@Article{Kupcewicz2016,
journal="Family Medicine \& Primary Care Review",
issn="1734-3402",
volume="18",
number="4",
year="2016",
title="Evaluation of life satisfaction and functional fitness
of people over 60 years of age living in a nursing home
and home environment",
abstract=" Background . Life satisfaction may refer to one’s life evaluation, social skills and engagement in life activities.   Objectives . Evaluation of life satisfaction and functional fitness of people over 60 years of age living in a nursing home and home environment.   Material and methods.   A survey research was conducted at the turn of 2013 and 2014 in a group of 101 subjects over 60 years of age. This group comprised of 50 residents of the “Kombatant” nursing home in Ciechanow and 51 subjects staying in a home environment. In the research, the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS ) and Barthel Scale were used.   Results.   Analysis of the results shows that the mean index of satisfaction with life among all subjects reached 20.7 ± 6.21 with a median of 23, which indicated an average level of satisfaction with life. In a home environment, 50.98% of the subjects reported a high level of satisfaction with life as compared to only 20% in the nursing home. As for evaluation of functional fitness, more than half of the subjects (53.47%) scored 21 to 85 points according to the Barthel Scale, and their condition was determined as “moderate to severe”. A high positive correlation (r = 0.7) was also observed between the functional state described as “moderate to severe” among the subjects staying in a home environment and their satisfaction with life.   Conclusions . In the researched group, the level of satisfaction with life varied, with lower results among the residents of the nursing home, whereas for those living in a home environment, functional fitness was the key factor in its determination.",
author="Kupcewicz, Ewa
and Wróblewska, Teresa
and Kędzia, Alina
and Wołosewicz, Iwona",
pages="437--442",
doi="10.5114/fmpcr.2016.63698",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2016.63698"
}