Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics and health status of the elderly living in nursing homes (n = 109).
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 |
*Standard Deviation.