Background
The scarcity of concrete data between loneliness and frailty was found and to fill this gap, the present study aimed to examine the relationship between frailty and loneliness in elderly individuals. The study was conducted to determine the relationship between loneliness and frailty in individuals aged 65 and over.
Method
The study had a cross‐sectional descriptive correlational design. The study group consisted of 527 volunteers aged 65 and over who applied to six family health centres between 15.03.2019 and 15.05.2019 and met the inclusion criteria. The Information Form, Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI), and Loneliness Scale for the Elderly (LSE) were used to collect the study data.
Results
It was found that the mean age of individuals with frailty (69.67 ± 4.38) was found to be higher at a statistically significant level than those without frailty (67.83 ± 3.07) (t = −5.390; P = 0.001). It was found that a total of 89.1% of those who stated they had a serious disease (χ2 = 69.688, P < 0.001) and 68.9% (χ2 = 24.315, P < 0.001) of those who had a serious disease in a loved one were statistically frail. The mean total score obtained in the LSE was 12.702 ± 5.76 and it was statistically significant at a high level (t = −12.225, P < 0.001) There was a statistically significant relationship between the TFI and its subscales, and the LSE and subscale scores of the individuals who participated in the study.
Conclusion
A positive and significant relationship was detected between all subscales of loneliness and frailty; therefore, it can be argued that the negativity in one negatively affects the other. According to these results, it can be recommended to conduct screening and intervention programs to prevent frailty and loneliness in individuals aged 65 and over and prioritise the risk factors that were found in the present study.
Objective:The aim of this study was to determine the illness perception of Hemodialysis (HD) and Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) patients having endstage renal failure.
Methods:This cross-sectional study was carried out in Organ Transplantation and Dialysis Hospital. Data were collected between January-June 2016. The study was conducted with a total of 93 individuals including 45 patients undergoing PD and 48 patients undergoing HD between the indicated dates. An information form and Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) were used as data collection instruments. Independent samples t test, one way anova and pearson correlation analysis were used to assess data.Results: Among the patients, mean duration of disease was 81.4±77.7 (HD: 82.7±93.5, PD: 80.1+60.1) months, mean duration of dialysis was 57.7±58.3 (HD: 58.6±67.0, PD: 56.8±49.4) months and mean number of comorbid diseases was 1.4±0.6 (min: 1.0, max: 4.0). 93.5% of the patients had familial support (HD: 91.1%, PD: 95.8) and 69.9% (HD: 37.8%, PD: 100.0%) had taken a training about the disease and its treatment from healthcare professionals. It was also found that mean scores of PD patients from IPQ-R subscales including personal control, illness coherence and timeline acute/chronic were found to be significantly higher than HD patients (p<0.05).
Conclusion:As a result of this study, it was determined that HD patients perceived their illnesses as more challenging compared to PD patients. Therefore, especially HD patients may be given disease-related trainings with the onset of their treatment process and a psychological support may be recommended to accept their chronic diseases.
Introduction and aim. The paternal attachment can affect the academic, social and emotional development of the child in the future. The study was conducted in a descriptive-cross-sectional design to determine the impacts of some characteristics of fathers on paternal attachment. Material and method. The study was conducted with 278 fathers who had 3-12 months old infants. The data were collected by using the “Father Information Form” and the “Postnatal Paternal-Infant Attachment Questionnaire (PPAQ)”. Results. It was found in the present that the mean PPAQ score of the fathers who were exposed to domestic violence in their childhood was significantly lower than those who were not (p=0.001). The mean PPAQ score of the fathers whose infant was born by cesarean section (p=0.017) and who had physical contact for the first 24 hours (p=0.047) was found to be significantly higher. The mean PPAQ score was significantly higher in fathers who had a physical contact duration of 7 hours or more than those with less physical contact durations (p=0.030). Conclusion. In this study, some characteristics of fathers were found to affect father-infant attachment. It may be recommended to plan preventive interventions for risky fathers.
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