Özata Değerli Medine Nur, Altuntaş Onur, Bumin Gonca
Deparment of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Br J Occup Ther. 2024 Aug;87(8):477-485. doi: 10.1177/03080226241249283. Epub 2024 Apr 29.
The growing aging population requires the development of new policies and programs to meet the needs and expectations of the elderly. Identifying priorities for the elderly's quality of life can be the foundation for rehabilitation services provided to the elderly. This study aims to assess the quality of life priorities in the elderly using the Turkish-adapted Mayers' Lifestyle Questionnaire (3).
The study included 171 elderly with a mean age of 74.72 ± 4.36 years. Participants completed a sociodemographic information form and the Turkish-Adapted Mayers' Lifestyle Questionnaire (3).
Quality of life priorities for elderly people were independence in reading and writing, participation in paid and/or voluntary work, spiritual, and satisfying activities, and the ability to make choices about their lives.
The study results showed that Mayers' Lifestyle Questionnaire (3) supports setting priorities by examining the quality of life of elderly people from a multidimensional perspective. The use of Mayers' Lifestyle Questionnaire (3) can contribute to the development of effective strategies aimed at improving the quality of life for elderly individuals. A holistic approach to each factor affecting quality of life will enable occupational therapists and other professionals involved with elderly people to consider person-centered factors in their interventions.
人口老龄化加剧，需要制定新政策和计划来满足老年人的需求和期望。确定老年人生活质量的优先事项可为提供给老年人的康复服务奠定基础。本研究旨在使用土耳其语改编版的迈尔斯生活方式问卷（3）评估老年人生活质量的优先事项。
该研究纳入了171名平均年龄为74.72±4.36岁的老年人。参与者填写了社会人口学信息表和土耳其语改编版的迈尔斯生活方式问卷（3）。
老年人生活质量的优先事项包括读写独立、参与有偿和/或志愿工作、精神和令人满意的活动，以及对自己生活做出选择的能力。
研究结果表明，迈尔斯生活方式问卷（3）有助于从多维视角审视老年人的生活质量，从而确定优先事项。使用迈尔斯生活方式问卷（3）有助于制定旨在改善老年人生活质量的有效策略。对影响生活质量的每个因素采取整体方法，将使职业治疗师和其他与老年人相关的专业人员在干预措施中考虑以人为本的因素。
