The effect of the living environment of the elderly on depression, daily life activity and quality of life

This study was planned to investigate the effect of the living environment of the elderly on depression, daily life activity and quality of life. The sample of the study consists of 180 elderly people over 65 years of age living in different places (living in a nursing home, at home alone and with family). Demographic characteristics, age related illnesses and history of the patients were examined. Sociodemographic characteristics and health status of geriatric patients in three different groups were recorded. Depression status of each group with Geriatric Depression Scale, daily life activities Lawton and Brody's Instrumental Daily Life Activities Scale and Barthel Daily Life Activities Index, quality of life assessment with the Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-OLD), leisure time assessment measured using Time Activities Form. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0 was used for data analysis. The groups were compared with each other by F Test (ANOVA) and Independent Samples T Test. Statistical significance was evaluated at p <0.05. According to the data obtained from the study, Geriatric Depression level between the groups was not significant (p= 0.219). Daily life, leisure activities and quality of life were statistically significant between the groups. According to the results we obtained from the study, while the place of living in elderly did not have an effect on geriatric depression level, it was found to affect daily life, leisure activity level and quality of life