Title: Physical activity in facilities for the elderly as a means of self-care and independence Objective: The main objective is to identify through research the possibilities of movement activities of seniors in institutions for the elderly, as a means to their autonomy, self-care and independence of the surrounding area. Senior age brings with it many challenges and constraints, whether physiological or psychological means. According to my research (Morávková 2013), these problems can actually affect by physical activity in both primary and secondary prevention. But the question remains whether seniors have the opportunity to perform physical activity. In my research, I focused on a situation where the senior placed in a facility for the elderly and is therefore totally dependent on the supply of equipment. Methods: The thesis is the first part researches topics of geriatrics and physical prevention of seniors. In the second part I follow research which I addressed to all traced facility for seniors in the Central Region, a total of 49 homes. There I poll examined whether there are controlled hours of physical activity, how they are targeted, whether this benefit seniors exploits and possibly what finances have to spend to participate those hours. Then I processed incoming data and interpreted...

Bakgrund: Den äldre befolkningen ökar i samhället och inom gruppen beskrivs även äldre mulitsjuka personer med omfattande vårdbehov som många gånger innebär en flytt till ett vård- och omsorgsboende. Inom vård- och omsorgsboende för äldre ska omvårdnadsbehovet tillgodoses utifrån den enskilda individens behov samt även medföra livskvalitet för äldre personer. Upplevelse av livskvalitet är individuell men påverkas av exempelvis fysisk och psykisk hälsa. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att beskriva vad som har betydelse för livskvalitet för äldre personer som bor på vård- och omsorgsboende samt att beskriva undersökningsgrupperna i studierna. Metod: Beskrivande litteraturstudie med en sammanställning av 13 vetenskapliga artiklar som beskriver studier med kvalitativ och kvantitativ ansats. Systematiska litteratursökningar gjordes i databaserna Cinahl och PubMed. Resultat: Livskvalitet för äldre personer som bor på vård- och omsorgsboenden beskrevs inverkas av många olika delar. Tillexempel inverkade relationer till familj och vänner, meningsfulla aktiviteter att göra samt relationen till omvårdnadspersonalen. Miljön och boendet i sig sågs också inverka på livskvaliteten. Slutsats: Livskvalitet för de äldre på vård- och omsorgsboenden är ett komplext system där många delar spelar stor roll och vilka dessa delar är avgörs personligen av individen själv. Upplevelser och beskrivningar av sociala relationer, fysiska aktiviteter, individanpassning, god hälsa och en trygg miljö är att alla dessa delar är betydande för äldres livskvalitet på vård- och omsorgsboenden. Att lyssna till den äldre personen och ta hänsyn till dennes beskrivning och individuella önskemål är en stor del för att förbättra arbetet kring livskvalitet. / Background: The elderly population is increasing in society and within this group there are older people described with extensive care and nursing needs that often mean moving to a nursing home. The individual’s needs for care and nursing should be met within these nursing homes, and it should also bring quality of life for the elder. Perceived quality of life is individual but influenced by, for example, physical and mental health. Purpose: The purpose with this literature review was to describe what is of importance for quality of life for the elderly living in nursing homes and to describe the samples in the studies. Method: Descriptive literature review with a compilation of 13 scientific articles that describe studies of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Systematic literature search were made in the Cinahl and PubMed databases. Results: Quality of life of elderly people living in nursing homes were described being affected by many different parts. Relationships with family and friends, meaningful activities to do, the relationship to nursing staff as well as the environment and the accommodation were all instances that had an impact on quality of life. Conclusion: Quality of life for the elderly living in nursing homes is a complex system where many parts play a major role and which these parts are, is determined by the individual. Experience and descriptions of social relationships, physical activities, personalization, good health and a safe environment are that all these parts are to be included and are significant for their quality of life in nursing homes. Listening to the elder person and to take into account his or her description and individual preferences is an important part of improving the work on quality of life.