BRAČNA I OBITELJSKA SITUACIJA STARIH SLIJEPIH OSOBA U HRVATSKOJ
MARITAL AND FAMILY SITUATION OF ELDERLY BLIND PERSONS IN CROATIA

Summary/Abstract: lt was the intention in this work to explore the basic features of marital and family situations in elderly blind persons in Croatia, as well as their perception of their own position in the family. Furthermore, the aim was to establish whether there is a statistically significant difference among the specific parts of the population of elderly blind persons with regard to variables of gender, age, residence and time of visual impairment. Therefore, a survey was conducted on a sample of 174 examinees throughout Croatia. The sample was selected among blind persons at an advanced age who are members of the Croatian Association of the Blind and have impaired vision within legally defined limits. At the family level elderly blind persons are often confronted with similar problems shared by the elderly population in general. A significant problem for this group is the loss of amarital partner and single life. Along with the ageing process the number of examinees living in complete families, i.e. with a husband and children is rapidly falling.

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