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NCT Number: NCT06204224

Personal Variables Affecting the Successful Aging

Three hundreds patients aged 60 years and older applicant for any reasons between January 3, 2019 and May 30, 2019, in Health Sciences University Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Family Medicine Polyclinics. A 21-item questionnaire including demographic information was asked to the individuals who gave consent to participate in the study, voluntarily, and who met the participation criteria and the Successful Aging Scale was administered face-to-face with the questionnaire method. Participants were evaluated under two subheadings according to the Successful Aging Scale and the results were compared with their demographic characteristics.

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Key information

Conditions

Aging Coping Skills Healthy Lifestyle

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital

Istanbul, Üsküdar, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

In our cross-sectional study; the target sample size was calculated as 299, with a population of 1350. The prevalence was 50%, the standard error was 5% in a 95% confidence interval. Between 03.01.2019 and 30.05.2019; 300 elderly volunteers who applied to the Health Sciences University Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Family Medicine Polyclinics for any reason, who were not diagnosed with neuropsychiatric disease, do not had physical or mental problems that would prevent them from understanding and filling the scales and do not have a health problem that require urgent intervention are included. Participants were informed, their consent was taken, and a 21-item sociodemographic form prepared by the researchers was applied. Afterwards, a 7-point Likert-type "Successful Aging Scale" (SAS) consisting of 10 questions was applied to the participants.16 The scale had two sub-components, namely "healthy lifestyle" (HL) and "adaptive coping" (AC). The values of the expressions in the scale were as "strongly agree:7, agree:6, partially agree:5, undecided:4, partially disagree:3, disagree:2, strongly disagree:1". The values for each individual were summed up and the scale was evaluated by subtracting the total score. Finally, the results from the questionnaire and the Successful Aging Scale were compared and analyzed according to subcomponents.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Not having received a diagnosis of dementia at any stage of life.
  • Not having any cognitive or physical impediments that hinder understanding and completing the scales.
  • Having full orientation and cooperation.
  • Having completed the scales in their entirety.
  • The absence of symptoms or diseases requiring urgent intervention.
  • Voluntarily participating in the study and having signed the informed consent form after being informed.

Exclusion criteria

  • Having received a diagnosis of dementia.
  • Having cognitive and physical impediments that hinder understanding the scales.
  • Lack of full orientation and cooperation.
  • Having a clinically significant diagnosis of an active psychiatric disorder.
  • having symptoms of a situation requiring urgent intervention.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Sociodemographic properties affect successful aging scores

    Time frame: 1 week

    Gender, education level, level of income, retirement status affect scores of "Successful Aging Scale" (SAS) was used to assess the participants. The SAS consisted of 10 questions and had two sub-components: "healthy lifestyle" (HL) and "adaptive coping" (AC). The scale utilized the following response options: "strongly agree" (7), "agree" (6), "partially agree" (5), "undecided" (4), "partially disagree" (3), "disagree" (2), and "strongly disagree" (1). The higher the score taken from the scale, the higher the level of successful aging.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Healthy life habits affect successful aging scores

    Time frame: 1 week

    Doing sports regularly, quitting existing bad habits (smoking and alcohol consumption) affect scores of "Successful Aging Scale" (SAS) was used to assess the participants. The SAS consisted of 10 questions and had two sub-components: "healthy lifestyle" (HL) and "adaptive coping" (AC). The scale utilized the following response options: "strongly agree" (7), "agree" (6), "partially agree" (5), "undecided" (4), "partially disagree" (3), "disagree" (2), and "strongly disagree" (1). The higher the score taken from the scale, the higher the level of successful aging.

  2. Having chronic diseases affect successful aging scores

    Time frame: 1 week

    Having hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney failure, thyroid diseases and other chronic diseases affect scores of "Successful Aging Scale" (SAS) was used to assess the participants. The SAS consisted of 10 questions and had two sub-components: "healthy lifestyle" (HL) and "adaptive coping" (AC). The scale utilized the following response options: "strongly agree" (7), "agree" (6), "partially agree" (5), "undecided" (4), "partially disagree" (3), "disagree" (2), and "strongly disagree" (1). The higher the score taken from the scale, the higher the level of successful aging.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Personal Variables Affecting the Successful Aging Level of Individuals Age of Sixty and Over

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jan 12, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 22, 2024

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