Disability and its effects on quality of life among older people living in Antalya city center, Turkey

Dönmez, Levent; Gokkoca, Zuhal; Dedeoğlu, Necati

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2004.08.006

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“…Subsequently, a very big problem was found in the participation of older people in social life (Domain 6) and mobility (Domain 2). Similar results were obtained by Domnez et al [46], who demonstrated an level of in activities associated with maintaining household and participation in everyday life. They also indicated that the activities in the field of prevention and health care should be based on assessment of the areas of functioning, and their impact on independence and the activities of daily living of an elderly person.…”

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confidence: 79%

Analysis of health, functioning and disability of rural inhabitants aged 60–80 living in south-eastern Poland – a cross sectional study

Ćwirlej-Sozańska

Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska

Wiśniowska-Szurlej

et al. 2017

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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confidence: 79%

Analysis of health, functioning and disability of rural inhabitants aged 60–80 living in south-eastern Poland – a cross sectional study

Ćwirlej-Sozańska

Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska

Wiśniowska-Szurlej

et al. 2017

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…This influence was also observed in other studies (12,14,(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27) . Incapacity is a distinct phenomenon for men and women.…”

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confidence: 73%

Prevalência de dependência em idosos e fatores de risco associados

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Objective: To verify the prevalence of dependence among elderly assisted by teams of the Family Health Strategy in the city of Cuiabá (MT) and the associated risk factors. Methods: A study with a transversal design, of the survey type. The study sample was of 352 elderly with data collection conducted in their homes between the months of June and September of 2010, using the Katz Index questionnaire and the Lawton and Brody Scale. Results: The prevalence of dependency among the elderly was 38.6%. The statistical analysis showed that the sociodemographic characteristics and health were significantly associated with dependence, and there were several levels of prevalence rates of dependence among the elderly. Conclusion: The prevalence of dependency of 38.6% identified among the elderly study participants was higher than that reported in similar studies and suggests that this dependence results from the influence of the sociodemographic characteristics and health presented by these elderly. Keywords: Disabled persons; Geriatric assessment; Health of the elderly; Frail elderly; Risk factors RESUMOObjetivo: Verificar a prevalência de dependência entre idosos assistidos por equipes da Estratégia Saúde da Família na cidade de Cuiabá (MT) e os fatores de risco associados. Métodos: Estudo com delineamento transversal, tipo inquérito. A amostra estudada foi de 352 idosos com a coleta de dados realizada em seus domicílios entre os meses de junho e setembro de 2010, utilizando questionário, Índice de Katz e Escala de Lawton e Brody. Resultados: A prevalência de dependência entre os idosos foi de 38,6%. A análise estatística mostrou que as características sociodemográficas e de saúde estavam associadas significativamente à dependência e ocorreram vários graus de razão de prevalência da dependência entre os idosos. Conclusão: A prevalência de dependência de 38,6% identificada entre os idosos participantes do estudo foi superior à encontrada em estudos semelhantes e sugere que essa dependência sofra influência das características sociodemográficas e de saúde apresentadas por esses idosos. Descritores: Pessoa com deficiência; Avaliação geriátrica; Saúde do idoso; Idoso fragilizado; Fatores de risco RESUMEN Objetivo: Verificar la prevalencia de dependencia en ancianos asistidos por equipos de la Estrategia Salud de la Familia en la ciudad de Cuiabá (MT) y los factores de riesgo asociados. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio de tipo transversal, contencioso. La muestra estudiada fue de 352 ancianos cuyos datos fueron recolectados en sus domicilios entre los meses de junio y setiembre del 2010, utilizando un cuestionario, Índice de Katz y Escala de Lawton y Brody. Resultados: La prevalencia de dependencia entre los ancianos fue de 38,6%. El análisis estadístico mostró que las características sociodemográficas y de salud estaban asociadas significativamente a la dependencia y ocurrieron varios grados de razón de prevalencia de dependencia entre los ancianos. Conclusión: La prevalencia de dependencia del 38,6% identificada entr...

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“…Elderly QoL is also challenged by poor economic, cultural, educational and health care conditions. Inadequate social interactions and health literacy also contribute to their QoL decline (Kun, 2001;Mellor et al, 2008;Gureje et al, 2006;Donmez et al, 2005;Rao, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

Relationships between social support and depression, and quality of life of the elderly in a rural community in Malaysia

Ibrahim

Din

Ahmad

et al. 2013

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Introduction: This study aimed to examine the role of social support and depression in predicting the quality of life among the elderly living in a rural Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) community in Malaysia. Methods: A total of 162 elderly settlers of FELDA Sungai Tengi, aged 60 years and above, were selected by universal sampling method in this cross-sectional study. Three standardized instruments -the 12-item Short Form (SF-12), 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and Medical Outcome Study Social Support (MOS-Social Support) -were used to assess for quality of life, depression and social support. Results: Quality of life of the elderly people in this community was high, especially in terms of physical components as compared to mental components. The mean scores for emotional role in the SF-12 was relatively the highest (90.74 Ϯ 21.59) with social functioning being the lowest (30.35 Ϯ 22.29). The results also showed that the mean value was higher for physical component summary (74.40) as compared to mental component summary (51.51). Approximately 23.5% suffered mild depression and only 2.5% had severe depression. Discussion: This study showed that the elderly FELDA settlers have a high quality of life, mainly on the physical components of life and low rate of severe depression, a positive indicator of their psychological well-being. Social support in the form of emotional/informational support, and depression were significant factors related to their good quality of life.

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Disability and its effects on quality of life among older people living in Antalya city center, Turkey

Cited by 49 publications

References 21 publications

Analysis of health, functioning and disability of rural inhabitants aged 60–80 living in south-eastern Poland – a cross sectional study

Analysis of health, functioning and disability of rural inhabitants aged 60–80 living in south-eastern Poland – a cross sectional study

Prevalência de dependência em idosos e fatores de risco associados

Relationships between social support and depression, and quality of life of the elderly in a rural community in Malaysia

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