Abstract

This study aims to investigate the changes in attitudes toward old age and the quality of life of people aged 45 and older within the framework of sociodemographic factors. In the study, gender, life stage, age group, education level, marital status, having a child, income status, occupation, general health status, having a chronic disease, life satisfaction, and having an investment plan for the future/old age were determined as sociodemographic factors. During the research carried out in Ankara, the data were collected from 408 people using a face-to-face survey method. Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H tests were used for data analysis. In conclusion, attitudes toward old age differs according to other sociodemographic characteristics, except for the variables of gender and having children. On the other hand, the quality of life differs according to other sociodemographic characteristics, except for having children.