The relationship between the older adults’ adaptation to old age and perceived social support level

Year 2020, Volume: 45 Issue: 1, 338 - 346, 31.03.2020

Cemile Kütmeç Yılmaz , Arife Kıl

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.638504

Cited By: 14

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the relationship between the older people’ adaptation to old age and perceived social support level.
Materials and Methods: We conducted this descriptive study with 530 older people aged 65 and above in a training and research hospital. For data analysis, we used Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis-H test, Spearman's correlation analysis and multiple linear regression model.
Results: We found that the total mean score for Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly was 1.07±0.73 and the total score for Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support was 37.30±13.36. There was a statistically significant relationship between the older people’ total mean Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly scores and total Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support scores. In addition, age, gender, marital status, education and income level, chronic disease presence variables were found to affect adaptation to old age.
Conclusion: The level of social support for the older people can be important in ensuring the adaptation to old age. We recommend that the health personnel regularly assess the older people’ adaptation to old age and social support sources. 

Yaşlı bireylerin yaşlılığa uyumu ile algılanan sosyal destek düzeyi arasındaki ilişki

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırma yaşlı bireylerin yaşlılığa uyumları ile algılanan sosyal destek düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi amacı ile yapılmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı nitelikteki bu çalışma, bir eğitim ve araştırma hastanesine başvuran 65 yaş ve üzeri 530 yaşlı birey ile yürütülmüştür. Verilerin analizinde Mann-Whitney U ve Kruskal Wallis-H testi, Spearman's korelasyon analizi ve çoklu lineer regresyon modeli kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Çalışmada yaşlı bireylerin Yaşlılığa Uyum Güçlüğünü Değerlendirme Ölçeği toplam puan ortalamasının 1.07±0.73 olduğu ve Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği toplam puanın 37.30±13.36 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada yaşlı bireylerin Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği toplam puanı ile Yaşlılığa Uyum Güçlüğünü Değerlendirme Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. Ayrıca yaş, cinsiyet, medeni durum, eğitim ve gelir düzeyi, kronik hastalık varlığı değişkenlerinin yaşlılığa uyumu etkilediği belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Çalışma sonucunda yaşlı bireylerin sosyal destek düzeyinin yaşlılığa uyum sağlamada etkili olduğu saptanmıştır. Yaşlı bireylerin yaşlılığa uyumunun ve sosyal destek kaynaklarının sağlık çalışanları tarafından düzenli olarak değerlendirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

older people, social support

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