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Özgür Ö, Konuşkan Bayraktar M, Ulusal F, Şenay Avcı F, Tufan İ. [First Senior Citizens University in Turkey-Empirical findings on the personal benefits of the programmes from the participants' perspective]. Z Gerontol Geriatr 2024:10.1007/s00391-024-02281-9. [PMID: 38319353 DOI: 10.1007/s00391-024-02281-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
Abstract
The article reports on the evaluation of the programmes offered by the "60+Tazelenme Üniversitesi" (University of Antalya's Senior Citizens' University) from the users' perspective. 174 users (from a population of 6000 people) evaluated in a differentiated according to 18 characteristics their expectations of the programme before enrolling in the four-semester study programme and the personal benefits of the programme after completing it. The results show a highly differentiated picture of the benefits realized with regard to areas of competence and quality of life. The empirical study is placed in the broader context of geragogics and universities of the third age.
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- Özlem Özgür
- Department of Gerontology, Health Science Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkei
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- T.R. Ministry of Health General Directorate of Health Services, Health Professions Department, Ankara, Türkei
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- Department of Gerontology, Health Science Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkei
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Özgün-Başıbüyük G, Kaleli I, Efe M, Tiryaki S, Ulusal F, Demirdaş FB, Dere B, Özgür Ö, Koç O, Tufan İ. Depression Tendency Caused by Social Isolation: An Assessment on Older Adults in Turkey. Adv Gerontol 2021. [PMCID: PMC8425989 DOI: 10.1134/s2079057021030085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- G. Özgün-Başıbüyük
- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
- Keşan Public Hospital, 22800 Keşan/Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muş Alparslan University, 49250 Merkez/Muş, Turkey
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- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
- Havza Vocational School, Ondokuz Mayιs University, 55700 Havza/Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
- Antalya Atatürk Public Hospital, 07040 Muratpaşa/Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
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- General Directorate of Disabled and Elderly Services, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, 06510 Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
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