49 KB144 KB40 KB199420252010Železnik, Danicaštevilka:1letnik:44str. 3-11ISSN:1318-2951COBISSID:39433728URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-9VTZZ5YUenZbornica zdravstvene negeObzornik zdravstvene negeAgedanketeDomača negafunkcionalna sposobnostHome NursingLife StylePhysical EnduranceQuestionnairesSamooskrbaSelf CareStarostnikiTelesna vzdržljivostŽivljenjski načinSelf-care behavior styles and the functional ability of elderly people living in their home environment| Vedenjski stili samooskrbe in funkcionalne sposobnosti starostnikov v domačem okolju|Introduction: One important factor in allowing elderly people to live at home is self-care. Self-care is taking care of his/her own self; it is a part of anindividuallifestyle, which is shaped by values and beliefs learned in specific cultures. Self-care practices reflect in elderly people's individual behavior style, functional ability and adaptations specific to their personal histories, current circumstances and views of the future. Aim: The aim of thisstudy was to produce new knowledge about the self-care ofhome-dwelling elderly people. The contribution presents only a part of the extensive survey conducted on the elderly people in their homes throughout Slovenia. Methods: Quantitative structured data was collected through interviews ofhome-dwelling elderly people throughout Slovenia (N = 302). Structured instruments were usedand, the self-care behavioral styles and functional ability of home-dwelling elderly people were measured. Community nurses in cooperation with the researcher selected the elderly people in their homes to participate in the study. Descriptive statistics were used for the presentation of sample background information and results. Results: Each elderly person was cIassified into a self-care behavior style: responsible self-care behavior style, formally guided self-care behavior style, independent self-care behavior style and abandoned self-care behavior style. The results shows that the individual self-care behavior style was not always cIear to determine. There were many elderly people who were representative of self-care behavior combinations. In these cases, the predominant self-care behavior style was selected. Discussion and conclusions: The results derived in the study offer new information, which can contribute to understanding and developing elderly people' s experiences of their self-care and the ability to take care of themselves. The results are also applicable in developing gerontological eTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZbornica zdravstvene in babiške nege Slovenije - Zveza strokovnih društev medicinskih sester, babic in zdravstvenih tehnikov Slovenije