Istraživanje pojavnosti oštećenja vida treće životne dobi na području Grada Makarske

master's thesis

• Title (english): Research of the incidence of visual impairment of the third age in the area of the City of Makarska
• Author: Marija Akmadžić
• Mentor: Ante Bilić Prcić (mentor)
• Committee member: Ante Bilić Prcić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dominik Sikirić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Valentina Mašić Fabac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-06-29, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education/Rehabilitation Sciences

Abstract

U osobe treće životne dobi prema definiciji Ujedinjenih naroda iz 2019. ubrajaju se osobe koje su starije od 60 godina. Starost donosi mnoge promjene u različitim aspektima funkcioniranja osobe, među kojima je izraženo opadanje općeg zdravstvenog stanja pojedinca te rizici pojave različitih kroničnih bolesti i invaliditeta. Budući da mnoge funkcije oka slabe, problemi s vidom česti su kod osoba starije životne dobi. Neke bolesti oka češće su ili specifičnije za stariju životnu dob. Katarakta, senilna makularna degeneracija, primarni glaukom otvorenog kuta i dijabetička retinopatija zajedno se mogu svrstati u očne bolesti treće životne dobi te čine najčešći uzrok oštećenja vida navedene populacije.
Cilj ovog diplomskog rada je istražiti koje očne bolesti čine najčešći uzrok oštećenja vida koje su najprisutnije u trećoj životnoj dobi, te kolika je sama pojavnost oštećenja vida. Uzorak obuhvaća sve osobe koje su treće životne dobi i koje su upisane kao pacijenti u gradu Makarska u oftalmološkoj ordinaciji doktora Damira Mendeša. Istraživanje se provodilo metodom prikupljanja podataka, samostalnim prikupljanjem dijagnoza na temelju uvida u liječničke kartone.
Rezultati ovog istraživanja daju uvid u sam postotak pojavnosti oštećenja vida na području Makarske i same njene okolice, a obrađeni statistički podatci su pokazatelj relevantnih informacija kojim se služi Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo. Diplomski rad prikazuje koliko osoba treće životne dobi prolazi kroz ,,radar“ mnogim institucijama zbog čega izostaje primjerena podrška u prilagođavanju na nove okolnosti u kojima se osobe nalaze. Također se može uvidjeti koliko informacija ima Hrvatski savez slijepih o samoj pojavnosti oštećenja treće životne dobi na području grada Makarska te na temelju toga koliko uključuje osobe oštećena vida u svoje programe edukacije i rehabilitacije.
Porastom broja starije populacije povećava se i broj oštećena vida, iz čega proizlazi sve veća potreba za adekvatnim metodama njihove evaluacije i rehabilitacije. S obzirom na usmjerenost istraživanja ovog diplomskog rada, rezultati bi mogli doprinijeti uspješnijoj prevenciji oštećenja vida treće životne dobi te povećavanju svjesnosti o važnosti njihove kvalitete života, što uključuje rehabilitaciju osoba oštećena vida unutar biopsihosocijalnog okvira.

Abstract (english)

According to the United Nations definition from 2019, the elderly include people over the age of 60. Age brings many changes in various aspects of a person's functioning, among which there is a decline in the general health of the individual and the risks of various chronic diseases and disabilities. Because many eye functions are impaired, vision problems are common in the elderly. Some eye diseases are more common or more specific to older age. Cataracts, senile macular degeneration, primary open-angle glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy together can be classified as eye diseases of the third age and are the most common cause of visual impairment in this population.
The aim of this thesis is to investigate which eye diseases are the most common cause of visual impairment that are most present in the third age, and what is the incidence of visual impairment. The sample includes all persons of third age and who are enrolled as patients in the city of Makarska in the ophthalmology office of Dr. Damir Mendeš. The research was conducted by the method of data collection, independent collection of diagnoses based on insight into medical records.
The results of this research provide insight into the percentage of the occurrence of visual impairment in the area of Makarska and its surroundings, and the processed statistical data are an indicator of relevant information used by the Croatian Institute of Public Health. The thesis shows how many elderly people go through under the radar of many institutions, which is why there is a lack of adequate support in adapting to the new circumstances in which people find themselves. It is also possible to see how much information the Croatian Association of the Blind has about the occurrence of third-degree impairments in the city of Makarska and based on the extent to which it includes visually impaired people in its education and rehabilitation programs.
With the increase in the number of the elderly population, the number of damaged species is also increasing, which results in the growing need for adequate methods of their evaluation and rehabilitation. Given the focus of this thesis, the results could contribute to more successful prevention of visual impairment in old age and increase awareness of the importance of their quality of life, which includes rehabilitation of visually impaired persons within the biopsychosocial framework.

• Keywords: treća životna dob; oštećenja vida
• Keywords (english): third age; visual impairment
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:769061
• Study programme: Title: Graduate study of Educational Rehabilitation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacijske rehabilitacije (magistar/magistra edukacijske rehabilitacije)
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-09-01 06:45:35