MohammadHossin BaghirPourNaji; zeinab hashemikhah; SeyedAlireza Afshani
Abstract
The elderly are a section of society that as a growing population and also due to their physical and age characteristics have special cultural needs that require a special program and urban space. Therefore, the present study seeks to investigate the cultural needs of these groups.To obtain this information, ...
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The elderly are a section of society that as a growing population and also due to their physical and age characteristics have special cultural needs that require a special program and urban space. Therefore, the present study seeks to investigate the cultural needs of these groups.To obtain this information, a researcher-made survey and questionnaire was used among the elderly in Tehran. Sampling based on 22 districts of Tehran was done by multi-stage cluster sampling. For this purpose, in the 22 districts of Tehran, according to 800 people sample size (about 36 questionnaires for each district), A number of neighborhoods were selected and questionnaires were randomly filled in by referring to the doors of houses, places of gathering of the elderly such as: parks, Tarehbar Squares, Shahrvand Store and Metro. filled out questionnaires. Finally, this study showed that the needs of these groups are prioritized in the following order: 1- Need for skills training and knowledge promotion 2- Need to provide conference facilities 3- Leisure tour needs 4- Need for cultural and artistic training 5- Recreational and sports needs 6- Religious cultural needs 7- Need for public spaces. Also, based on the obtained results, the most important reasons for the elderly not welcoming the cultural centers and facilities created by the municipality are as follows: 1- Lack of information 2- Indifference and personal preoccupation 3- Lack of cultural centers in the place of residence and lack of access 4 - Lack of interest 5- Low quality of facilities.
mohammad sadegh hadaddan; razieh sheikhol eslami
Abstract
The phenomenon of aging and its social and personal challenges are among the topics that have been paid more attention by researchers today due to the growing population of the elderly. One of these aspects is the psychological well-being of these people as an indicator of quality of life that is tied ...
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The phenomenon of aging and its social and personal challenges are among the topics that have been paid more attention by researchers today due to the growing population of the elderly. One of these aspects is the psychological well-being of these people as an indicator of quality of life that is tied to various factors, including factors that are especially prominent in old age, spirituality and attitude towards death, whether the elderly person with a fear and avoidance attitude or Acceptance and compromise to face the phenomenon of death and also what effects a person's spirituality has on his psychological well-being, is the subject of the present study. 182 elderly people participated in this study by available sampling method. Three valid scales of Attitude Towards Death Profile, Reef Psychological Well-Being, Parsian Spirituality Questionnaire were used. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires in the present study were reviewed and confirmed. According to the analyzes, the results of multiple regression showed that the variables of spirituality and attitude toward death-avoidance are strong predictors of psychological well-being. The negative and significant relationship between attitudes toward death-avoidance and psychological well-being indicates that despite the fact that in the elderly, especially in support and coverage centers, the phenomenon of denial of death and escape from death-related issues is being institutionalized as accepted; But it reduces the psychological well-being of these people. On the other hand, spirituality is a positive factor in the sense of well-being of the elderly that should be considered.
