Variable

n

%

Gender

Female

43

39.4

Male

66

60.6

Marital Status

Married

7

6.4

Single

34

31.2

Widowed

68

62.4

Having children

Yes

90

82.6

No

19

17.4

Education status

Primary school

48

44.0

Secondary school

14

12.8

High school

14

12.8

University

13

11.9

İlliterate

20

18.3

İncome Levels

Poor

35

32.1

Very

18

16.5

Equal

56

51.4

Health State

Well

49

45.0

Middle

45

41.3

Poor

15

13.8

See Loss

Yes

40

36.7

No

69

63.3

Hearing Loss

Yes

34

31.2

No

75

68.8

Chronic Illness

Yes

73

67.0

No

36

33.0

Mean ± SD^*

Min - Max

Age

73.92 ± 9.36

50-96

Nursing home stay (years)

3.61 ± 3.22

1-15