EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOPELESSNESS AND DISABILITY IN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Şafak AYDİN Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Gönül GÖKÇAY Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Türk Geriatri Dergisi (Q4)
Dergi ISSN 1304-2947 Dergi Bilgileri (2024)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2024
Kabul Tarihi – Yayınlanma Tarihi 01-01-2024
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 27 / 1 / 21–30 DOI 10.29400/tjgeri.2024.375
Makale Linki http://www.geriatri.dergisi.org/uploads/pdf/pdf_TJG_1423.pdf
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Özet
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the association between hopelessness and disability in elderly individuals with diabetes. Materials and Method: The study involved 500 elderly patients diagnosed with diabetes who were registered with family health centers. Data were collected via the Socio-demographic Information Questionnaire, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Brief Disability Questionnaire. Analysis methods included calculating numbers, percentages, means, standard deviations, and conducting correlation and regression analyses. The statistical significance level was accepted as p < 0.05. Results: The mean age of the participants was 70.98±6.63 years. On the Beck Hopelessness Scale, participants scored an average of 9.93±1.48 total points, while on the Brief Disability Questionnaire, they scored 12.27±5.43 total points. It was found that 90.4% of the participants had a disability, with 50.8 …
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