Loneliness and Social Support Level of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes

Introduction: This study aims at identifying loneliness and social support level of elderly people living in nursing homes. Materials and Method: The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consists of elder people who was living in Adana Nursing Home and 70 elderly people who were applied "Standardized Mini Mental Test" and were found to normal cognitive functions as a result of the test were included in the study in line with their will. In data collection, "Personal Information Form" was used for socio-demographic features of elderly people, "Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)" for evaluation of social support status of elderly people and "UCLA-Loneliness Scale" for identifying their loneliness level. Independent-Samples T, ANOVA, Tukey and Pearson correlation coefficiency methods were used in data analysis. Statistical significance were recognized as p