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from the wheelchair bound patients older than 65 years who entered the strategies for successful life in the home environment for elderly disabled people ... 119
program of renewal rehabilitation for neuromuscular patients in year 2017 in
Rehabilitation centre Dom dva topola Izola. They live in urban and suburban
environments all over the country. Four persons were female and three were
male. The average age was 70.2 years. All seven persons participated voluntari-
ly, anonymity was guaranteed.
Original purpose of the interviews was to determine the factors, which
influence the possibility of the elderly disabled people with neuromuscular dis-
orders to live an independent life outside institution. The open questions of the
interview were: How does your typical day look like? In what way do you inte-
grate yourself into your social environment, what is your greatest obstacle con-
nected with it and what do you miss in that area? How do you evaluate the atti-
tude of the community and other public institutions, including religious ones,
toward elderly disabled people? What is your greatest obstacle with everyday
tasks? What, in your opinion, would improve your independence, quality of
life in the home environment and inclusion into the social environment? How
do you see your future? What is your attitude toward the idea of living in an in-
stitution (Home for the Elderly)?
Results
SWOT analysis
On the basis of the interviews we have created a SWOT analysis (the Analy-
sis for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), through which we
have created SO strategy (in which we take advantage of advantages to take ad-
vantage of opportunities), WO strategy (in which we overcome weaknesses to
take advantage of opportunities), ST strategy (in which we identify the benefits
that can help us overcome the threats), WT strategy (a plan by which we pre-
vent the danger from our weaknesses) for living independently in a home envi-
ronment for the elderly disabled people with neuromuscular disorders.
With the SWOT analysis we delineated advantages and disadvantages as
well as opportunities and dangers derived from pursuing the goal of living in
a home environment for the elderly disabled people with neuromuscular dis-
orders.
Disadvantages (D)
D1: Integrating into social networks is limited especially if the elderly
people with neuromuscular disorders don’t drive a car (anymore).
These people have few contacts with the environment also due to ar-
chitectural barriers, and many of them are practically isolated from
the outside world in the winter due to cold and snow;
D2: Inappropriate attitude of the society toward elderly people with
neuromuscular disorders in the environment where they live;
program of renewal rehabilitation for neuromuscular patients in year 2017 in
Rehabilitation centre Dom dva topola Izola. They live in urban and suburban
environments all over the country. Four persons were female and three were
male. The average age was 70.2 years. All seven persons participated voluntari-
ly, anonymity was guaranteed.
Original purpose of the interviews was to determine the factors, which
influence the possibility of the elderly disabled people with neuromuscular dis-
orders to live an independent life outside institution. The open questions of the
interview were: How does your typical day look like? In what way do you inte-
grate yourself into your social environment, what is your greatest obstacle con-
nected with it and what do you miss in that area? How do you evaluate the atti-
tude of the community and other public institutions, including religious ones,
toward elderly disabled people? What is your greatest obstacle with everyday
tasks? What, in your opinion, would improve your independence, quality of
life in the home environment and inclusion into the social environment? How
do you see your future? What is your attitude toward the idea of living in an in-
stitution (Home for the Elderly)?
Results
SWOT analysis
On the basis of the interviews we have created a SWOT analysis (the Analy-
sis for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), through which we
have created SO strategy (in which we take advantage of advantages to take ad-
vantage of opportunities), WO strategy (in which we overcome weaknesses to
take advantage of opportunities), ST strategy (in which we identify the benefits
that can help us overcome the threats), WT strategy (a plan by which we pre-
vent the danger from our weaknesses) for living independently in a home envi-
ronment for the elderly disabled people with neuromuscular disorders.
With the SWOT analysis we delineated advantages and disadvantages as
well as opportunities and dangers derived from pursuing the goal of living in
a home environment for the elderly disabled people with neuromuscular dis-
orders.
Disadvantages (D)
D1: Integrating into social networks is limited especially if the elderly
people with neuromuscular disorders don’t drive a car (anymore).
These people have few contacts with the environment also due to ar-
chitectural barriers, and many of them are practically isolated from
the outside world in the winter due to cold and snow;
D2: Inappropriate attitude of the society toward elderly people with
neuromuscular disorders in the environment where they live;
