Amaç: Bu araştırma huzurevinde yaşayan yaşlıların yaşam kalitesini ve yaşam kalitesini etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirildi.
Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel araştırma Aralık 2013 - Şubat 2014 tarihleri arasında İstanbul’da iki huzurevinde 150 yaşlı birey ile gerçekleştirildi. Veriler sosyodemografik bilgi formu ve Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği (WHOQOL-BREF) kullanılarak toplandı. Veriler tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Mann Whitney U testi, Kruskal Wallis testi, One-way Anova, student t testi ve çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılarak değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan bireylerin yaş ortalaması 72,31±6,22’dir. Erkeklerin bedensel sağlık alt boyut puan ortalaması, kadınlara göre, kronik hastalığı olmayanların bedensel sağlık, sosyal ilişkiler ve çevresel sağlık alt boyut puan ortalaması, kronik hastalığı olanlara göre, ağrısı olmayan yaşlıların bedensel sağlık alt boyut puan ortalaması, ağrısı olanlara göre, sağlığı konusunda endişesi olmayanların bedensel, çevresel ve ruhsal sağlık alt boyut puan ortalaması, endişesi olanlara göre, sebze ve meyve tüketenlerin bedensel sağlık, sosyal ilişkiler ve ruhsal sağlık alt boyut puan ortalaması, meyve sebze tüketmeyenlere göre, egzersiz yapanların bedensel sağlık ve sosyal ilişkiler alt boyut puan ortalaması, egzersiz yapmayanlara göre istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı derecede yüksek bulundu. Arkadaşlarıyla ilişkileri çok iyi olan, kendini yalnız hissetmeyen ve huzurevinde kalmaktan memnun olan yaşlıların bedensel, çevresel, ruhsal sağlık ve sosyal ilişkiler alt boyut puan ortalaması, diğer yaşlılara göre istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı derecede yüksek bulundu (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Ağrısı olmayanların, arkadaşlarıyla ilişkisi çok iyi olanların, meyve/sebze tüketenlerin ve huzurevinde kalmaktan memnun olanların bedensel sağlık açısından, arkadaşlarıyla ilişkisi çok iyi olanların, her zaman ve sık sık ziyaretçisi gelenlerin, kronik hastalığı olmayanların çevresel sağlık açısından, arkadaşlarıyla ilişkisi çok iyi olanların, meyve/sebze tüketenlerin, yalnızlık hissetmeyenlerin, her zaman ve sık sık ziyaretçisi gelenlerin ve huzurevinde kalmaktan memnun olanların ruhsal sağlık açısından, arkadaşlarıyla ilişkisi çok iyi olanların, huzurevinde kalmaktan memnun olanların, meyve/sebze tüketenlerin, kendi isteğiyle huzurevinde kalanların, her zaman ve sık sık ziyaretçisi gelen yaşlıların sosyal ilişkiler açısından yaşam kalitelerinin daha iyi olduğu saptandı.
Objective: The study was performed to determine the quality of life and factors affecting the quality of life of elderly nursing home residents.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 150 elderly individuals residing in nursing homes situated in Istanbul in the period December 2013–February 2014. Data were collected using the sociodemographic questionnaire and World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale(WHOQOL-BREF). Descriptive statistics, Mann–Whitney U test, Kruskal–Wallis test, one way ANOVA, student’s t–test, and multiple regression analysis were performed.
Results: The mean age of elderly nursing home residents was 72.31±6.22 years. The mean score of the physical health domain was found to be statistically significantly higher in male elderly nursing home residents than in female elderly nursing home residents. The mean scores of the physical health, social relationship, and environment domains were found to be statistically significantly higher in elderly nursing home residents without chronic diseases than in those with chronic diseases. Moreover, the mean score of the physical health domain was found to be statistically significantly higher in elderly nursing home residents who did not have pain than in those who did have pain. The mean scores of the physical health, environment, and psychological domains were found to be statistically significantly higher in elderly nursing home residents who were not concerned about health than in those who were concerned about health. The mean scores of the physical health, social relationship, and psychological domains were found to be statistically significantly higher in elderly nursing home residents who consumed fruits and vegetables than in those who did not consume fruits and vegetables. The mean scores of the physical health and social relationship domains were found to be statistically significantly higher in elderly nursing home residents who exercised than in those who did not exercise. The mean scores of the physical health, environment, psycholo- gical, and social relationship domains were found statistically significantly higher in elderly nursing home residents who had a good relationship with friends, did not feel lonely, and were satisfied to stay in a nursing home than in other elderly individuals (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was observed that if elderly nursing home residents did not have pain, had a good relationship with friends, consumed fruits and vegetables, and were satisfied to stay in a nursing home, they had a better quality of life in terms of physical health, and if they had a good relationship with friends, had frequent visitors, and did not have chronic diseases, they had a better quality of life in terms of environmental health. Moreover, if they had a good relationship with friends, consumed fruits and vegetables, did not feel lonely, had frequent visitors, and were satisfied to stay in a nursing home, they had a better quality of life in terms of mental health; if they had a good relationship with friends, were satisfied to stay in a nursing home, consumed fruits and vegetables, voluntarily stayed in nursing homes, and had frequent visitors, they had a better quality of life in terms of social relationships.
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Publication Date | October 27, 2016 |
Submission Date | July 1, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 6 Issue: 2 |