Some dimensions of quality of life of elderly people with disabilities/Neke dimenzije kvalitete zivota starijih osoba s invaliditetom

• Published in: Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istraživanja 2012-04, Vol.48 (1), p.84
• Main Authors: Stambuk, Ana, Zganec, Nino, Nizic, Maja
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1331-3010

The paper explores some dimensions of quality of life of older persons with disabilities in the Republic of Croatia. In a sample of 114 older persons with disabilities from different Croatian territory were examined variables related to quality of life of this population group--the ability to self-care and household maintenance, satisfaction with sources of support in everyday life, support in crisis situations, and satisfaction with current life. By applying semi-structured questionnaire and by using descriptive statistics, t-test, chi-square test and correlation analysis were obtained results that indicate differences in the perception of quality of life due to age and sex, place of residence, and nearly 2/3 of respondents their quality of life not assessed as satisfactory. Through a series of other indicators identified in the paper refers to the actual situation in terms of quality of life of the study population and to provide suggestions to change the unsatisfactory situation that are intended primarily social policy-makers and stakeholders in the provision of social services to the public and civil sector. Key words: Older people with disabilities, quality of life, sources of support, social services Rad se bavi istrazivanjem nekih dimenzija kvalitete zivota starijih osoba s invaliditetom u Republici Hrvatskoj. Na uzorku od 114 starijih osoba s invaliditetom iz razlicitih podrucja Republike Hrvatske ispitane su varijable vezane uz kvalitetu zivota ove skupine stanovnistva--sposobnost u samozbrinjavanju i odrzavanju domacinstva, zadovoljstvo izvorimapodrske u svakodnevnom zivotu, potpora u kriznim situacijama te zadovoljstvo sadasnjim zivotom. Primjenom polustrukturiranog anketnog upitnika te koristenjem deskriptivne statistike, t-testa, hi-kvadrat testa i korelacijske analize dobiveni su rezultati koji upucuju na razlike u percepciji kvalitete zivota s obzirom na dob i spol, mjesto prebivalista, a gotovo 2/3 ispitanika svoju kvalitetu zivota ne procjenjuje zadovoljavajucom. Kroz citav niz drugih utvrdenih pokazatelja u radu se upucuje na stvarno stanje upogledu kvalitete zivota ispitivane populacije te se daju prijedlozi za promjenu nezadovoljavajuceg stanja koji su namijenjeni prvenstveno kreatorima socijalne politike i sudionicima u podrucju pruzanja socijalnih usluga, kako u javnom, tako i u civilnom sektoru. Kljucne rijeci: starije osobe s invaliditetom, kvaliteta zivota, izvori podrske, socijalne usluge