Multidimensional Determinants of Geriatric Depression: An Empirical Analysis on Older Adults in Türkiye
Abstract
Objective: With the growing elderly population in Turkey, geriatric depression (GD) has emerged as a critical public health issue. This study aims to explore the determinants of GD by examining socio-demographic, psychosocial, and technological variables.
Methods: Utilizing the 2023 Turkey Elderly Profile dataset compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute and the Ministry of Family and Social Services, the study analyzes data from 29,785 individuals aged 50 and above. Binary logistic regression was employed to assess depression risk, using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) as the primary measure. Analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics software and stratified by age groups.
Results: The analysis revealed that unhappiness, future anxiety, technology use, loneliness, female gender, low educational level, unmarried status, low income, and advanced age significantly increased the likelihood of GD. These factors had varying degrees of influence across age groups, with their impact becoming more pronounced in older individuals. In particular, psychological and digital vulnerabilities intensified with age, leading to a rise in depression risk. Technology use, while generally considered beneficial, was associated with increased depression risk in the oldest age group, possibly due to low digital literacy and compulsory use.
Conclusion: The findings underscore the necessity of developing comprehensive, age-sensitive mental health strategies in Turkey. Policies should promote digital inclusion, strengthen social support networks, and enhance psychological resilience among older adults. A holistic approach involving health, social, and economic reforms is recommended to address the multifactorial nature of geriatric depression.
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Geriatrik Depresyonun Çok Boyutlu Belirleyicileri: Türkiye'deki Yaşlı Yetişkinler Üzerinde Ampirik Bir Analiz
Abstract
Amaç: Türkiye’de yaşlı nüfusun artmasıyla birlikte geriatrik depresyon (GD) önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışma, GD’ye etki eden sosyo-demografik, psikososyal ve teknolojik faktörleri inceleyerek depresyonun belirleyicilerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır.
Yöntem: Araştırmada, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu ve Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı tarafından hazırlanan 2023 yılı Türkiye Yaşlı Profili veri seti kullanılmıştır. 50 yaş ve üzeri 29.785 bireyden elde edilen veriler yaş gruplarına göre düzenlenmiş ve ikili lojistik regresyon analizleriyle değerlendirilmiştir. Geriatrik Depresyon Ölçeği (GDO-30) esas alınarak depresyon durumu belirlenmiştir. Verilerin analizi için IBM SPSS Statistics programı kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Analiz bulguları, mutsuzluk, gelecek kaygısı, teknoloji kullanımı, yalnızlık, kadın cinsiyet, düşük eğitim düzeyi, medeni durum (evli olmama), düşük gelir ve ileri yaş gibi değişkenlerin GD riskini anlamlı düzeyde artırdığını göstermiştir. 50 yaşından itibaren bireylerde yaş ilerledikçe depresyon üzerinde anlamlı etkide bulunan değişkenler farklılık göstermiştir. Yaş ilerledikçe cinsiyet, medeni durum, eğitim durumu, teknoloji kullanımı, gelecek kaygısı ve yalnızlık değişkenleri depresyonu daha çok etkileme düzeylerine sahip olmaktadır. Bu durum bireylerin yaşlandıkça daha çok yalnızlaştığı olgusuna bağlanabilir. Bu da bireyleri mutsuzlaştırırken daha çok teknoloji kullanımına sevk etmektedir. Bulgular, geriatrik depresyonun önlenmesi ve yönetimi için sosyal destek mekanizmalarının güçlendirilmesi, psikolojik dayanıklılığı artırmaya yönelik stratejilerin geliştirilmesi ve yaşlı bireylerin teknolojiye adaptasyonunun desteklenmesi gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır.
Sonuç: Bu bağlamda, Türkiye’de yaşlı nüfusa yönelik ruh sağlığı politikalarının daha bütüncül bir yaklaşımla ele alınması ve depresyon riskini azaltmaya yönelik sosyal ve ekonomik düzenlemelerin hayata geçirilmesi önerilmektedir.
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| Primary Language | English |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Health Policy |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Submission Date | November 3, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | January 19, 2026 |
| Publication Date | March 3, 2026 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.48121/jihsam.1816753 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA77EW84SS |
| Published in Issue | Year 2026 Volume: 12 |
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Aim & Scope
Journal of International Health Sciences and Management (JIHSAM) aims explain the relationship between management/ administration and health sciences. The JIHSAM includes healthcare management/ administration, public health, clinics and case management/ administration, dental management, pharmaceutical economics and management, nursing management and health planning, policy and management, and other health management issues.
Journal of International Health Sciences and Management (JIHSAM) is intended to be a vehicle for the exploration and discussion of Health Sciences and Management issues and is aimed in particular at enhancing communication between Health Sciences and Management researchers, the globalization of healthcare services, international patient transfers (medical tourism), hospital management, organization behavior of health institute, patient rights and safety and satisfaction, health policy and health reforms, health economics and quality of life.
In addition, the following healthcare management issues are evaluated within the scope of the journal;
political philosophy and health policy, spiritual health, history and philosophy of health and healthcare, global cooperation and development for quality in healthcare, health accreditation, risk management in healthcare organizations, health law, quality assessment of health, patient and employee satisfaction occupational health and safety in health care, financial management in healthcare, harassment in health institutions, corporate culture and commitment institutes of health, procurement and purchasing in health institutions, material and device management in healthcare organizations, performance management in healthcare organizations, health information systems, management and organization in healthcare, accounting and finance in healthcare organizations, strategic management in health care, production management in health care, health economics, health policy and planning, marketing in healthcare, health reform, disaster management in health care ,public relations in health institutions, health and social security systems, health insurance, health communication, healthcare management and ethics, country comparisons of health systems, health statistics, risk management in patient and employee safety ,patient rights in an international perspective, innovation in healthcare services, human resources management in healthcare, professionalism in health management and information security in healthcare organizations.
To achieve the journal's objectives, authors are encouraged to write in an on-technical style, which is understandable to health policy practitioners and specialists from other disciplines and in other countries.
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Journal of International Health Sciences and Management will be accepting submissions in three different formats:
(1)"Samples of the best practices in health management" of around 2,000 words (excluding abstract and references), concentrating on proposed, discussed, just passed and/or implemented management in one of the Health Systems and Institution. These do not have to present empirical data but analyze actor sand processes.
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(3) "Reviews/comparative analyses" of around 8,000 words (and not more than 10,000 words) can either be
(a) systematic reviews of Health Sciences and Management issues
(b) or examine certain aspects of health science and management in a systematic, comparative manner across a number of countries.
In all cases, Authors should provide sufficient background and context and discuss their findings in an international context to ensure that their manuscript can be appreciated by an international readership.
Besides these three main types of submissions, Health Science and Management is interested in publishing debate among the readers in the form of letters and repliques as well as commissioned editorials.
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Manuscripts should be structured as follows (excluding samples of the best practices in health management):
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Abstract-Keywords
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Reference Examples:
Gardner H, Bozkus T (2012). Multiple intelligences: the theory in practice. New York: Basic Books.
Li, G., Hart, A. ve Gregory, J., (1998). Flocculation and sedimentation of high turbidity waters, Proceedings , 9th Biennial Conference, International Association on Water Quality, 1137–1143, Vancouver: International presentation
Li, G., Hart, A. ve Gregory, J., (1998). Flocculation and sedimentation of high turbidity water, Water Resources, 25, 9, 1137-1143. :Article
Stanford P (2003). Multiple intelligence for every classroom. Journal of Education Psychology, 39(2): 81-89, http://www.iscs-a.org/content/39/2/80 (accessed May 14, 2013).
Turkmen M (2004). The effects of martial arts on children development. International Journal of Education Reviews, 8(3): 276-281.
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All submissions must meet COPE's four criteria for scientific authorship. (see Submission Rules Page)
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Studies published in the journal are open to direct revision in the first five days. In the next process, change requests will be published as correction articles in the next issue or reported as withdrawn.
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Journal of International Health Sciences and Management (JIHSAM) does not charge any article submission, processing charges, and printing charges from the authors. The journal is an open access peer-refereed scientific journal. We have no purpose of profit and no publication fees.
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Ferhat Zengul, Ph.D., MBA, MAcc is a full-time Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions (SHP) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Prior to joining the Health Care Management Program, he worked as a financial/managerial accountant at UAB Hospital Finance and UABHS Facilities Planning and Capital Projects Office. He has over ten years of experience in the financial management of capital projects.
Dr. Zengul’s overarching research goal is improving organizations' financial health and peoples' health and quality of life through data analytics and multidisciplinary approaches. To achieve this goal, his research focuses on three interest areas: 1) Accounting, Finance, and Data/Text Analytics, 2) Healthcare Management, and Informatics, 3) Infrastructure Projects. He is particularly interested in applying machine learning approaches in developing predictive models for the financial and clinical performance research domain. He has used data/text mining techniques in a variety of disciplines such as accounting, finance, informatics, and clinical research domains. Dr. Zengul is a Certified Revenue Cycle Specialist from Healthcare Financial Management Association. He has been teaching courses such as Accounting and Finance for Healthcare, Healthcare Economics, Finance, Revenue Cycle Management, Business Intelligence, Statistics, and Ethics both in undergraduate and masters and doctoral programs.
1990’da Konya Selçuklu Lisesi’ni bitirerek Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık İdaresi Yüksekokulu’na girdi. 1994’te buradan mezun oldu. Aynı yıl yine Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi Anabilim Dalında yüksek lisansa başladı. 1997’de “Zaman Yönetimi ve Hastane Üst Düzey Yöneticileri Üzerinde Bir Uygulama” adlı teziyle yüksek lisansını tamamladı. Temmuz 1998- ve Kasım 1999 tarihleri arasında Genelkurmay Başkanlığı Sağlık Dairesi Personel ve Eğitim Şubesi’nde sağlık yönetimi subayı olarak askerlik görevini tamamladı. Aralık 1999’da Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu’nda öğretim görevlisi olarak göreve başladı. 2000 yılı Bahar döneminde Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi Anabilim Dalında doktora eğitimine başladı. 2003 Aralık ayında “Toplumsal Kültürün Hastanelerin Kurum Kültürüne Etkisi: Fırat Tıp Merkezi Örneği” adlı teziyle bilim doktoru unvanını aldı. 2009 yılında ise Yönetim ve Organizasyon doçenti oldu. 2014 yılında profesörlüğe atandı.
1999-2009 yılları arasında Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu’nda öğretim görevlisi ve öğretim üyesi çalıştı, Yüksekokul Müdür Yardımcılığı ve Tıbbi Dokümantasyon ve Sekreterlik Program Başkanlığı görevlerini yürüttü. Yine 2015 Mayıs – 2020 Aralık tarihleri arasında Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dekanlığı görevini yürüttü. 2009 yılından bu yana Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Sağlık Yönetimi’nde öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmakta ve bölüm başkanlığı görevini yürütmektedir. 2014-2015 yılları arasında Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği Isparta İli akademik danışmanlığını yürütmüş ve halen Sağlık İdarecileri Derneği, Avrupa Birliği Sağlık Araştırmaları Merkezi (ABSAM), Uluslararası Stratejik Sağlık Araştırmaları Merkezi (USSAM) üyesidir. Aynı zamanda 2017’den bu yana Türkiye Sağlık Politikaları Enstitüsü Bilim Kurulu üyesidir.
Son zamanlarda nitel araştırma yöntemleri, eleştirel yönetim, sağlık sosyolojisi ve akademik organizasyonların yapısı ve işleyişi konuları üzerinde çalışmaktadır.
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Arş. Gör. Mehmet Beşir Demirbaş, 2013 yılında Isparta Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Yönetimi bölümünden 2020 yılında ise tekrar Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sağlık Yönetimi bölümünde yüksek lisansını tamamlamıştır. Şu anda Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Sağlık Yönetimi bölümünde doktora eğitimine devam etmektedir. Demiroğlu Bilim Üniversitesi, Sağlık Yönetimi bölümünde araştırma görevlisi olarak çalışmalarına devam eden Demirbaş, sağlık turizmi, yapay zekâ, hibe projeleri ve dijital pazarlama konuları üzerinde çalışmaktadır.