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Quality of ageing-some characteristics of the elderly population of Istria and the comparison with other regions of Croatia
- Authors:
- PETRAK Olivera, LUCANIN Despot Jasminka, LUCANIN Damir
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 13(1), 2006, pp.37-51.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
This paper aimed to analyse demographic characteristics of the elderly population of Istria, their family and health status, satisfaction with life, needs and access to different social welfare services, and to compare them with the characteristics of the elderly population of Zagreb, Dalmatia and Slavonia. The structured interview included 1262 elderly respondents, their average age being 74 (60-100). Istria is characterised by more elderly people with a higher level of education, the latest number of married elderly people, who also have less children and living siblings than elderly people in Dalmatia and Slavonia. There are most elderly people who live alone in Istria. By comparing elderly persons from four regions, it has been determined that they most significantly differ in the access to social welfare services and in social support. The determined differences point to the need to organise programs of the care for the elderly on local level, taking into consideration the different characteristics of elderly persons in individual local communities. [Article in Croatian].
Exposure to war and the quality of life of the elderly
- Authors:
- POREDOŠ Dasa, IVANEC Dragutin
- Journal article citation:
- Ljetopis Studijskog Centra Socijalnog Rada, 11(1), 2004, pp.43-62.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
- Place of publication:
- Zagreb
This research included 200 elderly people, from the age of 60 upwards, in the Croatian cities of Petrinja and Kutina, communities that were 'more' or 'less' exposed to war events. The results of the analysis show that both groups of participants live average-quality lives. However, the participants from Kutina, who were less affected by war, admit to having a better-quality life. The research has also shown that the elderly, during exile, and even now, have been faced with numerous losses and sources of stress, the most significant ones being the loss of their home and previous way of living. They perceive as their greatest problem the uncertainty of the future and forcibly changed life habits. Cumulative effects of different stressors increase the feeling of fear toward the uncertainty of the future. [Article in Croatian].
The needs of elderly persons for comprehensive community care services
- Authors:
- HAVELKA Mladen, LUCANIN Jasminka Despot, LUCANIN Damir
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 7(1), 2000, pp.19-27.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
The aim of the research described in this article is to develop models of community care for older people in accordance with a modern European approach adapted to the needs of Croatia.
Adaption, stress and relocation in old age
- Author:
- STAMBUK Ana
- Journal article citation:
- Ljetopis Studijskog Centra Socijalnog Rada, 5,, 1998, pp.105-115.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
- Place of publication:
- Zagreb
In this article some ways of adaption in old age are described. [Article in Croatian].
Groupwork in Croatia: experiences with older refugees
- Authors:
- AJDUKOVIC Marina, CEVIZOVIC Milena, KONTAK Ksenija
- Journal article citation:
- Groupwork, 8(1), 1995, pp.34-48.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Elderly refugees are exposed to particularly high risks for their mental health since they are confronted with multiple losses. One of their greatest hardships is loss of their social and emotional support, enhancing more positive orientation towards the present time and the future, can be achieved through different types of groupwork. Four such groups for elderly refugees are described. Implications of these experiences for planning and developing groupwork activities with elderly refugees elsewhere, are discussed.
Occupational therapy in geriatrics
- Author:
- ŠIMUNOVIĆ Dubravka
- Journal article citation:
- Ljetopis Studijskog Centra Socijalnog Rada, 11(2), 2004, pp.289-299.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
- Place of publication:
- Zagreb
This article discusses the role of the occupational therapist in rehabilitation intervention for geriatrics. [Article in Croatian].
Possibilities of non-institutional forms of care for elderly people
- Author:
- BOUILLET Dejana
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 10(3-4), 2003, pp.321-333.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
Presents the results of research from the National Institute for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Youth conducted in 2002 to evaluate a pilot project and assess non-institutional forms of aid for older people. The research was carried out on a sample of 164 users of the programme. Based on a questionnaire examining the features of the households of older people, which also included general characteristics, their socio-economic status, family structure, health status, special needs, assessment of needs and accessibility of the support services in the local community, as well as satisfaction with the programmes' provisions. Concludes that the programme contributed to the improvement of older people's quality of life. The programme has brought about the employment of a particular group of less easily employable women, and has facilitated the fulfillment of many needs of the programme's beneficiaries, especially in performing everyday domestic chores, satisfying personal hygiene and health demands. Concludes that the programme is a considerable contribution to the realisation of a number of measures of the National Family Policy adopted by the Croatian Government in January 2003. [Article in Croatian].
Difficulties in employing elderly persons
- Author:
- KEROVEC Nada
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 8(3-4), 2001, pp.267-277.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
Discusses problems with the employment of older people in Croatia.
Adjustment to the single life of elderly persons
- Author:
- POREDOS Dasa
- Journal article citation:
- Ljetopis Studijskog Centra Socijalnog Rada, 8(1), 2001, pp.7-34.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
- Place of publication:
- Zagreb
This study divided subjects into two groups: one consisted of people who had lost their spouse within six months before the research; the other who had lost their spouse three years ago. It was found that the length of loss does not have an effect on the level of adaption because in both groups the process of grieving is still ongoing. [Article in Croatian].
Family violence and health among elderly in Croatia
- Authors:
- ADJUKOVIC Marina, OGRESTA Jelena, RUSAC Silvia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aggression Maltreatment and Trauma, 18(3), April 2009, pp.261-279.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study was designed to gain an overview of the incidence of different forms of family violence against the elderly in Croatia and the characteristics of the perpetrators. A sample of 232 women and 71 men with a mean age of 75.8 years completed the Elderly Abuse in the Family Questionnaire and the Subjective Health Questionnaire. In the last year respondents reported experiencing violence in the family as follows: psychological abuse (24.1%), financial exploitation (6.4%), physical abuse (4.4%), and sexual abuse (2.1%). The abusers were most often husbands (30.15%), sons (16.64%), daughters (14.01%), and wives (9.21%). In the intimate partner relationship, 44% of the women and 35% of the men had experienced at least some form of violence. With increasing age the ratio of female perpetrators increased. The results showed that elderly men and women who were victims of family abuse had poorer psychological health than those without such experiences. Elderly people who had experienced partner violence consumed alcohol more often than those who had experienced violence by other household members. When women were the perpetrators of the violence, the partner was more likely to consume alcohol. When a man was the perpetrator, the victim was unlikely to consume alcohol regularly.