Factors affecting lubben test scores in elderly individuals

dc.authorscopusid56373136300
dc.authorscopusid56017732300
dc.authorscopusid57219291743
dc.authorscopusid56373962500
dc.authorscopusid35489765100
dc.authorscopusid57204900485
dc.authorscopusid56373445800
dc.contributor.authorTaci, Duygu Yengil
dc.contributor.authorYalçin, Feryal Atmaca
dc.contributor.authorArslan, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Emine
dc.contributor.authorYengil, Erhan
dc.contributor.authorGulmez, Gülay
dc.contributor.authorFidanci, Izzet
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T15:47:08Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T15:47:08Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Several approaches to elderly individuals are field of interest in family medicine. The adaptation of elderly individuals to different environmental conditions may decline over time. Materials and methods: This study was including 204 individuals. They were 107 men and 97 women. "Lubben Social Network Scale" and some questionnaires (Thoughts about elderly, Thoughts about life and death, Family status, Social status, aims and ideas) were applied to individuals aged 65 years or older who presented to our outpatient clinics with various reasons and accepted to participate and had ability to coordinate the study. Results: It was seen that Lubben friend scores were higher in men; questionnaires of thoughts about aging (TA), family status (FS) and questionnaires of goals and ideals (GI) factors scores were significantly higher in men, when compared to social status (SS) factor affected Lubben family scores; school-years affected Lubben neighbour score; gender, number of household and thoughts about life and death (LD) factors affected Lubben friend scores; there was a positive correlation between Lubben family score and SS factor whereas a negative correlation between Lubben neighbour score and school-years and a negative correlation between Lubben family score and number of household as well as a positive correlation Lubben friend score and LD factor. Conclusions: In our study, the finding that Lubben and questionnaire scores worked in different ways revealed some beneficial outcomes in practice. Thus, it should be considered to use both scales in routinely approaches to elderly individual.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage1002en_US
dc.identifier.issn0393-6384
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84944279402en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage999en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/15003
dc.identifier.volume30en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherActa Medica Mediterraneaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Medica Mediterraneaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectLubbenen_US
dc.subjectSocial statusen_US
dc.titleFactors affecting lubben test scores in elderly individualsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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