluation form (created by the researchers) consisting of 19 questions. With this form, the frequency of participation in various daily social activities was evaluated.
Results: Individuals with high social participation evaluation form mean scores had higher Mini Mental State Examination mean scores and Barthel Index mean scores (r1: 0.329, p<0.001; r2: 0.247, p<0.001, respectively). 60% of older adults included in the study stated that good physical health and functions are indicators of active aging.
Conclusion: As a result, the social participation of older adults in daily life activities may affect their cognitive function and functional independence levels. Enhancement of the social participation may be important in developing functional independence and cognitive status among older adults.

Keywords

Aged, Functional Status, Healthy Aging, Social Participation

Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University Ethics Committee for Non-invasive Clinical Research ethics committee (Protocol Number: 2022/108).

Yaşlılarda Aktif Yaşlanma Bakış Açıları ve Sosyal Katılımlarının Kognitif Durumları ve Fonksiyonel Bağımsızlıklarıyla İlişkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, yaşlıların aktif yaşlanmaya bakış açısı ve sosyal katılımlarını inceleyerek bunların kognitif durum ve fonksiyonel bağımsızlıkları ile ilişkisini belirlemektir.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya 60 yaş üstü, yaş ortalaması 70.94±8.1 olan toplam 298 katılımcı dahil edildi. Çalışmaya dahil edilen bireylerin kognitif fonksiyon dereceleri Mini Mental Durum Testi (MMDT) ile, fonksiyonel bağımsızlık düzeyleri Barthel İndeksi ile değerlendirildi. Çalışmaya dahil olan yaşlı katılımcıların sosyal katılım sıklıkları 19 sorudan oluşan likert tipteki (araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan) sosyal katılım değerlendirme formu ile analiz edildi. Bu form ile çeşitli günlük sosyal aktivitelere katılma sıklıkları değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Sosyal katılım değerlendirme formu puan ortalamaları yüksek olan bireylerin Mini Mental Durum Testi puan ortalamaları ve Barthel İndeksi puan ortalamaları daha yüksekti (sırasıyla r1: 0.329, p<0.001; r2: 0.247, p<0.001). Çalışmaya dahil edilen yaşlı bireylerin %60'ı iyi fiziksel sağlık ve fonksiyonların aktif yaşlanmanın göstergeleri olduğunu belirtmiştir.
Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, yaşlı bireylerin günlük yaşam aktivitelerine sosyal katılımı, bilişsel işlevlerini ve fonksiyonel bağımsızlık düzeylerini etkileyebilir. Yaşlı bireylerde sosyal katılımın artırılması, fonksiyonel bağımsızlığın ve bilişsel durumun geliştirilmesinde önemli olabilir.

Keywords

Yaşlı, Fonksiyonel Durum, Sağlıklı Yaşlanma, Sosyal Katılım

Ethical Statement

The study was approved by the Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University Ethics Committee for Non-invasive Clinical Research ethics committee (Protocol Number: 2022/108).

Supporting Institution

Yok

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