yozgat

ilçedeki kaplıcaların Sağlık Bakanlığı’nca yapılmış analizler sonucu yaşlılarda sık görülen bazı
hastalıklara (romatizma, cilt hastalıkları vb.) iyi geldiği de özellikle rapor edilmiştir. Bu
doğrultuda Yozgat ilinde bulunan kaplıcalara ulusal ve uluslararası tanıtımlarla yaşlıların
yönlendirilmeleriyle sağlık turizmine katkı sağlanacağı düşünülmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Yaşlı, Hastalık, Sağlığın korunması, Kaplıca, Sağlık turizmi
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Health Care In Elders: Hot Spring Treatments
Prevention of diseases and improvement of health are among the most important
objectives of aging period. In 1900s; life expectancy at birth was about 47 while in 2008 it
increased to 78 years. It is estimated that in 2030 1.4 billion of world population will be
composed of elderly population. In other countries as well as in our country, elderly population
has gradually been increasing. According to findings of Turkish Statistical Institute; population
of Turkiye was 77.695.904 and 8% of which was composed of those aged over 65 years. With
increasing population of the elderly people, it has become a social objective to protect their
quality of life and to prevent their inabilities. In this sense; importance of preventive health
services has emphasized. As a part of preventive health services, it is necessary to provide hot
spring treatments. Hot spring treatments given with thermal, mineralized and “curative” springs
are methods used for protecting health and treating diseases. Both mineral contents and
properties of hot springs are used. Hot spring practices protect physical, bodily, psychological
health of individuals and help them maintain activities of daily living without pain and thus
produce an ideal opportunity for healthy aging. In a study done with a therapy composed of SPA
and balneotherapy given together to the elders with knee osteoarthritis; it was reported that the
study resulted in increased movement functions among the elders and their pain reduced. Hot
spring treatments among the elders reduce edema and pain physically, decrease stress
psychologically, regulate mental wellness and sleep, facilitate adaptation into social life and
reintegrate them into society.
Yozgat is an important touristic city in terms of thermal springs. Yozgat Province has
important geothermal sources Sorgun, Sarıkaya, Boğazlıyan, Yerköy, Saraykent and
Akdağmadeni counties being in the first place-. As stated in Nature Tourism Master Plan of
Yozgat Province; analysis results of thermal springs in the province of Ministry of Health report
that hot springs relieve some of the diseases (rheumatism, dermatological diseases, etc.) often
seen among the elders. In this sense; we are of the opinion that guiding the elderly population to
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