Personal Variables Affecting the Successful Aging

NCT06204224 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2018/107
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 300
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Three hundreds patients aged 60 years and older applicant for any reasons between January 3, 2019 and May 30, 2019, in Health Sciences University Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Family Medicine Polyclinics. A 21-item questionnaire including demographic information was asked to the individuals who gave consent to participate in the study, voluntarily, and who met the participation criteria and the Successful Aging Scale was administered face-to-face with the questionnaire method. Participants were evaluated under two subheadings according to the Successful Aging Scale and the results were compared with their demographic characteristics.

Conditions

Aging; Healthy Lifestyle; Coping Skills

Keywords

successful aging; aging; healthy aging; family medicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sociodemographic properties affect successful aging scores

  Gender, education level, level of income, retirement status affect scores of "Successful Aging Scale" (SAS) was used to assess the participants. The SAS consisted of 10 questions and had two sub-components: "healthy lifestyle" (HL) and "adaptive coping" (AC). The scale utilized the following response options: "strongly agree" (7), "agree" (6), "partially agree" (5), "undecided" (4), "partially disagree" (3), "disagree" (2), and "strongly disagree" (1). The higher the score taken from the scale, the higher the level of successful aging.

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Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Healthy life habits affect successful aging scores

  1 week

• Having chronic diseases affect successful aging scores

  1 week

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants aged 60 and above, who presented to the Family Medicine Clinics of Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital between January 3, 2019, and May 30, 2019, for any reason; and voluntarily agreed to participate, were included in our study.

You may qualify if:

• Not having received a diagnosis of dementia at any stage of life.
• Not having any cognitive or physical impediments that hinder understanding and completing the scales.
• Having full orientation and cooperation.
• Having completed the scales in their entirety.
• The absence of symptoms or diseases requiring urgent intervention.
• Voluntarily participating in the study and having signed the informed consent form after being informed.

You may not qualify if:

• Having received a diagnosis of dementia.
• Having cognitive and physical impediments that hinder understanding the scales.
• Lack of full orientation and cooperation.
• Having a clinically significant diagnosis of an active psychiatric disorder.
• having symptoms of a situation requiring urgent intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital: lead
• Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital

Istanbul, Üsküdar, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (4)

• McLaughlin SJ, Jette AM, Connell CM. An examination of healthy aging across a conceptual continuum: prevalence estimates, demographic patterns, and validity. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2012 Jun;67(7):783-9. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glr234. Epub 2012 Feb 24.

  PMID: 22367432 BACKGROUND

• Iwamasa GY, Iwasaki M. A new multidimensional model of successful aging: perceptions of Japanese American older adults. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2011 Sep;26(3):261-78. doi: 10.1007/s10823-011-9147-9.

  PMID: 21626301 BACKGROUND

• Park SM, Jang SN, Kim DH. Gender differences as factors in successful ageing: a focus on socioeconomic status. J Biosoc Sci. 2010 Jan;42(1):99-111. doi: 10.1017/S0021932009990204. Epub 2009 Aug 25.

  PMID: 19703332 BACKGROUND

• Cosco TD, Stephan BCM, Brayne C, Muniz G; MRC CFAS. Education and Successful Aging Trajectories: A Longitudinal Population-Based Latent Variable Modelling Analysis. Can J Aging. 2017 Dec;36(4):427-434. doi: 10.1017/S0714980817000344. Epub 2017 Oct 11.

  PMID: 29019302 BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: asst. prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 3, 2024
• First Posted: January 12, 2024
• Study Start: January 3, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2019
• Study Completion: May 30, 2019
• Last Updated: January 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Locations

TU (1)