A Scale Proposition on the Discourse Curiosity of Aging.
Özsungur, Fahri
This study focuses on the effects of discourse on aging. Whether the discourse of aging causes curiosity of aging is revealed with this study. In order to create a survey of 10 questions to be applied to the participants, an item pool was created with 145 participants in Adana-Turkey. The data obtained with the item pool were transformed into 12 questions with the qualitative method (Conceptualization, Classification, Component analysis). 12 questions were voted by the committee of 7 academicians who experts in different fields were. A survey of 10 questions obtained as a result of the voting was applied to 121 participants selected from Hatay-Turkey for the pre-test. As a result, the sample of the study consisted of 112 adult individuals (40-50 years of age range). The study was carried o...
Quality Perception in Successful Aging
Özsungur, Fahri
This study aims to reveal current and perceptual status and the perception of quality in successful aging. The study was conducted with 142 individuals (65 years and older) living in Cukurova Adana Turkey. A qualitative research method (phenomenological method) was adopted in the study. According to the findings, four basic factors, health, psychological state, active participation in the life and social relationship, were determined as the perception factors of successful aging and quality. The highest levels of significance in these dimensions were determined as follows: Physical strength: shrinkage in bone structure, kyphoscoliosis (26.4%); social power: relationships with family, friends and neighbors (34.5%); psychological strength: coping with problems (39.3%); health strength: aging...