Abstract :
The process of aging is not a disease state, is a result of life experiences. The purpose of this study was to compare daily life activity, depression and social isolation status elderly living in nursing home according to own house. 122 over 65 years old elderly, 72 living at own house, 50 living in nurse home were included to this study. Barthell Index, Social Isolation Survey, Standardized Mini Mental Test, Geriatric Depression Scale were used to assess participants’ daily life activities, social isolation, cognitive and depression status, respectively. The mean age of elderly living at own house was 75.2±7.9, the mean age of elderly living in nurse home was 77.8± 7.9. Statistically significant difference was observed on Barthell index results (living at own house 92.2±17.8, living in nurse home 60.4±30.1, p=0.00) and social isolation status (living at own house 17.2±2.8, living in nurse home 12.9± 3.2, p=0.00). There was no statistically significant difference on cognitive status (living at own house 19.2±7.4, living in nurse home 16.9±6.8, p=0,09) and depression status (living at own house 14.4±7.0, living in nurse home 12.02±9.0, p=0,11). Elderly living at own house are more independent in daily life activities and more social compare to elderly living in nurse home.
Keywords :
Elderly , Depression , Social Isolation , Daily Life Activity
