Browsing by Author "Unalan D."

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    Coincidence of low social support and high depressive score on quality of life in elderly
    (Elsevier Masson SAS, 2015) Unalan D.; Gocer S.; Basturk M.; Baydur H.; Ozturk A.
    The aim of this study is to determine the effect of depression and social support on quality of life in elderly. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted from November 2012 to January 2013. The population of the study was composed of 917 elderly people over 65 who lived at their homes in Kayseri. We used the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and the WHOQOL-OLD module in addition to a personal information form consisting of the demographical and sociocultural characteristics of the elderly as data collection tools. During the analysis, the correlation coefficient was examined and uni-and multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied. Results: It was found that depression and social support were significantly correlated for the total and all dimensions of the WHOQOL-OLD scale. According to the multivariate logistic regression analysis which was created from the significant variables found through univariate analysis, it was found that the higher scores from the geriatric depression scale have significant effects on the total and all other quality of life dimensions except for death and dying in a negative way; in contrast, they have a significant protective effect in the death and dying dimensions. Social support displayed a significant protective correlation in sensory abilities, autonomy, past, present and future abilities, intimacy and total scores. Conclusions: Quality of life in the elderly is affected negatively by the presence of depression while social support affects it positively. © 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society.
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    The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic stressor on the state-trait anxiety level
    (Pakistan Medical Association, 2022) Unalan D.; Candan Z.A.; Dogan T.G.B.; Dogan S.; Baydur H.
    Objectives: To evaluate the effect that the coronavirus diseases-2019 pandemic will likely have on public and its impact on the state-trait anxiety level of the masses. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from May 28 to June 5, 2020, in Turkey, with Kayseri province being the first ring of the chain, and comprised adult citizens of either gender living in Turkey during the pandemic period who could use online technologies. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised was used to determine the effects of the pandemic on the public, and the State Anxiety Inventory and the Trait Anxiety Inventory were used to determine the anxiety level of the public. Data was analysed using SPSS 25 and Stata 14. Results: Of the 1507 subjects, 862(57.2%) were females and 645(42.8%) were males. The largest age group was 18- 29 years with 573(38%) sucjects, while the smallest group was aged >60 years with 53(3.5%) subjects. The mean score of State Anxiety Inventory was 39.3 }11.3 and mean Trait Anxiety Inventory score was 42.8 }8.7, while the Impact of Event Scale-Revised mean score was 27.4 }14.5. Each one unit increase in the Impact of Event Scale- Revised total score increased state anxiety score 1.10 times and trait anxiety score 1.07 times. Conclusions: Increasing age had a protective effect on state-trait anxiety. Consequently, an increase in Impact of Event Scale-Revised score led to an increase in the anxiety level. © 2022 Pakistan Medical Association. All rights reserved.