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Arayici, Mehmet Emin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0492-5129
Kose, Ali https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-8982
Simsek, Hatice https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7209-485X
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Received: 22 July 2025
Accepted: 20 January 2026
First Online: 26 January 2026
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the data were obtained from the anonymized microdata set of the Turkey Older adults Profile Survey provided by TUIK [ ]. These datasets are made available to researchers upon request and for a fee. As the data do not include personal identifiers, participant confidentiality was maintained and anonymity was ensured. Therefore, this study did not require additional informed consent or ethical committee approval. This approach is consistent with previous studies that have used similar dataset [ , ].
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
