Abstract | | Introduction: The aim of the study was to explore the lifestyle of the elderlyin Gorenjska region in respect to two healthy aging factors, injury prevention and mental health. Methods: A cohort of 218 elderly people (>= 65 years) from Gorenjska region (56.9% women, 43.1% men) participated in the study. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire analyzed with SPSS 20.0 software version. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the basic features of the data in the study. Chi-square test, independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA for testing were employed to determine statistically significant differences between the studied variables (p < 0.05). Results: Results of the study indicate that the respondents are cognizant mainly of only two mental condition, dementia (30.1%) and depression(29.8%), respectively. Statistically significant differences were established as to the source of information in relation to the respondents' place of residence (p = 0.008) and as to whom they would confide their mental health problems, considering the age of the participants (p = 0.008). According to the respondents' opinion, the greatest injury risk factor is carelessness in performing daily activities (81.5%). They experience the biggest fear of injury in winter time (x = 3.80) and when they are alone (x = 3.27). Statistically significant differences were identified in the elderly asconcerns the frequency a particular part of the body is injured, by gender (p = 0.028); in the causes allegedly conducing to injury, by age (p = 0.001) and the educational level (p = 0.008); as to where injury occurs, by age (p = 0.004), and the experience of fear of injury, by age (p = 0.004), educational level (p = 0.021) and place of residence (p = 0.002). (Abs. trunc. at 2000 ch.)
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Summary | | Uvod: Namen raziskave je bil proučiti vedenjski slog starostnikov v Gorenjski regiji z vidika dveh izbranih dejavnikov zdravega staranja, in sicer preventive pred poškodbami in duševnega zdravja. Metode: V empirični kvantitativni anketni raziskavi je sodelovalo 218 starostnikov (>= 65 let) Gorenjske regije (56,9 % žensk, 43,1 % moških). Podatki so bili zbrani v obdobju od oktobra do decembra 2009 s strukturiranim anketnim vprašalnikom in obdelani s programom SPSS 20.0. Ob opisni statistiki so bili za testiranje statistično značilnih razlik med proučevanimi spremenljivkami uporabljeni test hi-kvadrat, t-test za neodvisne vzorce in enofaktorska analiza variance (p<= 0,05). Rezultati: Demenca (30,1 %) in depresija (29,8 %) sta med anketiranci najbolj poznani duševni bolezni. Ugotovljene so bile statistično značilne razlike pri viru informacij o duševnih boleznih glede na kraj bivanja (p=0,008) in pri osebah, ki bi jim starostniki zaupali težave z duševnim zdravjem, glede na starost anketirancev (p = 0,008). Največji dejavnik tveganja za poškodbe je po mnenju anketirancev neprevidnost pri vsakdanjih opravilih (81,5 %). Strah pred poškodbo je večji pozimi (x=3,80) in ko je starostnik sam (x = 3,27). Ugotovljene so bile statistično značilne razlike pri najpogosteje poškodovanem delu telesa glede na spol (p = 0,028), pri pripisovanju vzroka za poškodbo glede na starost (p = 0,001) in izobrazbo (p = 0,008), pri kraju, kjer pride do poškodbe, glede na starost (p = 0,004) in pri občutenju strahu pred poškodbami glede na starost (p = 0,004), izobrazbo (p = 0,021) in kraj bivanja (p = 0,002) starostnikov. Diskusija in zaključek: Ugotovitve raziskave kažejo, da je promocijo zdravja pri zdravi skupini starostnikov potrebno usmeriti v promocijo specifičnih vedenj in znanj s področja duševnega zdravja ter preventive pred poškodbami. Nadaljnje raziskave življenjskega sloga so potrebne tudi pri starejši skupini starostnikov.
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