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- Title
MODIFICĂRI PSIHO-COMPORTAMENTALE INDUSE DE BOALĂ LA PACIENŢII DE VÂRSTA A III-A.
- Authors
Doina, Mârza-Dănilă; Nicu, Mârza-Dănilă Dănuţ
- Abstract
Together with the perception of illness, individual anticipates several threats in the respect of his physical integrity and/or capacity, especialy if his informations regarding similar cases sugests this kind of possibilities. In case of an ilness, within his familial, social and professional life there are some fractures capable of making the patient to change his status and role, or at least his ideea of group insertion and his disponibility to cooperate. Objectives. This paperwork aims to assess changes in psychical and behavioral aspects in elderly patients. Subjecs. Study group consisted of 165 patients, males and women, ages between 65 and 80 years old, with several illness. Study was conducted between October 2012 - February 2013. Methods. For assessment was used a questionnaire, carried out by physical therapists from diverse medical care units. Results. Results analized even from the point of view of influences of age, gender and previous medical status on patients, shown several changes in the respect of the attitude regarding the accident/ illness, phycological status during the first stages of affection, at the beginning of the rehabilitation process, abd attitude regarding the evolution of illness. Conclusions. Illness generates physchic stress, leading to some psychological and behavioral changes, which must be take into account during rehabilitation process of elderly persons.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY of the sick; MENTAL illness; QUESTIONNAIRES; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; BEHAVIOR disorders; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; OLD age
- Publication
Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy / Revista Romana de Kinetoterapie, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 31, p14
- ISSN
2069-2110
- Publication type
Article