Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi / Faculty of Health Sciences
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Item Gender and Residency Effects on Elderly Health in Turkey(2014) Basara, Berrak Bora; Mollahaliloglu, Salih; Pulgat, Erman; Kavuncubasi, Sahin; Q-2805-2018The proportion of the elderly population grows not only in Turkey but also in the whole world due to reduced fertility rate and extended life expectancy. While 65 age and over population quintile constituted only 4.3 % of the total population in 1990, the proportion of the elderly population raised to 7.2% as of late 2010. This study is based on the data collected from total 1,540 respondents at 65 ages and over who were interviewed in the Health Interview Survey 2008. Main aim of this study is providing a description of the socio-demographic characteristics of the elderly population and investigating the gender and residential effects on their daily activities and presence of chronic diseases. Both being an elder female and living in rural areas are found to be significant risk factors for some certain diseases. Additionally, both elder females and elder population living in rural areas assess their health poorer than males and those in urban areas, respectively. Therefore, defining policies especially focusing on difficulties of women and elders in rural areas seems to be a necessity. In order to increase quality of life of overall elderly population, attaching further importance to the elderly care services, establishing more facilities and employing more personnel might be considered as precautions.Item Effects of Respiratory and Callisthenic Exercise Training on Exercise Capacity and Cuality of Life in Geriatrics(2015) Duruturk, Neslihan; Acar, Manolya; ACK-5152-2022; AAD-3908-2020Item The Determination of Total Energy and Nutrient Intake in Older Adults in Turkey(2015) Ayhan, Nurcan Yabanci; Bilgic, Pelin; Simsek, Isil; Tayfur, Muhittin; Hongu, NobukoNutritional assessment is closely related to mortality and morbidity of the elderly. The study examined the total energy intake and nutrients among a diverse sample of older adults. The study sample consisted of 549 subjects (250 men and 299 women) aged 65 and above, who live in Ankara, Turkey. Dietary intakes were obtained using a 24-hour recall method. The averages of daily energy intakes were 1653.3 +/- 596.7 kcal in men and 1614.1 +/- 612.7 kcal in women. The insufficient intake of thiamine, vitamin B-12, calcium, magnesium and zinc were 46.2, 31.7, 69.6, 59.4, and 42.3 percent, respectively in both men and women. Inadequate intakes of total energy and nutrients identified in this study may provide a useful basis for dietary interventions targeted at older adults in Turkey. To meet recommended dietary intake among older adults, it is important to provide a simple approach that encourages choosing high quality diets.