Simsek, Hatice https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7209-485X
Cevik, Celalettin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-6196
Baydur, Hakan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-3569
Kayabek, İbrahim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2005-2540
Dogan, Geylan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7307-9974
Ay, Gizem https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4520-4085
Ucan, Gulten
Okyay, Pınar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3565-1490
Funding for this research was provided by:
Balikesir Üniversitesi (2019/57)
Article History
Received: 12 June 2024
Accepted: 13 August 2025
First Online: 7 October 2025
Declarations
: This research has not been pre-registered by the authors and did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Data supporting the findings of this study will be shared with other researchers upon reasonable request. The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The authors have no relevant financial or nonfinancial interests to disclose.
: In order to conduct the study, the approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Balikesir University Faculty of Medicine (No: 2019/97), and before the data collection process, verbal consent was obtained from the participating elderly.
: This research has not been pre-registered by the authors and did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Data supporting the findings of this study will be shared with other researchers upon reasonable request. The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.