The Relationship Between Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Mindful Eating Among Individuals With High Education Level

Amaç: Yaşlı bireylerle çalışan meslek gruplarına ve ailelere yol gösterebilmek için, yaşlı bireylerin ölümle ilgili düşüncelerini, kaygı yaratan etmenleri ve bunları etkileyen değişkenleri belirlemeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Burdur ilinde kurumda yaşayan (bakımevi ve huzurevi) 96 yaşlı bireye standardize mini mental test uygulanarak, test puanı 27 ve üzeri olan 82 yaşlıya sosyodemografik veri formu ve TemplerAnksiyeteÖlçeği’ni kapsayan anket formu yüz yüze görüşme tekniği ile uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Yaş, cinsiyet, medeni durum, sık sık ölümü düşünme değişkenlerinin ölüm kaygısında etkili değişkenler olduğu; gelir, kronik hastalık varlığı, çocuk sahibi olma ve eğitim durumu değişkenlerinin yaşlılarda ölüm kaygısı açısından etkili değişkenler olmadığı bulunmuştur. Yaşlı katılımcıların sadece 16’sının (%19,5) ölümden çok korktuğu ancak katılımcıların tamamının (n=82, %100) acı çekerek ölmekten korktukları saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Yaşlı bireylerin ölümle ilgili kaygıları bazı sosyodemografik değişkenlere göre farklılık göstermektedir, araştırma sonuçlarımız da gösteriyor ki tüm katılımcılar ‘acı çekerek ölmekten’ kaygı duymaktadır. Ölüm ile ilgili kaygı ve korkuların bilinmesi özellikle sağlık profesyonellerinin klinik uygulamalarında yol gösterici olacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Yaşlı, kaygı, huzurevi, ağrı, ölüm

The Relationship Between Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Mindful Eating Among Individuals With High Education Level

Objective: For the purpose of guiding professional groups working with elderly individuals and families, we aimed to determine the views of elderly individuals on death, anxiety-creating factors and the variables that affect these. Material and Method: By applying the Standardized Mini Mental Examination Test for 96 elderly individuals living at institutions (nursing homes and old people’s homes), questionnaires, a sociodemographic data form and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale were applied on 82 elderly individuals with test scores of 27 or higher with the method of face-to-face interviews. Results: It was found that the variables of age, gender, marital status and frequently thinking of death were effective on death anxiety, while income, presence of a chronic disease, status of having children and educational status were not effective in terms of death anxiety. It was determined that only 16 (19.5%) of the participants were afraid of death very much, while all of them (n=82, 100%) were afraid of death by suffering pain. Conclusion: The anxieties of the elderly individuals related to death varied based on some sociodemographic variables, and the results of our study showed that all participants were anxious about ‘dying while suffering pain’. Knowing about anxieties and fears regarding death will be guiding in the clinical practices of especially healthcare professional groups.

Keywords:

Aged, anxiety, nursing homes, pain, death,

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