Kontakt 2008, 10(Supl 1):81-84

Health as a key factor of the quality of life of elderly peopleProblematika generace 50 plus

Martina Hrozenská
UKF Nitra, FSVaZ, katedra socialnej prace a soc. vied, Slovenská republika

The contribution indicates theoretical and methodological possibilities of managing the quality of life of elderly people, particularly quality of life associated with their health. The author of the contribution indicates the importance of accepting the autonomy (independence) of elderly man in the measurement and assessment of the life quality.

Keywords: Elderly people; elderly people life quality; health; independence and self-sufficiency

Received: November 5, 2007; Accepted: January 23, 2008; Published: February 18, 2008  Show citation

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Hrozenská M. Health as a key factor of the quality of life of elderly people. Kontakt. 2008;10(Supl 1):81-84.
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