Abstract:
Objective: To determine activities of daily living, quality of life, social support and depression levels of elderly individuals and the factors affecting each of these items. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2009 to June 2012 in Edirne, Turkey, and included elderly individuals over 60 years of age. Data was collected using a survey form, the Katz Activities of Daily Living Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Data was analysed using Spearman`s correlation analysis. Results: Of the 912 subjects in the study, 509(55.8%) were females and 402(44.2%) weremales, with an overallmean age of 68.05 ± 6.6 years (range: 60-94 years). Besides, 644(70.6%) of the subjects weremarried and 595(65.2%) were living with their spouse. The levels of social support and activities of daily living of elderly individuals with a high quality of life were higher, and their levels of depression were lower (p
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Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 65, Issue: 6, Year: 2015