Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey

Volume: 16 Number: 3 September 1, 2014
  • Sema Oglak
  • Shereen Husseın
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Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

Social inclusion and participation, including civic engagements such as volunteering, can be regarded as an important factor in quality of life of individuals particularly among older people. In the context of longer post retirement years in Turkey, there is a general lack of public activities available for older people. While the nature of contemporary demographic changes signal an increasing demand for long-term care (LTC) workforce there is also emerging evidence that quality of life can be enhanced for caregivers through volunteering and social involvement. The current study reports on research aimed to determine within the city of Izmir in Turkey: 1) the extent of voluntary work in for profit as well as non-profit residential LTC facilities, and 2) levels of participation of older people (60+) as volunteers in LTC facilities. The findings indicate that nearly 10 percent of Izmir LTC facilities benefits from older peoples voluntary work.

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Turkish

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Authors

Sema Oglak This is me

Shereen Husseın This is me
Department of Management, Faculty of Administration, Economics and Social Sciences University of İstanbul Gelisim

Publication Date

September 1, 2014

Submission Date

September 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 16 Number: 3

APA
Oglak, S., & Husseın, S. (2014). Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey. ISGUC The Journal of Industrial Relations and Human Resources, 16(3), 94-106. https://izlik.org/JA94MN74AS
AMA
1.Oglak S, Husseın S. Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey. isguc. 2014;16(3):94-106. https://izlik.org/JA94MN74AS
Chicago
Oglak, Sema, and Shereen Husseın. 2014. “Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey”. ISGUC The Journal of Industrial Relations and Human Resources 16 (3): 94-106. https://izlik.org/JA94MN74AS.
EndNote
Oglak S, Husseın S (September 1, 2014) Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey. ISGUC The Journal of Industrial Relations and Human Resources 16 3 94–106.
IEEE
[1]S. Oglak and S. Husseın, “Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey”, isguc, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 94–106, Sept. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA94MN74AS
ISNAD
Oglak, Sema - Husseın, Shereen. “Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey”. ISGUC The Journal of Industrial Relations and Human Resources 16/3 (September 1, 2014): 94-106. https://izlik.org/JA94MN74AS.
JAMA
1.Oglak S, Husseın S. Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey. isguc. 2014;16:94–106.
MLA
Oglak, Sema, and Shereen Husseın. “Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey”. ISGUC The Journal of Industrial Relations and Human Resources, vol. 16, no. 3, Sept. 2014, pp. 94-106, https://izlik.org/JA94MN74AS.
Vancouver
1.Sema Oglak, Shereen Husseın. Elderly People Volunteering in Long-Term Care Facilities In Izmir, Turkey. isguc [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 1;16(3):94-106. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA94MN74AS