Attitudes toward successful aging in individuals with chronic disease aged 65 or over

• Main Authors: Aykut Aydın, Aylin Aydın Sayılan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Scientific Medical Research Center 2021-03-01
• Series: Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy
• Subjects: Chronic illness; successful aging; geriatrics
• Online Access: https://www.clinmedkaz.org/download/attitudes-toward-successful-aging-in-individuals-with-chronic-disease-aged-65-or-over-9736.pdf
• ISSN: 1812-2892; 2313-1519

<b>Aim: </b>To determine the relationship between attitudes toward aging and old age, and successful aging in individuals with chronic disease aged 65 or over.&nbsp;<br /> <b>Methods: </b>The Attitude Scale toward Aging and Elderliness and the Successful Aging Scale were employed in this descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study. Data were expressed as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation and were analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the t test, One-Way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis. p values &lt;0.05 were regarded as significant.<br /> <b>Results: </b>Individuals with chronic disease had greater difficulty in accepting old age, greater social exhaustion, greater abilities to cope with problems, and higher successful aging scores.<br /> <b>Conclusion: </b>This study shows that despite their negative attitudes toward old age, individuals with chronic disease had greater abilities to cope with problems and aged more successfully.