Innovative Conceptual Model of Socio-Cultural Components of Quality of Life in Elderly Persons

Autor: Poljak, Damir, Ovsenik, Marija, Janović, Špiro, Veronek, Jurica, Bajs Janović, Maja
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Socijalna psihijatrija
Volume 50
Issue 1
ISSN: 0303-7908
Popis: Glavni cilj istraživanja je istražiti utjecaj sociokulturnih čimbenika na kvalitetu života starijih osoba u Republici Hrvatskoj. Teorijski cilj istraživanja odnosi se na oblikovanje teorijskog konstrukta utjecaja sociokulturnih čimbenika na kvalitetu života starijih osoba te metodom modeliranja oblikovati model sociokulturnih čimbenika kvalitete života starijih osoba u Republici Hrvatskoj. Pozadina: Problem istraživanja je identifikacija sociokulturnih sastavnica kvalitete života starijih osoba u Republici Hrvatskoj. Osnovna svrha istraživanja je identificirati sastavnice modela sociokulturnih dimenzija koje utječu na kvalitetu života osoba starije životne dobi u Republici Hrvatskoj. Dizajn: U istraživanju je primijenjena kvantitativna istraživačka paradigma. Za postizanje teorijskih ciljeva istraživanja korištene su opće znanstvene metode. Podatci su prikupljeni upitnicima. Metode: Teorijski ciljevi istraživanja ispunjeni su pregledom novije znanstvene literature. U svrhu ovog istraživanja kao mjerni instrumenti primijenjeni su WHOQOL-BREF upitnik i Hofstedeov upitnik. Rezultati: Na temelju obrađenih podataka istraživanja napravljeni su konceptualni multivarijatni regresijski modeli zadovoljavajuće domene kvalitete života osoba starije životne dobi. Načinjeni multivarijatni regresijski modeli predikcije pojedinih domena kvalitete života u kojima prediktorske varijable u multivarijatnom okružju definiraju utjecaj na te domene. Način odabira prediktorskih varijabli uključivao je postavljene ciljeve (dobnu, spolnu, regionalnu, bračnu komponentu te sve domene Hofstedeovog upitnika). Zaključak: U konceptualnom modelu shematski je prikazano da sociokulturne sastavnice kvalitete života ovise o društvenoj nejednakosti, životnim usmjerenjima, kontroli neizvjesnosti, djelovanju pojedinca individualizmom ili kolektivizmom, te odnosom prema muškarcu i ženi. Sve to zajedno određuje nacionalnu kulturu i predstavlja sociokulturni kapital određenog društva. Postoje razlike prema spolu koje su određene kontrolom neizvjesnosti, tjelesnim i psihičkim zdravljem, socijalnim odnosimsa, osobnim stavovima i religioznosti, te okolinom u kojoj osoba živi. Važnost za kliničku praksu: Socijalna gerontologija je mlada znanstvena disciplina i istraživanja na njenom području nalaze svoju primjenu u modernom društvu implementacijom rezultata istraživanja u socijalno i političko okruženje inovativnim modelima u skrbi za starije osobe.
The main objective of the study was to investigate the influence of socio-cultural factors on the quality of life in elderly persons in Croatia. The theoretical objective of the study was to form a theoretical construct of the influence of socio-cultural factors on the quality of life of the elderly and to create a model of the socio-cultural factors of the quality of life of the elderly in Croatia using the modelling method. Background: The study problem was to identify the sociocultural components of the quality of life in elderly persons in Croatia. The main purpose of the study was to identify the components of the model of socio-cultural dimensions that have an impact on the quality of life in elderly persons in Croatia. Design: The quantitative research paradigm was applied to the study. To achieve the theoretical objectives of the study, general scientific methods were used. Data were collected through questionnaires. Methods: The theoretical objectives of the study were reached by reviewing recent scientific literature. For the purpose of this study, the WHOQOL- BREF and the Hofstede questionnaires were used as measuring instruments. Findings: The conceptual multivariate regression models of a satisfactory domain of quality of life in elderly persons were created based on processed study data. The multivariate regression models for the prediction of certain domains of quality of life in which predictor variables in a multivariate environment define the impact on these domains were created. The method of selecting predictor variables included the set objectives (age, gender, regional, and marital components and all dimensions of the Hofstede questionnaire). Conclusion: The conceptual model presents a schematic overview of the socio-cultural components of the quality of life that depend on social inequality, life orientations, uncertainty control, acts by individuals through individualism or collectivism, and the attitude towards men and women. All this combined determines a national culture and represents the socio-cultural capital of a certain society. There are differences by gender that were determined by uncertainty control, physical and mental health, social relations, personal attitudes and religiosity, and the environment in which a person lives. Importance for clinical practice: Social gerontology is a young scientific discipline and research in this field finds its application in modern society by implementing research results on the social and political environment with innovative models of care for elderly persons.
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