@article{article_1560404, title={Loneliness Perception’s Impact on Death Anxiety in Home-Dwelling Elderly Individuals}, journal={Hitit Sağlık Dergisi}, pages={1–11}, year={2025}, DOI={10.69563/hititsaglikderg.1560404}, author={Erdoğan, Savaş and Bahar, Zuhal}, keywords={Yaşlılık, Yalnızlık algısı, Ölüm kaygısı, Hemşirelik.}, abstract={Old age is a process characterised by the individual reaching advanced ages in the biological, psychological and social life cycle. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of personal characteristics and loneliness perception of elderly individuals living at home in Güzelyurt district on death anxiety. The study population consisted of 2,400 individuals aged 65 years and over living at home in Güzelyurt district of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. In this study, the sample volume was calculated using the power analysis method with 95% validity and reliability and consisted of 331 people. General death anxiety was found to be 9.26±3.83 at a moderate level. Death anxiety levels of male and female elderly individuals were similar. No difference was found between the death anxiety of elderly individuals according to age groups and it was determined that the age factor was not related to death anxiety. There was a difference in death anxiety according to the educational level of elderly individuals. Elderly individuals with high school and postgraduate degrees had lower death anxiety. A positive relationship was found between emotional loneliness and death anxiety of elderly individuals and it was determined that emotional loneliness predicted death anxiety in an increasing way. It was determined that the scores of the participants from the social loneliness sub-dimension of the loneliness scale did not predict the death anxiety scale scores at a statistically significant level. It is thought that the results of this study will be a guide for future studies.}, number={4}, publisher={Hitit Üniversitesi}, organization={Bu araştırma herhangi bir kurum tarafından desteklenmemiştir.}