Research Article

THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS

Volume: 7 Number: 1 January 31, 2022
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THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS

Abstract

The rationale of the study is to determine the relationship between the health and social status of the elderly and the related factors. This study is cross-sectional. The data of the study were obtained from the n=1025 nursing care plan form of elderly who applied to the primary health care institutions in the city center of Yozgat in 2016-2017. The data were analyzed by Chi-Square test, binary, and multinominal logistic regression. Of the elderly who participated in the study, 47.8% were women, 72.3% were married, and 41.7% were in the 65-69 age group. 33.6% of the elderly are obese, 82.2% have a diagnosed health problem, the most common (53.5%) is hypertension, 80.3% use drugs, 40.4% use at least three drugs. They were stated that 39.3% of them fell after the age of 65. In the last 30 days, the elderly mostly experienced anxiety (22.9%), and anger was second (17.6%). It has been observed that the elderly mostly (74.5%) tend to worship in case of stress and distress, mostly (40.1%) go to neighbors in their spare time and 79.8% of them have good neighborly relations. The elderly who are women, not exercised, non-pursuit, and have high body mass index (BMI) are at higher risk of having at least two health problems. It has been determined that a great majority of the elderly have health problems, 2/5 of them took at least three drugs and fell after the age of 65. As a result, women, those who live sedentarily, and those with high BMI are at high risk for health.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Public Health, Environmental Health

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 31, 2022

Submission Date

July 6, 2021

Acceptance Date

August 12, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Kılıç, M., & Uzunçakmak, T. (2022). THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, 7(1), 26-41. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.963497
AMA
1.Kılıç M, Uzunçakmak T. THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2022;7(1):26-41. doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.963497
Chicago
Kılıç, Mahmut, and Tuğba Uzunçakmak. 2022. “THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 7 (1): 26-41. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.963497.
EndNote
Kılıç M, Uzunçakmak T (January 1, 2022) THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 7 1 26–41.
IEEE
[1]M. Kılıç and T. Uzunçakmak, “THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS”, ESTUDAM Public Health Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 26–41, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.35232/estudamhsd.963497.
ISNAD
Kılıç, Mahmut - Uzunçakmak, Tuğba. “THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi 7/1 (January 1, 2022): 26-41. https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.963497.
JAMA
1.Kılıç M, Uzunçakmak T. THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2022;7:26–41.
MLA
Kılıç, Mahmut, and Tuğba Uzunçakmak. “THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS”. Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama Ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 26-41, doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.963497.
Vancouver
1.Mahmut Kılıç, Tuğba Uzunçakmak. THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL STATUS OF THE ELDERLY: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS. ESTUDAM Public Health Journal. 2022 Jan. 1;7(1):26-41. doi:10.35232/estudamhsd.963497

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