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DISTRACTORS THAT POINT OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ABSTRACTION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MORE DIGNIFIED AGING IN DECENTRALIZED CARE HOMES

S. Hinek, I. Stanic

First published: 2018https://doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018/3.3/S12.023View metrics

Abstract

Quality of life in today's world has a positive connotation which, in society, becomes a precondition for successful aging. Indivisibility of quality of life and successful aging is conditioned by the integration of the causal factors and participants directly involved in the lives of people located in homes for the elderly and infirm. According to analytical indicators, population of Croatia is characterized by very old age, the most unfavorable type of age group, and Croatia is in the group of ten European countries with the largest share of the old people (65 y/o and more) in the total population [1]. Therefore, the discourse of this paper is presented through a research carried out in may 2018 on a suitable sample of 150 users of homes for the elderly and infirm in the Osijek Baranja County in the Republic of Croatia. When comparing with previous researches and theoretical and practical knowledge, the aim of this study was to examine the quality of life of the users of the homes for elderly and infirm and the study showed that more dignified and life of better quality can contribute to the psychological state of the user. This study covers self assessment of the quality of life of the users of the homes for elderly and infirm as well as possible distractors that affect more dignified life in decentralized homes.

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Title
DISTRACTORS THAT POINT OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ABSTRACTION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MORE DIGNIFIED AGING IN DECENTRALIZED CARE HOMES
Authors
S. Hinek, I. Stanic
Proceedings
5th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2018
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2018
Pages
171-178
SWS Citekey
Hinek201812171178
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7408-55-3
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
decentralized homes in the Republic of Croatiadignified agingquality of lifeelderly people
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