The effects of sports and physical activity on quality of life in elderly individuals taking regular medication

dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4543-4123
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-5142
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9860-996X
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-7238
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5256-1510
dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1931-6844
dc.contributor.authorYücel, Ali Serdar
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz, Murat
dc.contributor.authorAbay, Perihan
dc.contributor.authorÖzpinar, Saliha
dc.contributor.authorÖztaş, Dilek
dc.contributor.authorSevil, Ümran
dc.contributor.authorKuyucu, Mihalis Michael
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-09T13:10:57Z
dc.date.available2025-12-09T13:10:57Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentFakülteler, Sanat ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Halkla İlişkiler ve Reklamcılık Bölümü
dc.description.abstractIn this applied study, the effects of medication use and regular sports and physical activity on quality of life in elderly individuals who regularly use medication were examined. In this study, 4972 people with different demographic characteristics participated in this research and data were collected with a questionnaire method consisting of a 5-point Likert scale. The data obtained were in order to understand the effects of demographic variables on medication use and quality of life. Within the framework of the study, the relationship between demographic factors such as age, gender, educational status, marital status and medication use, medication recommendation and the number of medications used analysed in detail. After statistical analyses using ANOVA and Chi-square analyses, it found that medication use differed especially according to age and marital status, while medication recommendation was significantly related to gender, educational status and marital status. In terms of other findings, in addition to demographic factors, regular physical activity and sports positive effects on medication use. It was also determined that the number of medication used was significantly related to loneliness and feeling of helplessness. It also found that the feeling of loneliness and medication use pattern were in a significant relationship in individuals engaged in sports and physical activity. In addition, it was found that there was a significant relationship between medication intake and quality of life in individuals engaged in sports and physical activity. After this study, it has been revealed that it is a very important source to understand the relationship between medication use and quality of life in elderly individuals who do sports and physical activity and the importance of encouraging elderly individuals to do more physical activity. © 2025, Campus EDUCA SPORTIS S.L.. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.citationYücel, A. S., Korkmaz, M., Abay, P., Özpınar, S., Öztaş, D., Sevil, Ü., & Kuyucu, M. M. (2025). The effects of sports and physical activity on quality of life in elderly individuals taking regular medication. Sportis: Scientific Technical Journal of School Sport, Physical Education and Psychomotricity, 11(4).
dc.identifier.doi10.17979/sportis.2025.11.4.11608
dc.identifier.issn23868333
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105022055900
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12941/352
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorKuyucu, Mihalis Michael
dc.institutionauthoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1931-6844
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCampus EDUCA SPORTIS S.L.
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Technical Journal of School Sport
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectDemographic Variables
dc.subjectElderly Individuals
dc.subjectMedication Usage
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectSport and Physical Activity
dc.titleThe effects of sports and physical activity on quality of life in elderly individuals taking regular medication
dc.typeArticle

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