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- MakaleAçık Erişim2025The Effect of a Foot Bath on Sleep Quality in the Elderly: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial; [Ayak Banyosunun Yaşlılarda Uyku Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi: Tek Kör Randomize Kontrollü Bir Çalışma]
Demirağ, Hatice; Cin, Aynur; Hintistan, Sevilay
Objective: This study was conducted as a single-blind, randomized controlled parallel-group study with 50 elderly individuals to investigate the effect of foot bath on sleep quality. Methods: The data were collected using the “Elderly Information Form” and the “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)” between 1 May 2022-1 July 2022 at a State Hospital in Gümüşhane province. The elderly in the foot bath group were given a foot bath with 41-42°C water for 20 minutes 50 minutes before normal sleep hours. No application was made to the control group except for the administration of data collection tools. The data were analyzed with Chi-square, Friedman, Wilcoxon Sign, and Mann-Whitney U tests. Results: It was determined that at least one of the total PSQI measurements and median scores of all subcomponents obtained from the elderly in the foot bath group differed depending on time (P<.05). However, it was found that there was no statistically significant difference in the sleep latency (B2), sleep duration (B3), habitual sleep efficiency (B4) and sleep disturbance (B5) component measurements obtained from the elderly in the control group depending on time (P>.05). Again, All PSQI subcomponents and total PSQI scores, except for the subcomponent “Habitual Sleep Efficiency (C4)”, decreased throughout the application in the elderly in the foot bath group. Conclusion: As a result, a foot bath improved sleep quality in the elderly. In line with the findings from this study, it is recommended to compare the foot bath with multiple experimental groups for a longer period of time.
- Doktora TeziAçık Erişim2024Afetlerde yaşlıların dirençliliklerinin belirlenmesine yönelik bir ölçek geliştirme çalışması
Ezgi Atalay
Yaşlılar, hassasiyetlerinden dolayı toplumlarda afetlerden en çok etkilenen gruplar arasında yer alırlar. Bu çalışma afetlerde yaşlıların dirençliliklerini geçerli ve güvenilir bir şekilde değerlendirebilecek bir ölçek geliştirmek amacıyla hazırlanmıştır. Bu amaçla yaşlıların afetlerde kırılganlıklarından yola çıkılarak onların 60 maddeden meydana gelen bir madde havuzu oluşturulmuştur. Maddelerin kapsam geçerliği Delphi yöntemi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. 2. Delphi oturumu sonucunda 49 maddeden oluşan taslak ölçek formu oluşturulmuştur. Taslak Ölçek formu 25 Mayıs - 20 Temmuz 2023 tarihleri arasında 65 yaş ve üzeri 491 kişiye uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler SPSS 25.0 ve AMOS 22 programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Madde toplam kolerasyon katsayısına göre taslak ölçekten madde çıkarılmamıştır. Ölçeğin yapı geçerliğini belirlemek amacıyla açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri yapılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda 4 faktörlü bir yapı elde edilmiş ve faktörler; "Başa Çıkma Kapasitesi", "Kısıtlılık Durumu", "Ekonomik Durum" ve "Risklerden Korunma ve Hazırlık" şeklinde isimlendirilmiştir. Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,925 (alt boyutlar > 0,804) olarak hesaplanmış ve böylece ölçeğin çok yüksek düzeyde güvenilir bir ölçek olduğu görülmüştür. 30 madde ve 4 alt boyutdan oluşan ölçeğin puan ortalaması 76,04±18,91 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Elde edilen tüm bu sonuçlar Yaşlı Afet Direnci Ölçeğinin afetlerde yaşlı bireylerin dirençliliklerini değerlendirmeye yönelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek olarak kullanılabileceğini ortaya koymuştur.
- MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2022Assessment of Nutritional Status of Elderly Receiving Home Health Care
Meriç, Çağdaş Salih; Yabanci Ayhan, Nurcan; Yilmaz, Hacı Ömer
Background/Purpose: This study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly who received home health care. Methods: A total of 120 elderly were included in this cross sectional study. Elderly were visited in their homes and nutritional status of them was evaluated by Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) scale. In questionnaire; general information about elderly, presence of chronic disease, pressure sores, anthropometric measurement, nutritional status of elderly were asked. In addition, current biochemical parameters which were routinely evaluated in elderly were recorded by the researcher. Results: The mean age of elderly (40 males and 80 females) was 81.3±8.3 (65-105) years, and 97.5% of elderly were diagnosed with at least one disease. According to the MNA-SF score, 60.8% of elderly were classified as malnourished, 34.2% at risk for malnutrition and 5.0% as normal nutritional status. Currently, 49.2% of malnourished elderly have pressure sores and 54.8% had at least once before; these rates were higher than elderly without malnutrition (p <0.001). In addition, total MNA-SF score of elderly is strongly positive with hemoglobin, hematocrit and calf circumference; it was found that there was a strong negative correlation with C-reactive protein (CRP). Conclusion: In this study, it was found that only 5.0% of elderly who received home health care were in good nutritional status and pressure sore was higher in elderly who have risk of malnutrition or malnourished. Nutritional status of elderly receiving home health care should be evaluated by dietitians and more comprehensive scientific studies are needed.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2020Investigation of healthy living strategies in elderly who achieved to live long and healthy
Sahinoz, Turgut; Sahinoz, Saime
Objective: To determine the lifestyles, healthy living strategies and socio-cultural characteristics of elderly people who lived long and healthy. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. This study was conducted on 472 elderly patients, aged 80 years and over, selected by random sampling method. The socio-demographic characteristics and daily living activities of the elderly were determined by face to face interview technique using the “Elderly Questionnaire” developed by the researchers in 2018. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. Results: Based on the average age (84) of the elderly in the research group, it was seen that they were able to exceed the average life expectancy of their fathers (72) and mothers (73). It has been found that the participants live 11-12 years longer than their parents. It was also found that more than half (51.9%) of the elderly have the habit of walking regularly every day. It was determined that the elderly mostly consumed vegetables and fruits (88.5%), milk and dairy products and meat, respectively. Conclusion: The elderly stated that natural and healthy nutrition, working and staying away from stress in the top three places as the reason of their long and healthy life.