Assessment of the Applicants for a Marriage Report to a Family Health Center

Abstract

N. ELKİN çalışmaların yapılmasının evlilik raporlarının bir prosedür olarak görülmesinden çok bu hastalıkların önlenmesi ve sağlıklı nesillerin oluşması konusunda önemli olacağı düşünülmektedir.

The Relationship Between Health Perception and Life Satisfaction of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes

“…The increase in living standards in the world and in Turkey, developments in medicine, decrease in infectious diseases, improvement of nutritional conditions and improvement of hygiene conditions have been effective in prolonging the average life expectancy and accordingly the increase in the elderly population (Elkin, 2016;Erol et al, 2016). According to the United Nations' 2019 World Population Aging report, the population aged 65 and over has reached 703 million 711 thousand 487 people in the world, and according to this report, 9.3% of the world's population is composed of the elderly population.…”

“…It refers to the state of being well in different aspects such as Since life satisfaction is related to whole life satisfaction, it is thought that life satisfaction can be affected by various factors (Canlı et al, 2020). Life satisfaction in the elderly; Many factors affect personality traits, physical and psychological well-being, health status, economic well-being, relations with the social environment, methods of coping with problems, reaching goals and objectives, and meaning attributed to life (Boylu & Günay, 2018;Dağlı & Baysal, 2016;Elkin, 2016;Kahraman et al, 2011;Kankaya & Karadakovan, 2017;Softa et al, 2015). Feeling worthless, dysfunctional and powerless, distressing events, conflicts, frustrations, and having poor health perception are important determinants that can lead to a decrease in life satisfaction of individuals (Ata & Ekinci, 2020;Elkin, 2016;Erol et al, 2016).…”

“…Life satisfaction in the elderly; Many factors affect personality traits, physical and psychological well-being, health status, economic well-being, relations with the social environment, methods of coping with problems, reaching goals and objectives, and meaning attributed to life (Boylu & Günay, 2018;Dağlı & Baysal, 2016;Elkin, 2016;Kahraman et al, 2011;Kankaya & Karadakovan, 2017;Softa et al, 2015). Feeling worthless, dysfunctional and powerless, distressing events, conflicts, frustrations, and having poor health perception are important determinants that can lead to a decrease in life satisfaction of individuals (Ata & Ekinci, 2020;Elkin, 2016;Erol et al, 2016). Studies show that depression affects life satisfaction negatively, while strong self-esteem and positive health perception affect life satisfaction positively (Arpacı et al, 2015;Durak et al, 2010;Elkin, 2016).…”

“…Feeling worthless, dysfunctional and powerless, distressing events, conflicts, frustrations, and having poor health perception are important determinants that can lead to a decrease in life satisfaction of individuals (Ata & Ekinci, 2020;Elkin, 2016;Erol et al, 2016). Studies show that depression affects life satisfaction negatively, while strong self-esteem and positive health perception affect life satisfaction positively (Arpacı et al, 2015;Durak et al, 2010;Elkin, 2016).…”

“…Since it is thought that the life satisfaction of the elderly living in a nursing home is related to the perception of health, it is of great importance to know the life satisfaction of the elderly, their perception of health and the factors affecting both, in displaying the behaviors of protecting and improving the health of the elderly individuals living in the nursing home and reintegrating them into the society. Although there are studies in the literature investigating the relationship between loneliness, depression and death anxiety variables and life satisfaction in elderly individuals, no study examining the relationship between health perception and life satisfaction of the elderly has been found (Elkin, 2016;Erol et al, 2016;Kahraman et al, 2011). In old age, which is a developmental crisis period; It is very important to evaluate the psychosocial determinants of health, such as health perception, in order to effectively cope with the problems of old age in the nursing home, to protect and maintain their health, to increase their quality of life and life satisfaction.…”