Investigation of Activity, Participation and Quality of Life in Elderly Living in Ankara and Antalya Provinces

Autor: Hasan Atacan TONAK, Özgün KAYA KARA, Sedef ŞAHİN
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Bezmiâlem Science, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 238-245 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2148-2373
DOI: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2019.3352
Popis: Objective:This aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between activity, participation and quality of life in the elderly living at home.Methods:This study was applied to 120 elderly people (60 females, mean age: 71.4±5.3 years; 60 males, mean age: 70.8±4.7 years, ranged between 65-83 years) aged 65 years and older and living at their home in Ankara and Antalya. The community participation levels were assessed with World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule, Second Version (WHO-DAS-II). Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was used to evaluate the activity performance of participants. The elderly’s quality of life levels were assessed with Health Survey Questionnaire Short Form-36 (SF-36).Results:The important daily living activities of participants in which they had problems were: Cooking (n=52), shopping (n=48), having a shower (n=38) and praying (salaat) (n=37). According to the results of WHO-DAS-II, COPM and SF-36, there were no statistical differences between gender groups (p>0.05). There was a moderate significant negative correlation between the sub-scores of COPM and total score of WHO-DAS-II (p
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