SUBJECTIVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SENIOR CITIZENS WHO EXPERIENCED GERONTOLOGICAL ABUSE
https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2018-1-90-101
Abstract
The article presents the results of a study of the subjective quality of life in elderly people who have experienced gerontological violence. Methods of research: questionnaire SF‑36 for general state of health assessment; a questionnaire aimed at studying the psychological content of gerontological abuse (Puchkov P. V., 2009). As a result, it was revealed that the majority of respondents who experienced gerontological abuse had a significantly limited ability to perform daily routine associated with physical stress (climbing stairs, lifting things, walking, etc.). They are more vulnerable and more sensitive to behavioral changes associated with emotional states. They often restrict social contacts, the level of communication with family, relatives, friends, neighbors, etc. due to the deterioration of physical and emotional state. Depressive, anxious experience and mental ill-being have a negative impact on emotional sphere. Most of the respondents are experiencing a psychological, economic kind of violence and a disdainful attitude on the part of their relatives. The new scientific data obtained can be used in the development of the gerontological direction in the developmental psychology, as well as in the crisis psychological support for senior citizens.
About the Authors
K. A. Bozhenkova
Tomsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
T. G. Bokhan
Tomsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
O. V. Terekhina
Tomsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Bozhenkova K.A., Bokhan T.G., Terekhina O.V. SUBJECTIVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SENIOR CITIZENS WHO EXPERIENCED GERONTOLOGICAL ABUSE. The Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. 2018;(1):90-101. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2018-1-90-101
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