Quality of life of elderly people in the institutional accommodation in relation to sociodemographic characteristics

Abstract

This paper was aimed at assessing the quality of life of elderly people in institutional accommodation in relation to certain socio-demographic characteristics. The survey sample was formed from 42 respondents, both sexes, aged 62 to 89, who were beneficiaries of the services of the Center for the Gerontological Center - Day Ccare Center Voždovac. Data were collected with an instrument for assessing the quality of life recommended by the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF, shorter version). The results show that among the respondents there is no statistically significant difference in self-assessment of quality of life in different domains when compared to sex, age, education level and marital status. The lowest average score was obtained for the domain of psychological health (M = 53.77, SD = 15.53), while the highest average score was registered for the domain of social relations (M = 67.56, SD = 18.33), which tells us that the sample respondents are most satisfied with their social relationships, and least satisfied with their psychological state.

Ovaj rad imao je za cilj procenu kvaliteta života starijih osoba koje su smeštene u instituciji u odnosu na pojedine sociodemografske karakteristike. Uzorak istraživanja formiran je od 42 ispitanika, oba pola, uzrasta od 62 do 89 godina, koji su korisnici usluga Ustanove Gerontološki centar - Dom Voždovac. Za prikupljanje podataka korišćen je instrument za procenu kvaliteta života (kraća verzija) Svetske zdravstvene organizacije (WHOQOL-BREF). Rezultati pokazuju da među ispitanicima nema statistički značajne razlike u samoproceni kvaliteta života u različitim domenima kada se oni porede po polu, po starosti, po nivou obrazovanja, kao i po bračnom statusu. Najniži prosečan skor dobijen je za domen psihičkog zdravlja (M = 53.77, SD = 15.53), dok je najviši prosečan skor evidentiran za domen socijalnih odnosa (M = 67.56, SD = 18.33), što NAM govori da su ispitanici obihvaćeni uzorkom najzadovoljniji svojim socijalnim odnosima, a najmanje zadovoljni svojim psihičkim stanjem.