Psychological effects of physical deficiencies in the residences on elderly persons: A case study in Trabzon Old Person's Home in Turkey
| Autor: | Nimet Candaş Kahya, Ayşe Sağsöz, Tülay Zorlu, Derya Elmalı Şen, Süleyman Özgen, Reyhan Midilli Sari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Gerontology Aging Turkey Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Human Factors and Ergonomics Elderly persons Residence Characteristics Surveys and Questionnaires Activities of Daily Living Adaptation Psychological Humans Medicine Elderly people Disabled Persons Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Engineering (miscellaneous) Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Data Collection Age Factors Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged Nursing Homes Social Perception Patient Satisfaction Psychological well-being Well-being Marital status Female business Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Applied Ergonomics. 40:840-851 |
| ISSN: | 0003-6870 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.09.002 |
| Popis: | In this study, elderly persons' physical and spiritual necessities and their satisfaction in their residences are investigated by applying a comprehensive questionnaire on the residents of Trabzon Old Person's Home. By grouping the residents of the home according to their age, gender, marital status, occupation, health conditions, cultural status, and economic conditions, their expectations are determined. Physical conditions of the home are also examined in order to determine whether the necessities of the residents are met or not. The questionnaire consisting of 75 questions is applied to 60 people, and 4500 data points are analyzed by using SPSS software. In the results of this study, physical deficiencies that require elderly persons want to be in Trabzon Old Person's Home are determined. It is also determined that 86.7% of the residents are pleased with living in the old persons' home and they could get used to living in the old persons' home but 73.3% of the residents do not want to send someone in their family to the old person's home. These contradictory results show that residents do not want to live in old person's home but they adapt in there because of compulsoriness. This situation affects the residents' psychological well-being in a negative way. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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