Original scientific paper
Importance of promoting quality of life of elderly people under the influence of globalization
Silvija Hinek
orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-9543
; Nursing home Đakovo, Croatia
Ivana Stanić
orcid.org/0000-0003-1603-8911
; Osijek-Baranja County, Osijek, Croatia
Jadranka Škarica
; Davizio LLC, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Today, globalization is perceived as a world without borders. Everything that is being created has started to reflect globally. Precisely because of this, globalization has multiple effects on the aging processes, increasing the age of the population, and this paper discusses the quality of life, including the predictors that become indispensable segments of dignified aging. The application and theoretical contribution of the paper is manifested in providing constructive guidance that is driven by the social dimension of all the stakeholders involved in the process of creating better conditions in decentralized homes for elderly and infirm persons.
Keywords
globalization; aging; quality of life of elderly people; decentralized homes
Hrčak ID:
221716
URI
Publication date:
28.6.2019.
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