Retirees' Perceptions of Quality of Life

Abstract

Retirement which actually ends working life to lead to a new position in family and society also means a period to meet some other vital needs apart from work. Retirees’ perception of quality of life expresses the attitude of all retirees towards an aimed way of life referring to happiness or unhappiness within a certain time period. In this study, it is intended to determine the relationship between retirees’ perceptions of quality of life and their retirement and reemployment status in terms of activities, hobbies and recreational choices in Turkey. The project was supported by TÜBİTAK ( The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey ) and collected data were analysed. The raw data derived from the TÜBİTAK project titled “The Formation of Strategic Plan By The Determination of The Priority Factors In The Improvement of Quality of Life of Retirees in Turkey” . The population consist of retirees in our country. Within the context of the study, 2974 people in 54 provinces were interviewed. Data were acquired with the Turkish Version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Bref Module (WHOQOL-Bref) and the Turkish Version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-Old) and a supporting question form.