Sönmez Sari Ebru, Çetinkaya Özdemir Serap, Semerci Çakmak Vahide, Kurt Fatma
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Bayburt University, Bayburt, Turkiye.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkiye.
Geriatr Nurs. 2024 Nov-Dec;60:541-547. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.10.023. Epub 2024 Oct 22.
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of sociodemographic factors and polypharmacy on loneliness and social isolation in older adults. This cross-sectional study included 370 older adults with and without polypharmacy. The data were gathered via the Personal Information Form, Loneliness Scale for Elderly, and Lubben Social Network Scale-Revised. A multivariate ANOVA (MANOVA) was conducted to assess the impact of independent variables on the combined dependent variables. Loneliness and social isolation were found higher in older adults with polypharmacy. In addition, loneliness and social isolation are more common in women, individuals with low educational attainment, single individuals, individuals with low income, individuals living in rural areas, individuals with poor family relationships, individuals not living with their families and individuals with chronic diseases. It is thought that the findings of this study will be guiding for all health professionals working in the field of elderly health in interventions to be planned for the elderly population.
本研究的目的是评估社会人口学因素和多重用药对老年人孤独感和社会隔离的影响。这项横断面研究纳入了370名有或没有多重用药情况的老年人。数据通过个人信息表、老年人孤独量表和修订版鲁本社会网络量表收集。进行了多变量方差分析（MANOVA）以评估自变量对组合因变量的影响。发现多重用药的老年人孤独感和社会隔离程度更高。此外，孤独感和社会隔离在女性、受教育程度低的人、单身者、低收入者、居住在农村地区的人、家庭关系差的人、不与家人同住的人以及患有慢性病的人中更为常见。认为本研究结果将为所有从事老年健康领域工作的卫生专业人员在为老年人群体规划干预措施时提供指导。
