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, vol.14, no.1, pp.45-53, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.45-53
  • Keywords: Aged, Quality of Life, WHOQOL Life Quality Scale, Accident, HIP FRACTURE, FALLS, FEAR
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.