Activities of the elderly in nursing homes of Međimurje County

Broj starijih osoba u populaciji sve je veći i sam broj raste svakog dana. Osobe starije dobi često su diskriminirane od strane društva upravo zbog njihove slabosti te gubitka svakodnevnih životnih zadaća. Umirovljenje stoga stariji najčešće doživljavaju kao nešto negativno i loše. Kako bi se taj problem smanjio u svijetu se sve veća pažnja počela posvećivati starijim osobama i umirovljenju. Kao velik javnozdravstveni problem u današnjici se susrećemo s pojmom neaktivnost. Neaktivnost je također velik problem kod starijih osoba. Zbog osjećaja manje vrijednosti, niskog samopoštovanja, gubitka voljenih osoba starije se osobe zapuštaju te se ne bave aktivnostima kao nekada. Umirovljenje donosi pregršt slobodnog vremena koje osoba ima na raspolaganje, ali ga nažalost ne koristi dovoljno. Aktivnosti osobama pomažu da održe, ali i stvore nove kontakte, osjećaju se poželjnim te također imaju pozitivan učinak na fizičko i psihičko zdravlje osoba. Kod biranja aktivnosti najbolje je izabrati ono što osoba sama želi, hoće li to biti ples, hodanje ili gledanje televizije, osoba odlučuje sama. Boravak u prirodi naravno ima više pozitivnih učinaka na zdravlje nego boravak u zatvorenom prostoru, ali za osobe starije dobi najvažnije je da sudjeluju u bilo kakvim aktivnostima. Domovi su stacionarne ustanove koje omogućuju smještaj, njegu, pomoć osobama koje te požele ili kod njih postoji potreba za tim. Domovi također pružaju mnoštvo aktivnosti kojima se korisnici njihovih usluga mogu pridružiti. Aktivnim sudjelovanjem u aktivnostima osoba upoznaje i stječe nova poznanstva, što ima dobar utjecaj na psihičko zdravlje osoba. Aktivnosti u domovima trebale bi biti mnogobrojne, kako bi pojedinac najbolje odlučio čime se želi zabaviti ili okupirati u svoje slobodno vrijeme. U svrhu izrade završnog rada provedeno je istraživanje u Domu za starije i nemoćne osobe Sivica, u ponedjeljak 19.09.2022. godine. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 43 sudionika od čega su 34 ( 80%) osobe ženskog spola i 9 (20%) osoba muškog spola. Iz matične knjige korisnika potvrđeno je da su svi sudionici u dobi između 75-85 godina, pokretni, očuvane svijesti i donošenja odluka. Dobrovoljno su se javili na sudjelovanje u istraživanju. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da su korisnici Doma za starije i nemoćne osobe Sivica u prosjeku zadovoljni aktivnostima koje su dostupne u ustanovi, prepoznaju važnost aktivnosti u njihovoj dobi te izražavaju želju za provođenjem aktivnosti.The number of elderly people is getting bigger and the number grows every day. Elderly people are often discriminated by society because of their weakness and loss of daily life tasks. Retirement elderly people often experience as something negative and bad. In order to reduce this problem in the world more and more attention is paid to elderly people and retirement. As a major public health problem in the daily life that we meet is inactivity. Inacitivity is also big problem of elderly people. Because of their feeling of less worth, low self-esteem, lost of their loved one elderly people become inactive and they do not engage in activities as they use to. Retirement brings a lots of free time which the person has his disposal, but unfortunately they don't use it enough. Activities provide people to maintain but also create new contacts, they are feeling desirable and also have a positive effect on physical and mental health on people. When choosing an activity it is the best to choose what the person wants himself, will it be dance, walking or watching TV the person decides for himself. Staying in nature has more positive effects on health then staying in closed space, but for elderly people it is very important that they participate in activity of any kind. The homes are stationary institutions which provide accommodation, nurse care, and they offer help to people who asks for it or there is a need for it. Homes also provide many activities that users of their service can join. Active participation in activities person meets and makes new acquaintances which has effect on mental health. Activities in homes should be numerous for the individual to decide what he wants to do to entertain himself or to occupy his free time. For the purpose of making the final paper there has been research in the Home for elderly and infirm people Sivica, on Monday 19.09.2022. year. (19th September 2022). In research participated 43 (fourthy three) participants of which 34 (thirtyfour), (80%) (eighty percent) of them are female and 9(nine) (20%), (twenty percent) are male. From the user's register it is confirmed that all the participants are in the age between 75-85 (seventy-five, eighty-five) years old, movable, preserved consciousness and making their own decisions. They volunteered to participate in the research. The result of the research showing us that most of the people in the Home for elderly and infirm people Sivica enjoys activities and they can see the value in activities for their age