Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Psychogeriatrics. 2019 Mar;19(2):157-164. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12378. Epub 2018 Oct 18.
With the increase in life expectancy, it has become necessary to expand our knowledge of how older individuals perceive their own ageing and how ageing affects their quality of life. The aim of the study was to determine older adults' attitudes towards ageing and the relationship between attitudes and quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Turkey.
This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted in Zonguldak, Turkey. The sample included 999 community-dwelling older adults, who were selected from five family health centres. The data were collected between April and June 2015 by using the Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the predictive value of attitude to ageing on quality of life.
Multiple regression analysis revealed that the subscales of Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (psychosocial loss (β = -0.289), physical change (β = 0.296), and psychological growth (β = 0.279)) were statistically significant predictors of quality of life. Attitudes to ageing explained 46.6% of the quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in Turkey (R = 0.466).
The significant impact of attitudes to ageing on quality of life suggests the need for better recognition of attitudes to ageing in older adults.
随着预期寿命的延长，有必要扩大我们对老年人如何感知自身衰老以及衰老如何影响他们生活质量的认识。本研究旨在确定土耳其社区居住的老年人对衰老的态度，以及态度与生活质量之间的关系。
这是一项在土耳其宗古尔达克进行的横断面相关性研究。该样本包括从五个家庭健康中心中抽取的 999 名社区居住的老年人。2015 年 4 月至 6 月期间，使用衰老态度问卷和世界卫生组织生活质量测定量表-老年人模块收集数据。采用分层多元回归分析检验衰老态度对生活质量的预测价值。
多元回归分析显示，衰老态度问卷的分量表（心理社会损失（β=-0.289）、身体变化（β=0.296）和心理成长（β=0.279））对生活质量有统计学意义。衰老态度可以解释土耳其社区居住的老年人生活质量的 46.6%（R²=0.466）。
衰老态度对生活质量有显著影响，这表明需要更好地认识老年人的衰老态度。
