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Inequalities as a consequence of living

Inequalities could be defined in several ways depending on a given subject of interest. In this work we put emphasize on differences in subjective perception of living in elderly population of the City of Rijeka. As a part of international collaborative project UHCE – Urban Health Centre Europe our group has conducted a survey using focus group methodology in the population of elderly with the aim to determine their needs, problems and demands regardless the statistical indicators. The results of two focus groups we conducted were surprisingly different and gave completely opposite results. The results were found to be ranging from loneliness, apathy and anger to optimism, joy and love of living. Some of the elderly are used to exercise, socialize, and go on excursions, while the others are used to stay alone in their homes. These differences are probably the consequence of different lifestyle habits acquired during the previous life but such assumption should be investigated in much more detailed manner in order to define the causes with the final goal to reduce them and to improve the quality of life in elderly population.

inequalities ; elderly ; health ; lifestyle

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