Quality of Life (QOL) and Attitudes Toward Aging in Older Adults in Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Autor:	Mehmet Top, Hüseyin Eriş, Feray Kabalcıoğlu
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Attitudes Toward Aging Gerontology Health (social science) Social Psychology Quality of life business.industry Medicine Whoqol old Geriatrics and Gerontology business humanities
Zdroj:	Research on Aging. 35:533-562
ISSN:	1552-7573 0164-0275
DOI:	10.1177/0164027512447822
Popis:	Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate quality of life (QOL) and attitudes toward aging in older adults in a province in Turkey. Methods: This is a quantitative and descriptive study of QOL and the attitudes toward aging in older adults. Instruments: The data measurement instruments used in this study are the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life Instrument–Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-OLD) and the WHO–Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ). Participants: The Turkish versions of the WHOQOL-OLD and AAQ were administered to 550 older adults living in şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Results: The results indicated a significant relationship between QOL and attitudes toward aging in older adults. Two dimensions of attitudes toward aging (physical change and psychological growth) were significant predictors of QOL in older adults. It was found that gender, literacy, social security, age, and marital status affect some dimensions of QOL and some subscales of attitudes toward aging.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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