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Issue of death and dying through eyes of workers in hospice facilities
PLIČŽKOVÁ, Iva
The theoretical part of the bachelor thesis describes the basic theme of death and dying in order to support the practical part as best as possible. The first chapter covers the topic of death and dying in general. Besides the basic definitions it contains the phases of dying according to Kübler-Ross, the topic of suffering in human life and the taboo of death. An inseparable part of the thesis is an excursion into the history of the perception of death. The end of the first chapter deals with the current state of dying in the Czech Republic. The second chapter deals with palliative care and the hospice movement. The chapter provides a basic division, mission and goals, and of course the topic of euthanasia is also mentioned here. The last chapter briefly describes the burnout syndrome among helping professions including hospice workers. The practical part begins by defining the goal of this thesis. The goal of this thesis is as follows: To map the opinions and attitudes of helping workers in hospices in context to their perception of death suffering and the factors that influence them. To achieve this goal four research questions have been established and subsequently answered during the research. Because of the nature of the thesis the qualitative research method has been chosen. Both individual and group semi-structured interviews have been chosen as the methods for gathering data. The communicational partners for the research were 11 hospice workers from the Jihočeský and Vysočina regions. Three areas emerged from the interviews: The reason for choosing this thesis in the palliative area; the perception of death, dying and suffering, and the prevention of the burnout syndrome. The reasons why somebody would choose to work in a hospice are very varied. The mentioned reasons included the experience of losing a loved one, coincidences when looking for work or transfers from hospital workers. As a clear positive the respondents mentioned a great difference between the quality of service offered by hospices against the quality offered by hospitals. In regards to the respondents opinions on death, most of the respondents consider death as a natural part of life, the possibility of an afterlife has however also been mentioned. A death of a young person or a child is a notable stress factor for all of the respondents. The most complicated area was the purpose of suffering where the respondents gave no clear answer. In regards to euthanasia the majority of the respondents were against legalizing it, mostly because of the quality and expanding palliative care. Another topic covered by the interviews was the presence of the child when someone is dying, the taboo of death or the influence of religion on working in this field. The last part of the practical part dealt with the strategies the workers in palliative care use to deal with work related stress and how do they prevent being burnout. Teambuilding had a positive feedback. The individual methods of preventing burnout then included nature, culture, talking to friends and especially strictly separating personal life and work.
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The Burnout syndrome among members of the Fire Brigade of the Czech Republic
Tvrdková, Denisa ; Hubinková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Beňo, Miloslav (referee)
This theoretical-empirical thesis discusses an issue of burnout among members of Fire Rescue Service of the Czech republic. The focus of theoretical part is given to the burnout syndrome, it's definition, risk factors, possible causes, it's gradual phases and diagnostic and measuring methods of the burnout syndrome. Further, the theses deals with possibilities of treatment of a burnout and preventive actions that could be taken on both sites of each employee and the organization. This is followed by a closer acquaintance of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech republic, it's history, mission and basic competences. Afterwards, a profession of professional firefighter is described. Possible causes and preventive measures against the burnout syndrome at the Fire Brigade are examined. In the empirical part of this thesis the burnout syndrome among members of Fire Rescue Service of the Czech republic is investigated through questionnaires and personal interviews. At this point the thesis focuses on outbound firefighters and operational technicians with the aim to detect possible differences in incidences between those two groups and possible causes of the burnout syndrome among them. Further the aim is to assess the efficiency of the Psychological Services of the Fire Brigade and its preventive measures taken against work-related stress and burnout.
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Stressogenic Factors in a Health-Care Facility
Fridrichovská, Iveta ; Lešetický, Ondřej (advisor) ; Kandilaki, Daniela (referee)
This thesis deals with work-related stress and stressors of medical staff, doctors and nurses. The aim is to expound this issue and to determine the level of stressors influencing the medical staff in given hospitals. As first in the theoretical section, the characteristics and specifics of medical profession are described, thereafter personality traits supposed for this profession. The second chapter describes stress, which medical staff is burdened with, and concrete typical stressors as well. The third chapter concerns burnout syndrome, which is a possible consequence of long-acting stress. The fourth and last chapter is devoted to the prevention and coping of stress and burnout. The practical section presents the evaluation of the survey concerning effect of stressors on the medical staff of four selected hospitals. According to the ascertained results are outlined measures for improving the situation and preventing acting stressors.
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Risk and prevention of the burnout syndrome during a work career
Petrecká, Veronika ; Jarošová, Eva (advisor) ; Hochel, Matej (referee)
This dissertation identifies factors causing the burnout syndrome, which occur especially in the area of work career. It discusses risks that cause the burnout syndrome and the possibilities of its prevention. The theoretical part analyses particular aspects of burnout and describes career as a significant part of human life. The second part of the dissertation evaluates research that was conducted in a chosen organisation. Findings regarding a stress prevention programme are discussed in the second part, as well as the topic of how ready participants are to use the gained knowledge in real life. The paper also assesses how employees and their supervisors evaluate the stress prevention programme. The purpose of this dissertation is to analyse the effectiveness of the stress prevention programme and its impacts. Some suggestions of possible improvements within the programme are also mentioned.
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Burnout syndrome among students of the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) at the University of Economics, Prague
Řehková, Lenka ; Kašparová, Eva (advisor) ; Hochel, Matej (referee)
The main essence of this Master's thesis is to examine students of the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) at the University of Economics, Prague and then determine whether students are at risk of burnout or already suffering from it. The theoretical part deals with the explanation of the terms - particularly burnout syndrome, its risk factors, symptoms and stages. Then there is the section dedicated to the prevention and treatment of burnout syndrome. Also noteworthy is the comparison of relations between burnout syndrome and stress, depression, and time management. The next chapter is about the characteristics of people who may be at risk of burnout, and a description of professions, which are most affected by burnout. The end of this part is about the University of Economics, Prague, the Faculty of Business Administration and its students. The theoretical part is followed by the practical part, which is based on questionnaire survey, which shows whether students of the Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) at the University of Economics, Prague are at risk of burnout syndrome or already suffering from it. After evaluation of the questionnaires and evaluate hypotheses at the end of the work a few recommendations for students.
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The Physical activity of persons with a focus on teachers
TETOUROVÁ, Marie
This thesis deals with the topic: "Physical activity of persons employed with a focus on the teaching profession." In the theoretical part concepts related to history and the intensity of teaching, teachers and related mental stress health risks. are characterized. We also deal with the influence of physical activity on human health, and the ability to reduce the occurrence of various health risks. The aim of the thesis is to monitor physical activity among teachers in kindergarten, Basic school, including school with small classes and high school. It is assessed on the basis of a standardized questionnaire IPAQ-long and by monitoring using pedometers Yamax Digiwalker SW 700th The results found physical activity are compared with recommendations for physical activity and divided into categories according to the classification PA Tudor-Locke and Bassett.
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Determinants of nurses work on internal departments of the South-Bohemian region
SKOŘEPOVÁ, Jana
Basic theoretical background: The background of elaboration of this thesis was the fact that the perception of the occupation of a nurse has also changed remarkably with the requirements of the developing society. The present labour market mainly demands erudite, qualified general nurses that are able to work flexibly and independently under various conditions, to educate themselves independently, and to absorb new experience. The introduction of the theoretical part deals with more detailed identification of nurses' work and focuses on the individual attributes affecting nurses' work, like education, job contents and competences. One of the chapters also focuses on the personality traits necessary for the job of a nurse and on the organisation of work at internal medicine departments. The second part of the theoretical work then analyses the main determinants of the work. The aims of the thesis, questions and hypotheses: Three aims were set to meet the main purpose of the thesis. Aim 1: To identify the main determinants of the work of general nurses at internal wards. Aim 2: To map satisfaction among nurses from internal wards of the South Bohemia Region. Aim 3: To map the burnout syndrome among nurses from internal wards of the South Bohemia Region. Four research questions were asked in the qualitative research part to achieve the aims. RQ 1: What are the work determinants most often mentioned by the nurses? RQ 2: Are nurses satisfied with their work conditions? RQ 3: What motivating elements have the nurses experienced during their practice? RQ 4: How are nurses informed of the burnout syndrome phenomenon? Five hypotheses were consequently set for the quantitative research. H1: Nurses with tertiary education identify poor organization structure as the most important determinant of their work more than those without tertiary education. H2: Nurses with tertiary education perceive lifelong education as a motivating element for improvement of nursing care quality more than those without tertiary education. H3: Nurses with 10-year or shorter experience in internal medicine express the feeling of satisfaction with their work more than nurses with longer than 10-year experience in internal fields. H4: Nurses with 10-year or shorter experience in internal medicine express satisfaction with their working conditions more than nurses with longer than 10-year experience in internal fields. H5: Nurses with longer than 10-year experience have more experience with the burnout syndrome occurrence than nurses with 10-year or shorter experience. Methodology: Both the qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques were used in this thesis. The results for the first phase of the empiric research were obtained by means of semi-structured interviews led with twelve general nurses working at internal medicine specialized departments of four hospitals of the South Bohemia Region (České Budějovice, Tábor, Prachatice, Jindřichův Hradec). The results of the research were consequently analysed and categorized. The second part of the empiric research contains the results of the quantitative research based on data obtained by an anonymous questionnaire designed for general nurses working at internal medicine specialized departments of hospitals of the South Bohemia Region (České Budějovice, Tábor, Prachatice, Jindřichův Hradec, Písek, Strakonice, Český Krumlov). The obtained data were then classified, described and processed first by descriptive statistics into graphs by means of Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and statistical evaluation of the hypotheses was consequently performed. The hypotheses were tested by the chi-square test in a contingency table. The chosen significance level was 5 %.
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The Burnout Syndrom in Police Work - Symptoms and the Ways to Overcome.
BUREŠOVÁ, Adriana
Main topic of this research is problematics of burnout syndrome in police work. Burnout syndrome can affect almost anyone doing repetitive work for long periods of time. The problematic is touching a wide array of careers, especially those, which goal is helping others. Police officer is one of those jobs. Officers in danger of burnout syndrome are those, who are regularly in contact with citizens, not only when they are actively protecting and helping, but also in action like arrests, car accidents or various investigations. Question is, how much do they acknowledge their issues and whether they are willing to talk about them. Goal of this research is to clarify whether police officers are able to recognize beginnings of burnout syndrome, figure out which parts of their work activities are most stressful, to what extend are they in danger and whether they are able to search professional assistance. From which forms the professional help of the police forces consists of and how effective is during their service. Example group consisted of officers from České Budějovice and Zvíkovské Podhradí district departments. And police psychologist. Method used was qualitative research strategy, questioning. Data collection was done using semi-structured and unstructured dialogue and questionnaire Burnout Measure technique. The research resulted in very interesting conclusion, policemen have negative attitude towards professional help in fighting the burnout syndrome. They refuse assistance of police psychologist. Only supports for them are their family and friends. And the most burdensome working area for the policemen is administration.
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Perceptions of social workers about everyday ethics of their profession
LEDINSKÁ, Hana
Research of this bachelor thesis is focused on ideas of social workers about everyday ethics of their profession, because modern social work is based on human perception and correct approach to it. Main objective of this work was to determine what is their idea of social ethics of the profession, the Code of Ethics and its use in everyday practice. The research question for all social workers was: What is your vision about the ethics of social work and its use in practice? In the theoretical part of this work I was gathering informations and knowledge from already processed publications that deal with the topic of ethics, code of ethics, a holistic approach and fundamental human rights, in conjunction with social work. The research part took place in the form of qualitative research method of questioning when I was using the technique of in-depth interview with invidual social workers.The sample was made up of 10 social workers who were chosen in a random manner, then introduced to the theme of my work, and also they were assured about preserving of anonymity and their own personal data.The selection was based on the principle of voluntariness and willingness to active participation in research studies. Respondents come from different types of organizations. In the research part I was working with the material that I have received from individual social workers during the data collection.I have categorized this material by topic areas, which have a similar content. In the discussion I am comparing statements of my subjects with the authors' opinions, which I have gather on the theoretical part.Specifically, in what their opinions agree upon and how they differ. The conclusion is devoted to overall summary of the contributions from the respondents and I am suggesting possible solutions to the problems in practice.
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Burnout among employees in direct care in a nursing home Mitrov
HARVÁNKOVÁ, Dana
This bachelor thesis deals with the problems of the burnout syndrome of the direct-care employees (nurses, caregivers) in the Home for elderly Mitrov. General awareness of this issue is surveyd by using a qualitative research. The thesis is divided into two parts theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part is focused on an overall description of the burnout syndrome, there also the "direct-care worker" term and his or her responsibilites are also defined. At the end of the thesis the Home for the elderly Mitrov, where the research had been done, is briefly introduced. The main part of the bachelor thesis is the empirical part. It includes research clarification, interviews elaboration and data evaluation. My aim was to focus on general awareness of this issue and how the respondents and the employer can prevent from this problem.
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