Preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland

Mateusz Cybulski,1 Elzbieta Krajewska-Kulak,1 Jacek Jamiolkowski2 1Department of Integrated Medical Care, 2Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess possible differences between a group o...

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Autores principales:	Cybulski M, Krajewska-Kulak E, Jamiolkowski J
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2015
Materias:	Social Support Quality of Life Self-efficacy Aging Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ee5d5cee10be462b94b235efacdb6fcf2021-12-02T08:19:35ZPreferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/ee5d5cee10be462b94b235efacdb6fcf2015-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/preferred-health-behaviors-and-quality-of-life-of-the-elderly-people-i-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Mateusz Cybulski,1 Elzbieta Krajewska-Kulak,1 Jacek Jamiolkowski2 1Department of Integrated Medical Care, 2Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess possible differences between a group of residents of public nursing homes (PNH) and a group of members of Universities of the Third Age (UTA) measured using standard psychometric scales.Materials and methods: The research was conducted between January 3, 2013 and February 15, 2014 on a group of 200 residents of PNH and 200 members of the UTA using five psychometric scales: Standardized Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Standardized Health Behavior Inventory (HBI), Standardized Social Support Scale (SSS), Standardized General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES), and Standardized Multiple Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC).Results: The average point total in the Standardized Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in the group of residents of PNH was 18.03 (Me =19) and was significantly higher (P=0.047) in comparison with the group of UTA members (17.08). Similar to residents of PNH, a vast majority of UTA members assessed the support received from the UTA as good, which significantly influenced their satisfaction from life (P=0.028) and their feeling of self-efficacy (P=0.048). An observed dependence states that the greater the level of satisfaction from life, the greater the level of various types of support from family.Conclusion: This study indicates that biopsychosocial problems decrease quality of life in elderly people. The elderly people require a comprehensive, holistic approach to a variety of problems that occur with aging. In future, extended interdisciplinary research should be carried out on aspects of quality of life in order to optimize comprehensive geriatric assessment. Keywords: social support, quality of life, self-efficacy, aging, health behaviors, elderly peopleCybulski MKrajewska-Kulak EJamiolkowski JDove Medical PressarticleSocial SupportQuality of LifeSelf-efficacyAgingGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 10, Pp 1555-1564 (2015)
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description	Mateusz Cybulski,1 Elzbieta Krajewska-Kulak,1 Jacek Jamiolkowski2 1Department of Integrated Medical Care, 2Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess possible differences between a group of residents of public nursing homes (PNH) and a group of members of Universities of the Third Age (UTA) measured using standard psychometric scales.Materials and methods: The research was conducted between January 3, 2013 and February 15, 2014 on a group of 200 residents of PNH and 200 members of the UTA using five psychometric scales: Standardized Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Standardized Health Behavior Inventory (HBI), Standardized Social Support Scale (SSS), Standardized General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES), and Standardized Multiple Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC).Results: The average point total in the Standardized Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in the group of residents of PNH was 18.03 (Me =19) and was significantly higher (P=0.047) in comparison with the group of UTA members (17.08). Similar to residents of PNH, a vast majority of UTA members assessed the support received from the UTA as good, which significantly influenced their satisfaction from life (P=0.028) and their feeling of self-efficacy (P=0.048). An observed dependence states that the greater the level of satisfaction from life, the greater the level of various types of support from family.Conclusion: This study indicates that biopsychosocial problems decrease quality of life in elderly people. The elderly people require a comprehensive, holistic approach to a variety of problems that occur with aging. In future, extended interdisciplinary research should be carried out on aspects of quality of life in order to optimize comprehensive geriatric assessment. Keywords: social support, quality of life, self-efficacy, aging, health behaviors, elderly people
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title	Preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland
title_short	Preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland
title_full	Preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland
title_fullStr	Preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland
title_full_unstemmed	Preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland
title_sort	preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in poland
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2015
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Preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland

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