Turkish Journal of
GERIATRICS

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ev Ekonomisi Yüksek Okulu Aile ve Tüketici Bilimleri Bölümü ANKARA Today, as a result of being separate from economical and social activities due to the traditional sex role as well as the long life period of women, elderly women have come across with economical, psycho-social problems more than before. In the future, elderly people especially elderly women will form the significant part of our population. For the sake of increase of their life quality and to sustain the existence of their active life, to constitute necessary social support are crucial both for the society and the family. Keywords : Elderly women, Economical and psycho-social problems