tailieunhanh - Healthy Lifestyle in the Elderly’s View in Romania and Latvia

Early-Onset drinkers or ‘Survivors’ are those people who have a continuing problem with alcohol which developed in earlier life. It is thought that two thirds of elderly problem drinkers have had an early onset of alcohol misuse. However, because of the health risks connected to heavy drinking and dependence on alcohol, the chances of reaching old age are reduced - one estimate is that the life span of a problem drinker may be shortened by on average ten to fifteen years. Late-Onset drinkers or ‘Reactors’ begin problematic drinking later in life, often in response to traumatic life events such as the death of a loved one, loneliness,. | A. Eglĩte et al. Healthy Lifestyle in the Elderlys View in Romania and Latvia Healthy Lifestyle in the Elderly s View in Romania and Latvia Aija Eglĩte Department of Economics Latvia University of Agriculture Jelgava Latvia Mona Vintila Department of Psychology West University of Timisoara Romania Anda Gnnfelde Department of Sociology Latvia University of Agriculture Jelgava Latvia Ingrĩda Kantike Department of Accounting and Finances Latvia University of Agriculture Jelgava Latvia Abstract A healthy lifestyle at the old age is one of the indicators of life values. The aim of the paper is to identify and compare healthy lifestyles for the elderly in a typical microdistrict in Latvia and a comparable size community in Romania from the points of view of physical exercises eating habits social and physiological feeling of comfort. The research was carried out within the framework of GRUNDTVIGT Project No. 134240-LLP-1-207-DE-GRUNDTVIGT-GMP Community Health Management to Enhance Behaviour CHANCE . The research results showed that eating habits in Latvia and Romania are slightly different. In both countries the elderly not very often use fresh food in their everyday life or healthy relative newly introduced products as grain bread and cereals. Daily physical exercises of the elderly are impacted by the type of their housing. The family and social environment are important for their social and physiological feeling of comfort. A healthy lifestyle is impacted by traditions established along generations which are influenced by their social life the place of residence and the type of housing and the social relations in the neighbourhood. Key words the elderly healthy lifestyle households. Introduction Long-term development cannot be imagined without healthy individuals keeping a healthy lifestyle especially after analysing changes in demographical processes related to globalisation which includes further aging of the society not only in Latvia and Romania but also in the .