The examination of the factors affecting the feeling of loneliness of the elderly

HAZER O., BOYLU A. A.

1st World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Administration (WCLTA), Cairo, Mısır, 29 - 31 Ekim 2010, cilt.9 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.450
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Cairo
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Mısır
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Elderly, Loneliness, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Aging, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, OLDEST-OLD, PEOPLE, FAMILY
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was planned to assess the factors that affect the feeling of loneliness of the 65 age and over elderly. The sample of the study composed of 348 elderly in Ankara. Data collected for the study were analyzed through using a socio demographic information form, UCLA loneliness Scale (UCLA-LS), Katz's Activities of Daily Living Index (ADL), Lawton and Brody's Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Index (IADL), Life Satisfaction Index (LSI), WHO-Five Well-being Index (WBI). Most of the respondents were females, 64.2% of respondents were married. About half of the respondents had lower education. In this study there was positive correlation among the WBI, ADL, IADL, LSI and UCLA-LS. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.