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Minority Elderly Health & Social Care in Europe: Croatia

Representative samples of three ethnic minotiry groups were surveyed by means of internationally standardized (PRIAE-MEC)Project questionnaires: Hungarians, Czechs and Bosniaks. The Hungarian and Czech elders in Croatia are indigenious whereas the Bosniaks are mostly post-1945 economic migrants following the ceration of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The most distinctive group was found the Bosniak elders, all of whom were Muslims, mostly living in urban areas, in larger families and who enjoyed better socio-economic conditions especially in comparison to the Hungarian elders. The Czechs had the highest average score on the self-rated health assessment followed by the Bosniaks and the Hungarians. There were differences in incidences of various health problems by ethnic groups. The Bosniaks had the highest incidences of poor eyesight, dental problems, arthritis/rheumetism, heart disease, constant headaches, kidney disorders, and memory problems. The Hungarians had the highest incidences of high blood pressure/hypertension, and hypercholesterelomia but considerably lower incidences of hearing difficulties, diabetes, osteoporosis, mental disorders, thyroid problems, lung/breathing disorders, and sleeping problems. The Czechs had a much lower incidence than the Bosniaks and Hungarians with regard to foot troubles, musculoskeletal disorders, and gastro-intestinal disorders. The Hungarians, most of whom live in small scattered villages (rural settlements), where the most disadvantaged with regard to the services they receive. As far as specific measures for minority elders are concerned, iin Croatia a very large proportion of responses gathered from local professionals and managers/planners in health and social care indicate that such measures were not considered in extenso, and only 2% at most had any measures in planning or implementation stages.

Minority Elderly Care Europe Croatia

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