Abstract
Giriş: Yaşlılar, yaşla birlikte gelişen veya önceden var olan çeşitli kronik hastalıkların düzenli bakımını ve karmaşık tedavisini sürdürmek zorundadır. Kronik bir hastalığa sahip olmak hem bir kayıp hissini hem de hastalığı ve yaşamı kontrol altında tutma ihtiyacını beraberinde getirir. Bu bireylerin tedavi ve bakımlarını sürdürürken hastalıklarını kabullenmeleri önemlidir. Yaşam doyumu ise, kişinin sahip olduklarıyla beklentilerini karşılaştırmasının sonucudur. Bu analitik kesitsel çalışma, geriatrik bireylerin hastalık kabulünün yaşam doyumu üzerindeki etkisini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Bu çalışma analitik kesitsel bir araştırmadır. Araştırma 1 Şubat 2019 -1 Temmuz 2019 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’nin İzmir ilinde bulunan bir hastanede gerçekleştirildi. Araştırmaya 65 yaş üstü toplam 140 kişi dahil edildi. Veri toplama araçları olarak sosyodemografik verileri içeren araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanmış veri formu, Hastalık Kabullenme Ölçeği ve Yaşam Memnuniyeti Ölçeği kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Yaşlı bireylerin Hastalık Kabullenme Ölçeği toplam puanı 25,95 ± 5,25 arasında ve Yaşam Memnuniyet Ölçeği toplam puanı puanı 20,39 ± 5,94 olarak tespit edildi. Kardiyolojik, endokrinolojik, dermatolojik ve gastroenterolojik ibr hastalığa sahip bireyler sağlık durumlarını iyi olarak değerlendirirken, solunum sistemine ait bir hastalığı olan bireyler sağlık durumlarını ‘kötü’ olarak değerlendirdi ve bu fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu. Medeni durum, hastalık türü, sağlık değerlendirme durumu ve yaşam doyumu arasında da anlamlı bir ilişki bulundu. Evli bireylerin yaşam doyumları sınırda düzeyde anlamlı iken, solunum yolu hastalıkları olan ve sağlık durumu kötü olarak değerlendiren bireylerin yaşam doyumlarının düşük olduğu tespit edildi. İki ölçeğin puanları karşılaştırıldığında orta düzeyde pozitif yönde bir ilişki bulundu.
Sonuç: Yaşlı bireylerin hastalık kabulü ile yaşam doyumu arasında güçlü bir ilişki vardır. Yaşlı bireyler hastalıklarını kabul ettiklerinde yaşam doyumları da artmaktadır. Yaşlı bireylerin sosyoekonomik durumu ve birden fazla hastalık sahibi olma durumu hastalığı kabullenme ve yaşam doyumu üzerinde etkin rol almaktadır. Yaşam doyumunu arttırmak için hastalığı kabullenmenin önemi göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır.
Anahtar kelimeler: Yaşlanma, yaşlılık, memnuniyet
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Ethical Statement
To carry out the study, the permission of the İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Ethics Committee, written permission from the authors who conducted the reliability and validity studies of the Turkish versions of the data collection tools and written and verbal consent from the elderly individuals participating in the study were obtained. Ethics committee approval was obtained from Izmir Katip Çelebi University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee on 06.02.2019 with Decision No: 37. Survey data is stored. The authors contributed equally.
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Abstract
Introduction: Elderly must maintain regular care and complex treatment of several chronic diseases that develop with age or that pre-exist. Having a chronic disease entail both a feeling of loss and the need to keep the disease and one’s life under control. It is important for these individuals to accept their illness while maintaining treatment and care. Life satisfaction, on the other hand, is the result of comparing what a person has with his or her expectations. This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the effect of disease acceptance on the life satisfaction of geriatric individuals.
Methods: The research type is analytical cross-sectional study. The research was conducted between February 1-July 31, 2019 in a hospital in Izmir, in Türkiye. A total of 140 individuals over the age of 65 were included. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Disease Acceptance Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale were used as data collection tools.
Results: The mean disease acceptance score of the elderly individuals was 25.95 ± 5.25, and the life satisfaction score was 20.39 ± 5.94. Cardiology, endocrinology, dermatology, and gastroenterology patients evaluated their health as good, while individuals with respiratory system diseases evaluated their health as bad. A significant relationship was also found between marital status, disease type, health assessment status, and life satisfaction. While the life satisfaction of married individuals was borderline significant, it was determined that the life satisfaction of individuals with respiratory problems and poor health status was low. When the scores of the two scales were compared, a moderate positive correlation was found.
Conclusion: There is a strong correlation between the acceptance of illness and life satisfaction of elderly individuals. When older individuals accept their illness, their life satisfaction also increases. When older individuals accept their illness, their life satisfaction also increases. Socioeconomic status of elderly individuals and having more than one disease play an active role in accepting the disease and life satisfaction. The importance of accepting the disease should be considered in order to increase life satisfaction.
Keywords: Aging, elderly, satisfaction
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Ethical Statement
To carry out the study, the permission of the İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Ethics Committee, written permission from the authors who conducted the reliability and validity studies of the Turkish versions of the data collection tools and written and verbal consent from the elderly individuals participating in the study were obtained. Ethics committee approval was obtained from Izmir Katip Çelebi University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee on 06.02.2019 with Decision No: 37. Survey data is stored. The authors contributed equally.
References
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- 3. Yilmaz FT, Sahin DA. Turesin KA. Relationship with glycemic control and acceptance of illness in type 2 diabetic individuals. Cukurova Med J, 2019;44(4):1284-91. https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.528315
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- 18. Mroczek B, Sitko Z, Augustyniuk,K, Pierzak-Sominka J, Wróblewska I, Kurpas D. Socioeconomic indicators shaping quality of life and illness acceptance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Home Respiratory Health Chapter. 2015; 861:19-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2015_136
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Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Geriatrics and Gerontology |
| Journal Section | Original Research |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | October 12, 2023 |
| Submission Date | August 17, 2023 |
| Acceptance Date | September 22, 2023 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 8 Issue: 5 |
