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The Relationship Between Internalized Stigma and Aging in Place in Older People: A Descriptive Study
Yaşlı Bireylerde İçselleştirilmiş Damgalanmayla Yerinde Yaşlanma Arasındaki İlişki: Tanımlayıcı Çalışma
Meltem ÇAPAR ÇİFTÇİa
aAğın Community Health Center, Elazığ, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci. 2024;16(2):569-76
doi: 10.5336/nurses.2023-100632
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: In the study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between internalized stigma and aging in place in older people. Material and Methods: The relational screening study was conducted with individuals (65 years old and above) (n=600) registered to a community health center located in the east of Türkiye between December 2021-July 2022. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test were used. The study data were collected through ''Descriptive Characteristics Form'', ''Aging in Place Scale'', and ''Eldery Internalized Stigma Scale''. Results: It was determined that the participants' total scale mean score obtained from the Aging in Place Scale was 44.55±16.69, and their mean score obtained from the Elderly Internalized Stigma Scale was 68.56±30.12. In the study, a statistically significant and negative correlation was found between the older people' levels of aging in place and their levels of internalized stigma (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was determined in the study that the older people level of aging in place was at a moderate level, that their level of internalized stigma was high, and that as the level of internalized stigma increased, their level of aging in place decreased.

Keywords: Internalized stigma; older people; aging in place
ÖZET
 Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, yaşlı bireylerde içselleştirilmiş damgalanmayla yerinde yaşlanma arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Türkiye'nin doğusundaki bir toplum sağlığı merkezine kayıtlı 65 yaş ve üzeri bireyler (n=600) ile ilişkisel tanımlayıcı bir çalışma yapılmıştır. Çalışma, Aralık 2021-Temmuz 2022 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Verilerin anazinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, bağımsız örneklem t testi kullanıldı. Verileri toplamak için ''Tanıtıcı Özellikler Formu'', ''Yerinde Yaşlanma Ölçeği'' ve ''Yaşlı İçselleştirilmiş Damgalanma Ölçeği'' kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan bireylerin, yerinde yaşlanma ölçeğinden aldıkları toplam puan ortalamasının 44,55±16,69, yaşlı içselleştirilmiş damgalanma ölçeğinden aldığı toplam puan ortalamasının 68,56±30,12 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada yaşlı bireylerin yerinde yaşlanma düzeyi ile içselleştirilmiş damgalanma düzeyi arasında istatistiksel olarak negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0,05). Sonuç: Çalışmada, yaşlı bireylerin yerinde yaşlanmasının orta düzeyde olduğu, içselleştirilmiş damgalanma düzeyinin yüksek olduğu ve içselleştirilmiş damgalanma düzeyi artıkça, yerinde yaşlanma düzeyinin azaldığı belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: İçselleştirilmiş damgalanma; yaşlı bireyler; yerinde yaşlanma
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