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SELF-CARE OF THE HOME DWELLING ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN SLOVENIA

. FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCE AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF OULU; FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR, (2007)

Abstract

This study is focused on the self-care of home-dwelling elderly people living in Slovenia. The study has two phases. The purpose of the first phase is to describe the self-care of home-dwelling elderly people living in Slovenia and factors connected to self-care. The purpose of the second phase is to describe the experiences of the elderly people's ability to manage at home. The aim of this study was to produce new knowledge about the self-care of home-dwelling elderly people living in Slovenia and the factors connected with it. The knowledge will be used to develop elderly care and support eldery people who live at home. The knowledge can be also used to educate nurses to care for the elderly people.

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