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A sociodemographic information form, the Loneliness Scale for the Elderly, and the Life Satisfaction Scale were used as data collection tools. Mann\u2013Whitney <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests, Kruskal\u2013Wallis <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>\u2010tests, and correlation analysis were used in the statistical processing of data. Ethics committee approval was obtained before the study started. It was found that 68.5% of the elderly in the study were female, their average age was 70.15\u2009\u00b1\u20095.48, 63.0% were married, the total average of the Loneliness Scale of the Elderly was at a moderate level (8.23\u2009\u00b1\u20094.90), and the total of the Life Satisfaction Scale at a low level (2.43\u2009\u00b1\u20091.10). Scores for the Loneliness Scale of the Elderly total and its emotional loneliness dimension were found to be significantly higher in the elderly who replied it was difficult to stay at home. 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