Relationship between self-care ability and happiness in elderly individuals
Abstract
Purpose: This study has been carried to determine the relation between self-care ability and happiness in elderly individuals living in Kars province located in the eastern part of Turkey.
Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional type study and comprises 400 elderly individuals living in central district of Kars province. The data were collected through utilization of the personal information form, the Self-care Ability Scale and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short-Form (OHQ-SF).
Results: The elderly individuals received a mean score of 24.89 ± 5.04 from the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and a mean score of 93.94 ± 19.15 from the Self Care Ability Scale. There was a statistically positive mean moderate correlation between the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire score and Self Care Ability Scale score. As scores of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire increases, self-care ability score also increases.
Conclusion: Significant relationship between happiness levels and self-care ability was determined in elderly individuals.
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