A Survey on Teacher ' s Idea about Taking Care of Elder Parents In Urmia in 1383

Aging is a part of growning process and a time for challanges. In the last decades the older adult population (Those 65 years of age and older) has increasingly grown. It is expected that it will nearly cover 20‑22% of problems population of world. Although most of elderly people prefer to live independently but financial, functional status and physical health may dictate consideration of alternative housing option that provides a more protective and supportive environment where appropriate life circumstance is provided, they will be independent and hopeful.

Methods & Materials: This survey is a descriptive study to assess teacher's idea related to takeing care of parents. Data was gathered by a questionnaire that was taken from the Internet. Samples were female teachers who worked in high schools. The study samples were chosen by purposive sampling method.

Results: Results showed that most of the samples (orderly 56.7%) were in the range of 40-49 years old, 96.7% were married, 80% had two children, 90% licentiate's degree, 70%, had income more than 180/000 Rials and 86.7% had their own homes and so 90% of samples believed that "they were doing everything for elder parents", 86.7% said "they were helping them in financial matters", 66.7% claimed "they were taking care of them at theirs homes", 56.7% said "they were providing independent house for them", 46.7% believed "they were providing care giver to them", 16.7% wanted to send them to nursing houses.

Discussion: According to survey results, researchers suggest that educational system tries to improve social knowledge related to geriatric and family so that they can accept them in their houses. They must provide a centre for geriatrics that respects them and gives confidence.