Gerontology for 21st Century: Welfare and QOL. The Quality of Life for the elderly in long-term care. View point of social welfare.

The philosophical principle of autonomy provides a conceptual framework within which an understanding of quality of life for the elderly can be developed. This structure provides the basis for designing interventions to enhance the quality of life of older persons by maintaining their autonomy in spite of long-term care service needs. Such programs should encourage proactive strategies to anticipate and plan for potential health crises, promote empowerment of the elderly, expand knowledge, and clarify personal and familial values regarding service options. Examples of the kinds of programs needed to enhance autonomy in community-based and institutional long-term care settings are presented to illustrate how independence can be supported even under conditions of increasing frailty and service needs. These applied approaches to enhancing personal autonomy give explicit recognition to the importance of ethical concepts in developing and implementing long-term care services to improve the elderly's quality of life.

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Analysis of Influence of long term care cost on the quality of life of the elderly

Discourse and Policy in Social Science ◽

10.22417/dpss.2020.04.13.1.147 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 147-175

Author(s):

Sunae Lee ◽

Mannse Hoe

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Long Term Care ◽

The Elderly ◽

Term Care

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PERCEPTION OF INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Amadeus International Multidisciplinary Journal ◽

10.14295/aimj.v5i9.127 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. 152-169

Author(s):

Cícera Alves de Luna ◽

Allex Alves Sobral de Sousa ◽

Iasmim Belém Silva Queiroz ◽

Samyra Maria Lima Sampaio ◽

Lucineide Coqueiro Gurgel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Healthy Aging ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Population Aging ◽

Care Facility ◽

The Elderly ◽

Term Care ◽

Institutionalized Elderly

Abstract: Aging is a physiological process that happens over time permeated by biological, psychosocial and cultural changes. Through the increase in life expectancy and, consequently, population aging worldwide, the Long Term Care Institutions for the Elderly (ILPI) stand out in caring for these elderly people, making it necessary to know what life is like for the elderly in this environment. Given the above, the study aimed to verify in the literature the perspective of institutionalized elderly about quality of life. Thus, the study is an integrative literature review with a qualitative approach, using Lilacs, Scielo and Medline databases as a means of research, taking advantage of the following Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS): “Elderly”, “Quality of life” and “institutionalized”. The study sample consisted of 16 articles, which discussed the theme of the study, in which it was sought to verify the perception of institutionalized elderly about quality of life, it was decided to carry out two thematic categories: 01) Quality of Life for the Elderly Institutionalized, and 02) Perception of the Institutionalized Elderly. In view of the above, the study was able to show that the elderly who reside, live in a Long-Term Care Facility for the Elderly (ILPI), it is necessary to be active, dynamic, prepared to carry out their activities of daily living, in order to achieve their quality of life, harmonize health and promote healthy aging. Keywords: Elderly, Quality of Life, Institutionalized.

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