Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu Konuralp Yerleşkesi, Düzce University, 81620, Düzce, Turkey.
J Relig Health. 2021 Jun;60(3):2024-2036. doi: 10.1007/s10943-020-01165-7. Epub 2021 Feb 15.
This study was conducted in order to determine factors that influence self-transcendence and meaning in life in the elderly receiving institutional care. This descriptive and analytic study was conducted on 72 elderly individuals living in a nursing home in Turkey. Data were collected with the Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL), the Lawton&Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) and the Self-Transcendence Scale (STS). The mean score of STS is 48.17 ± 6.67 at the intermediate level, and the mean scores of presence and search subscales of the MLQ are 28.07 ± 6.55 and 24.06 ± 7.73 above the intermediate level. The STS mean score is poorly correlated with the ADL (r = 0.277) and the IADL scale (r = 0.343). Increased perception of general health status of the elderly improved self-transcendence (ST) level (p = 0.04) and search for meaning in life (ML) level (p = 0.02). These findings show that the health perceptions of the elderly must be improved in the first place.
本研究旨在确定影响接受机构护理的老年人自我超越和生活意义的因素。这是一项在土耳其一家养老院进行的描述性和分析性研究，共纳入 72 名老年人。使用日常生活活动量表（Barthel 指数）、日常生活活动工具量表（Lawton&Brody IADL）、生活意义问卷（MLQ）和自我超越量表（STS）收集数据。STS 的平均得分为 48.17±6.67，处于中等水平，MLQ 的存在和探索分量表的平均得分分别为 28.07±6.55 和 24.06±7.73，均高于中等水平。STS 的平均得分与 ADL（r=0.277）和 IADL 量表（r=0.343）呈弱相关。老年人对一般健康状况的感知增强会提高自我超越（ST）水平（p=0.04）和对生活意义的探索（ML）水平（p=0.02）。这些发现表明，首先必须改善老年人的健康感知。
