TY - JOUR T1 - The Relationship Between Successful Aging and Life Satisfaction in Older Adults Who Presented to Primary Care TT - Birinci Basamağa Başvuran Yaşlı Bireylerde Başarılı Yaşlanma ile Yaşam Doyumu Arasındaki İlişki AU - Hacıhasanoğlu Aşılar, Rabia AU - Aksu Aslan, Gonca PY - 2025 DA - September Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.17049/jnursology.1543600 JF - Journal of Nursology PB - Atatürk Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 2822-2954 SP - 240 EP - 248 VL - 28 IS - 3 LA - en AB - Objective: This study investigated the relationship between successful aging and life satisfaction in older adults presented to primary care.Methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted between January 2019 and May 2019. The sample consisted of 379 older adults (aged 65 and over) admitted to three family health centers (FHMs) in a provincial center in eastern Türkiye. Data were collected using a descriptive questionnaire, the Successful Aging Scale (SAS), and the Life Satisfaction Index (LSI). Results: Participants had a mean age of 70.87±5.61 years. They had mean SAS and LSI scores of 53.54±8.43 and 10.85±4.14, respectively. More than a quarter of the participants (38%) had high life satisfaction. There was a weak positive correlation between the SAS total and subscale scores and the mean LSI score (P KW - Older Adults KW - successful aging KW - satisfaction with life KW - nursing N2 - Amaç: Bu araştırma birinci basamağa başvuran yaşlı bireylerde başarılı yaşlanma ile yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı.Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı özellikte olan bu araştırma Ocak 2019-Mayıs 2019 tarihleri arasında yürütüldü. Örneklemi, Türkiye'nin doğusunda bir il merkezinde bulunan üç aile sağlığı merkezine başvuran 65 yaş ve üzeri 379 yaşlı birey oluşturdu. Veriler Tanımlayıcı Soru Formu, Başarılı Yaşlanma Ölçeği (BYÖ) ve Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği (YDÖ) ile toplandı.Bulgular: Bireylerin yaş ortalamasının 70.87±5.61 olduğu bulundu. 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