Abstract
Aim: This study was conducted to determine who live in southeastern Turkey, the older people how successful they get older.Methods: The sample of the descriptive study; it consisted of 442 elderly individuals aged 60 and over who applied to two Family Health Centers (FHC) between July and October 2019. Personal Information Form and Successful Aging Scale were used to collect data. Percentage, frequency, average, standard deviation, linear regresyon, t test and Anova were performed in the data analysis (p<0.05).Results: It was determined that the mean scores of Successful Aging Scale decreased with increasing age, increased with education and the difference between them was significant (p=0.00). It was determined that Successful Aging Scale total scale mean score was 46.5±12.0. The effect of independent variables on successful aging was determined as R2 = .262.Conclusion: It was determined that total mean score of successful aging of the elderly individuals included in the study was medium, and as the age increased, the mean score of successful aging decreased.
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