Ph.d Reza Zare, Ph.d Mohammad Safari, Fathemeh Masoudi,
Volume 6, Issue 4 (1-2022)
Abstract
Introduction: Following the increase in the rate of population aging in Iran, the life quality of the elderly in need has also been the focus of the government and support institutions. The purpose of this study was to design a model to improve the life quality of the elderly in need under the support of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation in Fars province.
Method: This research has a qualitative inductive approach and has an applied orientation which has been done by content analysis method. The statistical population of the study consists of university professors in the fields of social sciences and sociology, as well as managers and social workers active in the field of elderly working in the relief committee. The statistical sample of the research was selected by purposeful method and up to 18 people were selected up to the theoretical saturation stage. The required data were collected through semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions.
Results: The results show that "maintaining physical health and providing mental health", "skills training and employment", "providing livelihood and biological needs", “adaptation of physical places and spaces of the living environment "," maintaining intergenerational cultural balance”, "providing and planning for leisure time", "providing emotional support and social communication".
Conclusion: The most important comprehensive themes needed to improve the life quality of the elderly, and considering their effects on public health and socio-economic status of society, accurate understanding of the issue of poverty in older and the discourse about it is one of the most important issues in any country.