Abstract:

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the activity levels and independence of the individuals residing at a nursing home and to determine their participation in activities. Material and Methods: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Functional Independence Measure (FIM) were administered to the residents. Results: The total FIM score was found 119.13±13.73. It has been found that according to COPM the mean activity performance score was 6.48±2.96; satisfaction from performance’s score was 6.08±2.92. 31 people said that the performance areas that they had the most problem were as follows: 23% walking (performance score (ps): 3.89; satisfaction score (ss): 3.80), 19% bathing (pp: 4.17; ss: 4.00), 16% performing prayer (ps: 4.1; ss: 4.6), reading book (ps:5.2; ss: 4.2), 13% reading newspaper (ps: 4.6; ss: 5.75), 9% visiting friends (ps:4; ss: 4.2), chatting (ps: 4.5; ss: 3.8), watching tv (ps: 4.7; ss: 4.7, 6% puzzle-solving (ps: 5.5; ss: 6), gardening (ps:3.5; ss: 3), travelling (ps:6; ss: 4.5, jewellery design(ps:6.5; ss: 6.5), painting (ps:5.5; ss: 7.5). conclusion: In our study, it was found that within self-care activities, bathing was the activity that bothered the nursing home residents the most. Other activities are leisure-time activities. We found the nursing home provided a good level of self-care activities, but leisure-time activities needed to be configured emphasizing an individual-centred approach

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