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Interface of health and self-sufficiency in old age

Publication at Faculty of Humanities |
2008

Abstract

Contribution contains an introduction to problems, demographic progress, and accesses to old age by political parties and ministries, describes changes in old age and the term self-sufficiency. Next part contains research on subjective sense of health and self-sufficiency between the occupiers of the rest home. and drafts of measures for target population.

The research in the rest home confirms the interface between health and self-sufficiency. When a person has lowered sense of health, then he depends more on other people.

In conclusion of the work are summarized the drafts of measures for target population. There is a need of higher knowing about all aspect of the old age.

The next is necessity of support and help with adaptation on the situation in the old age. Also it is necessary to increase the effort for the best actuate of old people with target to maximum maintenance of their self-sufficiency.