Principais implicações que afetam a qualidade de vida dos idosos

Abstract

The growth in numbers of elderly people in the population, in both proportional and real terms, is a worldwide phenomenon that is occurring at an excessive level. Despite the fact that 13.7 per cent of these elderly people are living in residential care homes, the number of people living at home has reached record levels. The objective of this thesis is to look at the lives of those elderly people who do live alone, to study their living conditions and their health as well as to assess the main problems facing them. This research is formed via to the study of databases. The results reveal that, despite the limitations of their lifestyle because of age and health issues, they should still be able live a decent life despite being alone. Also, the results show that the quality of life is closely linked with the type of lifestyle, the standard of food, the level of comfort in their environment and their house, their financial circumstances, their relationship with their family and their peace of mind. There are many policies that focus on the elderly and their families, but the difficulties in implementing such policies range from poor to weak fundraising information system for the analysis of living conditions and health spending, of course, due to inadequate traininghuman resources. Although in recent years, the aging process is being discussed in a more emphatic, changes intrinsic to it still does not seem clear to society and its institutions.