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Introduction: Due to the dramatic increasing in elderly population in Iran, their health-related quality of life has become to one of the main challenges. This study examined the relationship between social support and health-related quality among elderly in Tabriz.
Method: In this correlational study, the information collected using health-related quality of life questionnaire and social support questionnaire in a sample of 350 elderly people at ten area of Tabriz. The data were analysized by SPSS version 23.
Results: Findings showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between social support and health-related quality of life. The health-related quality of life is elderly men was greater than women. Stepwise Regression analysis indicated that social support, income and social support achieved from friends explained 30% of  elderly people health-related quality of life.
Conclusion: Considering social support as a one of social determinants of health is an important factor in improving the quality of life of elderly.

 

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Introduction: Physical activity and exercise are related to health condition among both young and old individuals. The study of aging and different training types are intrested topics by health practitioners. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of 8 weeks combined training of balance, flexibility, resistance, and endurance-respiratory on physical and renal function within aging men placed in Father Aging Center (AFC).
Method: The target population in the present research were chosen from among those aging males study living in FAC. Twenty six aged men with an age range of (65-80) as research sample randomly divided to experimental and control groups. Exercise training including 8 weeks, 4 days a week, each taking for 60-80 minutes under taken with planned exercise of balance, flexibility resistance and endurance. Performance tests included 6 minute walking, 30 second chair stand, the arm curl, 8 foot walking and return, chair sit and reach, and back scratch s. Twenty-hour urinary and fasting blood samples were accumulated. This sampling was for evaluation of urinary and blood Ceratinine.
Results: Analyses of independentsample t- Test showed that muscular upper and lower body, cardiorespiratory endurance, lower body flexibility and dynamic balance significantly developed (p≤ 0.05) but lower body flexibility didn’t significantly develop(p> 0.05).Urinary Cratinine and GFR significantly increased(p≤ o.o5) but serum Ceratinine didn’t change.
Conclusion: it seems that, doing selected exercise training during 8 weeks have probably developed functional indices as well as their renal performance.
 

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Introduction: Aging is one of the most important changes in people's lives and it seems that physical activity is one of the most effective factor in improving the quality of all aspects of the life of this era. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to assess the effect of physical activities on the quality of life, hope and life satisfaction among the elderly in Ilam city by using path analysis method.  
Method: In this research is descriptive- analytical method. Statistical population includes those who are aged 60 and above in Ilam city which 200(144 men and 56 women) of them were selected as sample population by using stratified sampling. In order to collect information we used international Physical Activities (IPAQ), Short Health Form Survey (SF-36), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Adult Hope Scale (AHS) questionnaires. The data were analyzed using SPSS-22 and AMOS-20.
Results: Findings showed that physical activity has effects on the different aspects of the quality of life by 0/34 of path coefficient on the physical aspects of the quality of life, by 0/30 of path coefficient on the psychological aspects of the quality of life, by 0/30 of path coefficient on the hope in life and by 0/25 of path coefficient on the life satisfaction.
Conclusion: Physical activities affect the quality of the life and having hope in life among the elderly, therefore, carrying out a regular physical activity in the retirement Caring centers and parks can be used as a tool to increase the elderly health and life development.

 

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 Introduction: The participation of older adults in group activities is one of the key elements in improving the life quality and general health and reducing old age disability. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of Art therapy (produced crafts and playing with Lego) on life quality and social participation of older adults in Kerman nursing homes.
Method: The current study is a quasi-experimental study with pre and post- tests and group control. The population of study was older adults who lived in Kerman nursing homes in 2016. 60 older adults selected based on the inclusion criteria. They were randomly assigned to the control (n=30) and experimental groups (n=30). The experimental groups received group activities؛ produced crafts and playing with Lego for one month, eleven sessions (totaling 20 hours). Statistical analysis conducted by analysis of covariance. After completing group activities, both groups responded to Lipid life quality and Moradie^ʼs social participation Questionnaires.
Results: The findings of the covariance’s analysis indicated that there is a significantly difference in the quality of life and its dimensions (depression and anxiety and life satisfaction), between older adults in pre and post-test (p= 0.001) but, there was no significant difference between the scores of social participation of older adults before and after group activities. (p= 0.067).
Conclusion: According to the results of this research, Art therapy, such as the provision of handicraft and play with the logo, have a significant positive effect on the quality of life of older adults. Therefore, it is suggested that authorities in care center consider these group activities as a alternative or complementary therapies to reduce the mental health problems of older adults.
 

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Introduction: Physical activity and exercise interventions can have a positive effect on improving the quality of life of the elderly and reduce their loss of function. The aim of this study was the effect of a speed stacking training program on manual dexterity in elderly men.
Method: Forty elderly men with an average (74±1.7) years old were selected from nursing home city of Boroujerd in 2016 by available sampling. After taking a pre-test by Purdue Pegboard test, randomly were divided subjects into two groups: the experimental group (n = 20) and control group (n = 20). Speed stacking training was performed in 4 weeks, 45 min sessions, 4 times per week. So post-test was taken after training sessions. Data were analysed using analysis of Covariate (ANCOVA) were used. Data analysis by software Spss (version 22) and the level of significance was 0.05.
Results: The results showed that speed stacking training on variables speed of manual dexterity has a (P<0.05). But had no significant effect on the accuracy of manual dexterity (P>0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, speed stacking training will improve fine motor speed of manual dexterity in elderly men and could be used in sports and daily programs, in rehabilitation centers and nursing homes.
 

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Introduction: Ageing of population and protection of mental health in old age are becoming a major societal concern. Older adults are more likely to experience events that effect their mental health and weaken it. Therefore, consideration of the factors related to mental health of this group is necessary. So the purpose of this study was to study structural and simultaneous relationship of basic psychological needs and subjective well-being with mental health between older adults.
Method: The research method was correlation. Among the elderly men and women over the age of 60 years in Tehran in 2016, 247 elderly including 95 women and 152 men were selected by available sampling method. Subjective well-being (α=0/78), Basic psychological needs (α=0/73) and Psychological health (α=0/66) scales were used to collect date. The obtained data were analyzed using Pearson Correlation Coefficient (correlation matrix) and path analysis model using SPSS23 and Liserl 8.5.
Results: the results showed a significant relationship between basic psychological needs: autonom (p<0.01،r=0.78), competence (p<0.01،r=0/69), relatedness (p<0.01،r=0/75) with psychological health.and too significant relationship between cognitive well-being (p<0.01، r=0/49), emotional Well-being (p<0.01، r=0/73) and social well-being (p<0.01،r=0/67) with psychological health.
Conclusion: Basic psychological needs and subjective well-being are important in improving the psychological health of older adults. Providing these needs will strengthen their subjective well-being and ultimately lead to better mental health.
 

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Introduction: Following the growth of the older population, attention to their health issues has become increasingly important. One of the issues that have been considered for various reasons is the oral health of the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the oral health status of older people in Tehran.
Method: This study is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. This study was conducted on 190 older people (113 old men and 77 old women) in Tehran's parks. The oral health status of the elderly was evaluated by GOHAI's oral health index, which has already been validated in Iran. Data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation and correlation and T independent test, using SPSS v.22 software.
Results: The mean age of participants was 67.30 ± 6.87. About 57.90% of the older adults did not have any of their teeth. The mean oral health of the older adults was 43.04 ± 10.61. There was a significant positive correlation between discomfort score and number of missing teeth (P <0.001, r = 0.51).
Conclusion: The results showed that the oral health status of the older adults is not appropriate in Tehran, which indicates the need to pay more attention to preventing oral problems and improving oral health.
 

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Introduction: Ageing is a sensitive period of human life and attention to the needs of this stage is a social necessity. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of the hope therapy on  happiness and the quality of life in elderly women living in nursing homes 
Method: The research design was a pre-test and post-test with a control group. In order to conduct research, (n=24) elderly women in the elderly's home were selected. In order to run the pretest, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and Quality Lipid's life were used. After collecting pre-test data, the intervention sessions were performed in 8 sessions in (90)  minutes and then a post-test was performed. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics (Levin, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, covariance analysis) were used.
Results: The results showed that hope therapy has effect on increasing the happiness and quality of life in elderly women on increasing the happiness and quality of life of elderly (P= 0/004) (f=10/17) indicate a significant difference in pre and post scores of the happiness variable and (p=0/005) , (f=18/21) indicate the difference between the pre and post test scores of the quality of life variable.
Conclusion: Data analysis showed that hopeful therapy increased the happiness and quality of life in the experimental group. Therefore, it can be concluded that therapeutic hope is effective in increasing the happiness and quality of life of elderly women.

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Introduction: Elderly is a period of alterations in human life that is accompanied by impairments in sensorimotor and cognitive functioning, including working memory especially in the bimanual coordination task. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of the errorless, errorful, and random practice schedules on performance and learning of dual task the bimanual coordination task in the elderly.
Method: In the current Quasi-experimental study which was conducted in Tehran, 36 elderly were selected by convenience sampling from city parks. They were randomly selected and assigned into three equal groups (errorless group, errorful group and random group). Participants practiced  for one day in ten different conditions based on their practice groups. The retention and transfer tests performed 15 trials of15°-35°and 15°-45° movement conditions, respectively, and then a dual task test was performed with 15 trials. To analysis the data, SPSS /19 software and also excel software were used to measure absolute error, repeated measure analysis ANOVA and one-way analysis of variance (α = 0.05)
Results: The results showed that in the acquisition phase, the mean of absolute error in the errorless, erroful and random groups was significant and in fact, the participants of the errorless group with a mean (6.91) showed a lower absolute error. The results also showed that the mean absolute error of the errorless group in the phases of retention (5.58), transfer (9.08), and dual task (9.25) was less than that of the two groups. In fact, the errorless practice protocol has led to a better understanding of dignitaries in the elderly. All groups progressed from pre-test to transfer phase, but the errorless training group had an optimal learning experience than other groups (P <0.05).
Conclusion: Considering the deterioration of information processing and the weakness in working memory, elderly get maximum benefit from tasks, which have less cognitive need for working memory. The errorless practice protocol encourages them to learn implicit. The results of this study support the theory of implicit learning and the theory of reinvestment.
 

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Introduction: Evidence show that sport has positive effects on elderly’s health. But old people don’t usually interest in doing physical activities. On the other hand, designs of sport facilities and equipment aren’t appropriate for elderly. This research was conducted with the aim of identify the requirements of sport facilities and equipment for elderly. 
Method: This research was carried out with both qualitative and quantitative methods and by using of ANP method during 1396-1397 in Tehran and Karaj. In qualitative phase, the data were collected by interviewing with 15 experts. Then in quantitative phase, Paired Comparison Questionnaire was used and results were managed by Excel 2010 and prioritized with ANP method using super decision software 2.8.
Results: 5 Main requirements and 32 sub-criteria were identified. They were prioritized as below: Safety and environmental security, structure of interior design, basic principals in design, physical and users factors of building, charm and aesthetics. 
Conclusion: Identification and prioritization of requirements for interior design of sport facilities and equipment could help to stakeholders for appropriate designing of these facilities. so elderly will be interested to doing sports and a safe and calmly environment provided for them. 

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Introduction: In recent years, the issues of decreased sleep quality and lower mental toughness among older individuals have received significant attention. Spirituality therapy has emerged as a possible intervention to overcome these problems, with researchers showing increased interest in the topic. Therefore, this paper aims to examine how group spirituality therapy affects sleep quality and mental toughness in older individuals in the City of Khorramabad.
Methods: This study follows a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population includes all senior citizens residing in retirement homes in the City of Khorramabad in 2017. A convenience sample of 30 individuals was drawn and randomly assigned to two groups of experiment and control (15 people in either group). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (1989) and the MTQ48 (2002) were administered to both groups as pre-test and post-test. The experiment group received eight hour-long group spirituality therapy training sessions. The collected data were then analyzed using MANCOVA and ANCOVA in SPSS 23.0.
Results: Analysis of covariance revealed that spirituality therapy has a significant positive impact on both the quality of sleep and mental toughness among older individuals (p = 0.001).
Conclusions: Given the fact that group spirituality therapy was found to improve sleep quality and mental toughness, this approach is recommended as an effective intervention to resolve psychological issues among the elderly, especially those pertaining to quality of sleep and mental toughness.
 

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Introduction: interaction between the physical and cognitive factors of the elderly can have a significant impact on their quality of life and affect on design of health-based mechanisms for the elderly. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different levels of physical activity on the retrospective and prospective memory performance in elderly.
 Method: The present research is a causal-comparative study. The sample consisted of 178 elderly. All participants were asked to complete the physical activity level Questionnaire of Champs and elders was placed in three groups with low physical activity (n=56), moderate (n=63) and high (n=59). Retrospective and prospective memory was evaluated through Crawford Questionnaire.
 Results: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the performance of prospective memory in the elderly group with a high and moderate activity level with  prospective memory of the elderly group with a low level of activity (P = 0.001). Also, the results of variance analysis indicated that there is a significant difference between retrospective memory performance in elderly group with physical activity levels (P = 0.004).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that in elderly, different levels of physical activity significantly effect on the memory performance. So, one can expect that the elderly with regular physical activity will prevent the occurrence of many memory problems over time. This study suggests that Elderly people put up high-level physical exercises in their daily routine to prevent cognitive decline in retrospective and prospective memory.

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Introduction: Old ages are one of the most major period of human life which because of its nature and being close to death time enhances deep questions about existential identity of man, anxiety related to effacement and annihilation, meaningfulness, feelings of unsafety, loneliness and seclusion in mind of most elder people. So this research has been done to review the effectiveness of ontological security training on psychological safety and existential anxiety of elder people in nursing home of Yasuj city.
Method: This study is a semi-experimental, two-group test with pretest, posttest and two-month follow up. The population includes all elder people residing at Ferdows nursing home in Yasuj city in 2018. The statistical sample is a 30-people group which was purposively selected and randomly divided into two test and control groups (each of 15 people). The test group was trained by 6 weekly meetings each takes 45 minutes with the training program of ontological security based on Giddens theory, while the control group had no interfere during the research. Then people of both groups have been post-tested and followed up. The data gathering tools were psychological safety questionnaire (Edmondson, 1999) and existential anxiety questionnaire (Weems et al, 2004) and the data was analyzed by repeated measure ANOVA in SPSS, v 23.
Results: The results showed that ontological security training significantly affects psychological safety (P<0.001) and existential anxiety (P<0.05) of elder people in nursing home, but this significance was not prolonged for existential anxiety in follow up step (P>0.05). Hence this kind of training could result in increasing psychological safety and decreasing existential anxiety of elder people of the center.
Conclusion: Ontological security training decrease some part of existential anxiety of elder people while improving their psychological safety, so it could be applied as an effective training method for elder people.

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 objective: Many of disabilities of handicaps is related to Inappropriate physical environment that by removing them can create an environment to response their needs. The universal design implies designing the environments in a manner that it is usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for further adaptation. The aim of this study was to investigate Universal design of Veteran Hospices of Tehran.
Methods : This cross-sectional descriptive study was done in 2016. Samples were selected through census sampling. All of the Veteran Hospices in Tehran (overall 4 Hospices) evaluated by using the Nursing Home Physical Fitness Checklist, which consisted of 12 subscales and 70 items also Content validity index was equal to 0.927. that have been used to calculate the content validity index (CVI) . 
Result: The findings of this study showed that Majority of Veteran Hospices in terms of available Prayer room, kitchen,  heating and cooling conditions, management section and were in conformance with the Universal design criteria and in half of the Veteran Hospices, library, staff restroom and suitable laundry room available were in conformance, while only quarter of the Hospices had extinguishers. Also The criteria in the majority of Hospices (75٪) was adequately met in terms of the items of, treatment and rehabilitation room, main entrance and courtyard, while only 25٪ Hospices, living room, bathroom and stairs and ramp were in conformance.
Conclusion: The majority Veteran Hospices evaluated did not follow the Universal design criteria. Therefore, providing the Compatible situation and Living environment through policy and more accurate planning to create a suitable Environment is necessity.
 

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Introduction: Aging is an important period of life which needs basic support. The purpose of this study is survey the methods and programs of providing services to the elderly in the countries studied and to find the best care method for planning to provide services to the elderly in Iran.
Methods: This is a narrative review that was conducted comparatively. The study was conducted in Italy, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Japan, Turkey and Iran. More than 2,000 search articles were found and 170 related articles were selected. Finally, they were adapted and differences and similarities were determined and the initial model was formed.
Findings: In Italy, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany and Japan, home care policies are successful, and countries that follow a policy of integrated services (social-health-treatment) are successful. . And providing care services for the elderly in these countries is free of charge and provides sustainable resources through insurance and taxes and public resources. In these countries, municipalities play a key role in helping to provide services to the elderly.
Conclusion: In Iran, due to the poor condition of elderly care, comprehensive planning and design of service packages for the elderly with sustainable financial resources such as long-term care insurance is inevitable.

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Introduction: Population ageing has turned its health impact into a critical problem. Iran will soon encounter such a crisis, but the capacity of social networks can be helpful in controlling this crisis. The present study was conducted to analyze the relationship of the social networks of the aged with health impact from the health and health services Utilization points of view.
Method: In a survey-based manner, a total of 356 individuals were selected from a statistical population of 4777 subjects(≥60 in Bijar city, 2019) using multi-stage cluster sampling and interviewed using the GHQ-28, SNI and made-researcher scale of health services Utilization, questionnaires based on self-relate and home-visit manners. The data were analyzed using SPSS-18 with Pearson, T-test and MANOVA tests.
Results: The average age of the participants is 70 of whom 40.2% are male, 59.8% are female, 64.9% have spouse and 35.1% do not have spouse. The analysis reveals that the weak network with public, physical, psychological. Social and strong network with public, physical and social health have direct correlation (P<0.05). Network size and group membership with public, social, physical and psychological health, intimacy with public, psychological and social health, contact frequency with public, social, psychological and physical health, proximity with public, physical and psychological health have direct correlation(P<0.05). social network and strong network with secondary health services consumption, group membership with health services and primary services consumption, intimacy with secondary services, contact frequency with health services and secondary services have converse correlation(P<0.05). MANOVA confirms the main effects by investigating the effects of levels, indices and network resources(P<0.05).
Conclusion: Social networks, even weak ones, are good predictors of the increase of health and the decrease of service Utilization. Social policy making for expanding natural networks through the promotion of contacts with children and relatives and expanding artificial networks is suggested.

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Inttroduction: One of the most important challenges in the world today is the promotion of mental well-being and happiness among the elderly. Due to this cause, purpose of current study is to identify the relationship between psychological well-being and religiousness factors among elderly people in Tehran.
Methods: The current study, has a descriptive correlational method. Statistical population for the present study includes all elderly people in Tehran city in 1394. The required sample for this study consisted of 112 people (mean = 67.2, SD = 11.3) and was selected by available sampling among aged people in Tehran city. In order to collect data, Iranian society religiousness scale and psychological wellbeing scale were used.
Findings: Results of step by step regression analysis showed that there exists direct significant relationships between statistical components of self-determination (27.10 ± 6.66), life satisfaction (44.38 ± 9.92), psychological well-being and religiousness (176.06 ± 30.57) in elderly people. In this regard life satisfaction and self-determination scores explained 28 percent of variation in religiosity (r= 0.52, P < 0.01). whilst self-determination component explained 15 percent of change in religious beliefs (r= 0.39, P < 0.005), and along with life satisfaction explained respectively 31 (r= 0.56, P < 0.01). and 28 percent of religious commitment and religious sentiments(r= 0.52, P < 0.02). The research data were analyzed using SPSS v.24 and using stepwise multivariate regression and stepwise regression.
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, a higher score on the components of religiosity, including religious beliefs, emotions and behaviors, quality is associated with the improvement of well-being indicators in the elderly.

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Introduction: reducing ageism is one of the most important factors to increase life satisfaction among the elderly. Ageism in the society can be observed and search able in various institutions. One of the sources for search ageism is the media and specially cinema. Therefore, the purpose of this study is representing  the elderly role’s charactericties in the Iranian movies Durnig the last 30 years(1989-2018).
Method: This is a descriptive-analytical study of quantitative content analysis.  The sample of this study includes 65 elderly roles from 41 films focusing on the elderly, which were selected by purposive sampling of Iranian movies in the last 30 years. The data collection tool in this study was Magoffin checklist for Older Characters in Movies. Descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage were used to describe the characteristics of the role of the elderly and Chi-square test was used in SPSS software version 23 to analyze the relationships.
Results: The results showed that in the examined films, the majority of the elderly who were shown were young old (52.3%) male (72.3%) and of Persian ethnicity (89.2%) .The genre of most films (44%) was drama and mostly played a minor role (49.2%). But the elderly were active and independent (55.4%); but in general, most of the stereotypes were related to the elderly (58.5%) and only 32.3% of the stereotypes were positively represented. Negative stereotypes were more common in older men (59.6%) than older women, and older women were more represented with positive stereotypes (38.9%); But this difference was not statistically significant (p <0.05).  The most common age stereotypes in the last 30 years have been John Wayne conservative (positive) and Despondent (negative) age stereotypes. , although The trend of changes in stereotypes in the last 30 years is positive, has not been statistically significant (p <0.05).
 Conclusion: The results showed that the representation of the role of the elderly in Iranian films During the last 30 years portrayed ageism and negative stereotypes more than positive and neutral stereotypes and in recent years there has been no significant change. Therefore, it is necessary to pay more attention to media interventions related to the elderly and the production of films focusing on the elderly; To promote active aging and increase the respect and social inclusion of the elderly in society.

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Introduction: Due to the prevalence of chronic pain in elderly women and its effect on psychological aspects such as anxiety and depression, it seems necessary to find practical strategies. Thus, the main purpose of this study is the effect of mindfulness-aromatherapy training on anxiety and depression in elderly women with chronic pain.
Methods: The present quasi-experimental study was performed by pretest-posttest method and follow-up with a control group. The research community of elderly women with chronic pain referred to hospitals, pain clinics, rehabilitation, orthopedics, physiotherapy and the elderly in the western region of Tehran in 2017. Using available sampling method and using entry and exit criteria, 30 people were selected and randomly divided into two equal groups. The experimental group underwent group intervention of mindfulness-aroma massage therapy in 10 sessions of 120 minutes and the control group remained on the waiting list. The groups were evaluated for depression and anxiety in the pre-test and post-test stages. At the end of the intervention, the questionnaires were administered again for both groups and after 45 days, the test was followed up again and the data obtained from pre-test-post-test and follow-up were analyzed by analysis of covariance using SPSS-19 software.
Results: Data analysis showed that intervention based on mindfulness and aroma massage, significantly improved depression and anxiety in the participants (F=4.916; p=0.003), (F=14.070; p=0.001) in the experimental group compared to the control group (p<0.05), and these effects remained (F=0.895; p=0.345), (F=3.403; p=0.079) in the follow-up phase (p>0.05)
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, mindfulness-aroma massage, may improve depression and anxiety in the elderly and represent new horizons in clinical interventions and can be used as an effective intervention method in improving the general health and quality of life of the elderly with chronic pain.

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Introduction: Surgery is very sensitive in the elderly and more important than the surgery itself is the quality of its recovery, which is very important in determining its predictors in geriatric nursing. The aim of this study was to determine the quality of recovery after surgery and its predictors in the elderly undergoing surgery at Imam Hossein Hospital in Tehran in 1400.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a descriptive-analytical study in which the research community consisted of the elderly candidates for surgery at Imam Hossein Hospital in Tehran in the first half of 1400. 250 eligible elderly were included in the study through available sampling and for data collection, the elderly demographic information questionnaire and the 40-item QOR questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20 using descriptive and inferential statistical tests.
Results: Most of the elderly participants were male, married, illiterate and with a mean age of 67.94±7.05 years. 88.4% had a history of previous hospitalization and 64.8% had a history of previous surgery. 72% had at least one underlying disease, the most common disease being diabetes (36%). The mean score of the total quality of recovery was 104.39 ±18.16 (Moderate). Among the dimensions, physical independence with a score of 2.84 was the highest and emotional status with a score of 2.29 and pain with a score of 2.61 received the lowest score of 5. Multiple linear regressions showed that age, number of surgeries, delirium, marital status, housing status, cohabitation status, education and type of surgery are the most important factors affecting the quality of postoperative recovery.
Conclusion: It is very important to pay attention to the quality of recovery after surgery, especially in the elderly. Maintaining and improving the status quo in the present study by focusing on the predictive factors obtained can be helpful.