EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEMOGRAPHIC AND ACCIDENT-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN A NURSING HOME

ERKAL S., Sahin H., Surgit E. B.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.45-53, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.45-53
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aged, Quality of Life, WHOQOL Life Quality Scale, Accident, HIP FRACTURE, FALLS, FEAR
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: The purpose of this research was to assess the quality of life of 65+ year old people living in a nursing home in Ankara and to examine the relationship between the quality of life and the demographic and accident-related characteristics of these individuals.