Quality of Life and Level of Depressive Symptoms in the Geriatric Population

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Akyol Y., Durmuş D., Dogan C., Bek Y., Canturk F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.25, sa.4, ss.165-173, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjr.2010.23
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.165-173
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Elderliness, quality of life, depression, pain, chronic disease, HEALTH
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: An increase in the prevalence of physical and mental disorders, such as depression with aging, together with environmental factors, may cause deterioration in the quality of life. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of the general state of health and personal characteristics on quality of life in elderly patients, and to evaluate the relationship between the level of depressive symptoms, pain intensity, and quality of life.