NCT07130435

The Effect of Salutogenes-Based Nursing Intervention on Older Adults

Recruiting now NA Last updated 19 August 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Salutogenic Model-Based Healthy Aging Program in Sense of Coherence in 72 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline

31 January 2025

Primary endpoint
25 June 2026

25 July 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Phase	NA
Status	Recruiting now
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	health services research
Enrollment	72
Start date	31 January 2025
Primary completion	25 June 2026
Estimated completion	25 July 2026
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Salutogenic Model-Based Healthy Aging Program

Conditions studied

• Sense of Coherence — all drugs for Sense of Coherence →

Sponsor

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Who can join

Adults 60 to 70, any sex, with Sense of Coherence. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The world population is rapidly aging, and Turkey is one of the countries where aging is occurring quickly. When the investigators examine the proportion of the elderly population to the total population over the years and decades, the invesitigators observe that the percentage was 3.9% in 1935, 3.4% in 1955, 4.1% in 1975, 5.7% in 2000, 7.2% in 2010, 7.7% in 2013, and 8.5% in 2017. Finally, in 2022, this proportion reached 9.9%. According to population projections, the proportion of the elderly population is expected to be 12.9% in 2030, 16.3% in 2040, 22.6% in 2060, and 25.6% in 2080 (TUIK, 2022).

The ability of elderly individuals to live independently is influenced by their social and economic conditions, physical health, as well as sociodemographic characteristics such as age and gender. The interaction of elderly individuals with society influences their healthy living behaviors. Furthermore, their interaction with personal and societal resources affects their sense of wholeness and quality of life. To achieve a good quality of life, elderly individuals need to use both internal and external resources, and education should support this (Tan et al., 2014). For health services to be effective, they must be sensitive to the differences, experiences, socioeconomic status, and cultural background of individuals. Therefore, health professionals, including nurses, should prioritize providing appropriate health services for elderly individuals during care (Temel et al., 2009). The roles of public health nurses in elderly health include providing education to elderly individuals and caregivers, offering counseling, protecting the health of elderly individuals, conducting physical assessments, teaching self-care and personal hygiene, making home visits when necessary, assessing and taking precautions regarding situations that could cause accidents, evaluating acute health problems and chronic diseases, educating about the management of chronic diseases, and implementing interventions based on nursing diagnoses (Akdemir et al., 2009). The most important principle in ensuring elderly individuals maintain their health and age healthily is to support them in acquiring basic living skills and independence as much as possible. These basic skills, also known as daily living activities, are crucial for preserving the quality of life by enabling elderly individuals to live independently. A review of the literature reveals that there is no evidence of educational or intervention programs aimed at supporting healthy aging for individuals aged 65 and over in Turkey, or programs that focus on holistic health. Therefore, this randomized controlled study will investigate

how an intervention and education program based on the salutogenic model affects elderly individuals' self-efficacy, healthy living behaviors, and coping skills with diseases and stressors. As a result, the applied intervention program will positively impact the quality of life, sense of wholeness, and healthy aging processes of elderly individuals by examining their responses to stressors and revealing the internal and external resources they can utilize.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. The Effect of a Healthy Aging Program based on the Salutogenic Model on the Quality of Life, Healthy Aging, and Sense of Coherence
   KURT G, ATASOY E. · · 2026 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8575741/v1