Level of functional and psychosocial efficiency and feeling of life satisfaction among residents of nursing homes
Journal Title: Polish Journal of Public Health - Year 2011, Vol 121, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction. Human activity defined in various aspects of life, combining physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual status, and social relations, remains closely connected with the feeling of life satisfaction. The process of promoting functional and psychosocial active living among the elderly is especially important with respect to the residents of nursing homes. Aim. The objective of the study was to determine the scope of functional and psychosocial efficiency among the elderly residents of nursing homes, and the relationship between this efficiency and life satisfaction. Material and methods. The study covered 100 residents of selected nursing homes in Lublin, and was conducted with the application of the Easy Care Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) by Juczyński. Results. The study showed that functional efficiency of the elderly examined was on a good level, and in the majority of them psychosocial efficiency reached a mediocre level, whereas the level of life satisfaction was low. Conclusions. The efficiency of the senses, evaluation of health status, feeling of loneliness, evaluation of housing conditions and functional efficiency are the variables which exert a statistically significant effect on the respondents’ feeling of life satisfaction.
Authors and Affiliations
Barbara Ślusarska, Adrianna Brzezicka, Beata Dobrowolska, Bożena Zboina , Danuta Zarzycka, Tomasz Cuber
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