PAIN AND LIVING ACTIVITIES IN ELDERLY AT A NURSING HOME: AN INVESTIGATION IN TERMS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SOMATIZATION

BABACAN GÜMÜŞ A., KESKİN G., ORGUN F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.15, no.3, pp.299-305, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.299-305
  • Keywords: Aged, Pain, Depression, Anxiety
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine pain and life activities in the elderly in terms of depression, anxiety and somatization.