Türkiye’de Yaşlıların Yaşam Kalitesi: Sistematik İnceleme

Turkiye’de Yaslilarin Yasam Kalitesi: Sistematik Inceleme Ozet (≤250 KELIME) Amac:  Bu sistematik inceleme, Turkiye’de yaslilarin yasam kalitelerini ve etkileyen faktorleri arastiran  calismalarin sistematik bir sekilde incelenmesi amaciyla planlanmistir. Gerec ve Yontem: Calismada,  Temmuz-Agustos 2016 tarihleri arasinda “yaslilik”, “geriatri” ve “yasam kalitesi” anahtar kelimeleriyle  taranarak ulasilan, son on yilda Turkiye’de yapilmis, yayin dili Turkce/Ingilizce, yayinlanmis ve tam metni  bulunan 33 makale incelenmistir. Bulgular: Calismaya dahil edilen makalelerin tamami tanimlayici  tipte olup, 12 calisma huzurevlerinde, 17 arastirma ev ortaminda yasayan yaslilar ile yapilirken 4  calisma hastane ya da aile saglik merkezlerine basvuran, 1 calisma ise ev ve huzurevinde kalan kisileri  ortak iceren bir orneklemle yurutulmustur. Incelenen calismalardan uc tanesinin inkontinans, dort  calismanin depresyon, bir calismanin ise yaslilarda kazalar ile yasam kalitesi arasindaki iliskiyi ele  aldigi, 25 calismanin ise yasam kalitesini etkileyen faktorleri inceledigi gorulmustur Sonuc: Yapilan  calismalarda elde edilen sonuclar, secilen populasyonun ozelliklerine gore farkliliklar gostermekle  birlikte, tum calismalarda, kronik bir hastaligin varligi ve/veya bagimsizlik duzeyindeki azalma ile  yasam kalitesinin dustugu, sagligi algilama durumu ile yasam kalitesi arasinda dogru orantili bir iliski  oldugu ileri surulmustur. Anahtar Kelimeler: (3-5 Kelime) Yasli, Yasam Kalitesi, Turkiye. Quality of Life of Old People in Turkey: A Systematic Investigation Abstract (≤250 WORDS) Objective:  This systematic investigation was planned in order to systematically investigate the  studies about quality of life of elderly people in Turkey and the affecting factors. Materials and  Method: In the study, the keywords old age, geriatrics, and quality of life were scanned between July and August 2016, and 33 full text articles, published in Turkey in the last decade, in Turkish/  English were investigated. Findings: All of the articles included in the study were of a descriptive  type, and 12 studies were conducted on elderly people living in nursing homes, 17 studies were with the community-dwelling elderly, 4 studies were on elderly applied to hospitals or family  healthcare centers, and 1 study was conducted with a sample that included participants both  community-dwelling and residing at nursing home. It was found that three of the studies dealt with incontinence, four with depression, and one with the relationship between accidents and quality of  life among elderly people, while 25 studies examined the factors affecting quality of life. Conclusion:  The results obtained from the studies suggested that although the characteristics of the selected  populations were different, in all studies quality of life reduced with the presence of a chronic illness  and/or a reduction in the level of independence, and that there was a direct relationship between  the state of health perception and the quality of life Keywords: (3-5 Words):  Elderly, Quality of Life, Turkey