Evaluation of successful aging status of 60+ refresher university students

Objective: The research is one of the successful aging parameters of 60+ Tazelenme University (TAÜ) students; It aims to evaluate the state of struggling with healthy lifestyle & problems, and to reveal the successful aging status, to determine the relationship of variables with their socio-demographic characteristics. Method: The research universe was applied to the 270 people who were selected by the non-probable snowball sampling method among the students studying at TAÜ within Akdeniz University, and to 270 people who did not study at TAÜ, using a survey method. The data collection tool used in the survey form; socio-demographic feature information form and Successful Aging Scale. It was found that the data obtained did not show normal distribution by applying Kolmogorov Smirnov normality test (p < 0.05). Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis variance analysis was performed to analyze the collected data. Results: The research universe was applied to the 270 people who were selected by the non-probable snowball sampling method among the students studying at TAÜ within Akdeniz University, and to 270 people who did not study at TAÜ, using a survey method. The data collection tool used in the survey form; socio-demographic feature information form and Successful Aging Scale. It was found that the Kolmogorov Smirnov normality test did not show normal distribution (p < 0.05). Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis variance analysis was performed to analyze the collected data. Conclusion: When the general average score of the elderly about the successful aging scale is analyzed, it is seen that the elderly individuals who study at TAÜ are closer to higher levels than those who do not study at TAÜ. Key words: tazelenme university, successful aging, healthy life