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Old age of yesterday and today : point of view of sociology, economy and philosofy
Jedelská, Anna ; Klinka, Tomáš (advisor) ; Jančík, Jiří (referee)
anglicky Title of the thesis: Old age of yesterday and today : point of view of sociology, economy and philosofy Keywords: Interdisciplinarity, Old age, Development, Population, Pension Abstract: Leaded by interest in the new social phenomenon of the old age, we did a first research, which uncovered a big number of scientific disciplines concerning the topic. So we choosed this interdisciplinarity as the theme of our thesis. The aim of this work was to analyze it from the point of view of sociology, economics, and philosophy. Each of the disciplines was then discussed in one chapter, accompanied by research, in the fourth chapter. We see the contribution of work in diffusion of horizons of older and younger generations, specifically in the notification of the terme "ageism", form of discrimination of senior.
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Communication with seniors in social institution
Sedláčková, Monika ; Kutnohorská, Jana (advisor) ; Konštacký, Stanislav (referee)
Author: Monika Sedláčková Institution: Ústav sociálního lékařství LF UK v Hradci Králové Oddělení ošetřovatelství Title of the thesis: Komunikace se seniory v sociálním zařízení Supervisior: doc. PhDr. Jana Kutnohorská, CSc. Number of pages: 70 Number of attachments: 5 Year of thesis defence: 2013 Key words: old age, aging, senior, social institutions, communication This bachelor thesis is about communicaton between seniors and medical staff in social institution. The theoretical part adresses the issues of old age, aging, the importance ofmonitoring changes and explains the specifics of nursing care and nursing processes in social care institution. It explains the term communication and the specifcs of how to communicate with the senior population and also points out the specifics and the demanding character of a nurse's work in old people homes and residential social institutions. The empirical part of the work consists of evaluating a quantitative questionnaire assessing how satisfied seniors are with the lines of communication between them and medical personnel within social institution. The representative sample consists of the clients of the care home studied. The results of the research are analysed and interpreted in tables and charts.
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A stand of the students of the Third Age University at Charles University on their oldness
Kulhánková, Lenka ; Šiklová, Jiřina (advisor) ; Dragomirecká, Eva (referee)
The thesis is focused on the attitudes of students of the University of the Third Age to their own old age. The definition of the theoretical context in the first part focuses on the issues of aging and old age in connection with identifying the quality of life of seniors. This section is also focused on the topic Universities of the Third Age, their historical context in the current form. In the research part the results of the survey have been presented. To achieve the research objective, a quantitative research strategy, a method of questioning, was used. Specifically, a standardized questionnaire of attitudes to age and aging (AAQ) was used, which was developed by the World Health Organization. The main aim of this thesis was to determine the attitudes of students of the University of the Third Age at the Charles University to their own old age and then to compare these attitudes with a group of inactive seniors. Another subject of the research was also the influence of the social-demographic indicators on the attitudes of seniors to age and motivation of the undergraduates to study at the University of the Third Age. The sample consisted of 153 respondents from Prague. The seniors evaluated positively exercise in old age, social inclusion and expressing of their feelings. On the other side,...
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Seniors' organised leisure time activities
Kocurová, Tereza ; Kubišová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Dvořáková, Markéta (referee)
Annotation: My bachelor thesis is speaking about existing free-time activities for seniors at today's Czech society. First part defines terms being important in general within any work with seniors - old age, growing old, senior, retiree and sciences dealing with a problem of growing old and old age. Second part introduces all kind of existing free-time activities for seniors at today's Czech society. The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to present and introduce different types of existing free-time activities for seniors in Czech Republic and to show where and how are these activities available, based on few chosen institutions. Keywords Growing old old age; senior; gerontology geriatrics gerontopedagogy organised leisure time activities, education, club activities, traveling, therapy
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Learning the Czech language in retirement age
Drtinová, Simona ; Sherman, Tamah (advisor) ; Šebesta, Karel (referee)
DRTINOVÁ, Simona. Learning the Czech language in retirement age. Prague, 2013. Dissertation. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Czech Language and Theory of Communication. This thesis deals with foreign language learning in retirement age from interdisciplinary perspective. Its characteristics may be limited economic activity, more free time and the potential occurrence of certain barriers caused by age. The case of foreigners in retirement age living in the Czech Republic and learning Czech will serve as an example of foreign language learning. The theoretical part of the thesis firstly defines old age together with the changes typical for the process of aging and old age: the changes are described on a physical, cognitive and social level. The thesis then goes on to address the process of learning with emphasis on foreign language learning. Selected components are mentioned within the pedagogical- psychological part of the learning process, specifically the motivation to learn, different organizational forms of education and teacher's role during the education. The end of the theoretical part addresses the offer of Czech language courses. All the parts of the thesis first address the topic on a general level and then focus on seniors. The empirical part of this thesis attempts to...
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Use of the conceptual model by Calliste Roy in the evaluation of needs of the generation 50+
HOTAŘOVÁ, Zdeňka
The conceptual models in nursing care provide healthcare workers with a comprehensive philosophical-theoretical framework for provision of care to both healthy and ill individuals. They also contribute to develop nursing as a self-standing scientific discipline, supply a common language, an opportunity to make communication more efficient, to improve the provided care, they constitute a tool to evaluate the intervention results and last but not least, they support the education and the development of practice. The Calliste Roy's model, developed in the 1970s already and called "Adaptation model", understands the human as a holistic being that is in permanent interaction with the internal and external environment. According to the Roy's model, nursing is aimed at influencing the individuals' health in health, but also in illness, and at achieving their efficient adaptive behaviour. Our goal consisted in finding out the particularities of nursing care in clinical and community practice in the 50+ generation, under application of Calliste Roy's Adaptation model. Six hypotheses were formulated in collection with the set goal. Quantitative investigation under use of a non-standardized questionnaire was performed in order to get the data needed for processing of the research part of the work. The results of the investigation allowed confirming five out of the six hypotheses set. It was proved that with increasing age, 50+ people experience serious changes at 26 of the changes under evaluation. However, it was not confirmed that the life changes of the 50+ generation directly depend on gender, as no statistically significant connection between all changes tested and the gender was proved. It further applies that with increasing age, the percentage of individuals assessing the attitude to changes as negative rises significantly. It was also found out that the attitude of men towards changes is significantly more positive than the women's attitude. With increasing age, it is more and more difficult for the respondents to adapt to changes in their lives. However, men state significantly more often to be able to adapt to changes without difficulties, while women state difficulties significantly more often. A recommendation for practice consists in applying Calliste Roy's Adaptation model not only to assess the needs of the 50+ generation, but primarily in applying modified nursing case history in practice to support comprehensive assessment of the patient/client. The work brings stimuli for further research investigations, among other things.
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Physiotherapeutic intervention for seniors
KUBÁTOVÁ, Adéla
The topic of my bachelor thesis is physiotherapeutic intervention for seniors. In addition to physiological changes, old age accompanied by disease that can cause decrease of physical ability and self-sufficiency. At the same time, a sedentary lifestyle without regular physical activity is common. Physiotherapy is an option to improve the functional state of musculoskeletal system and thereby to increase of self-sufficiency and quality of life. The theoretical part describes the physiological, psychological and social changes that occur during human aging. There are also mentioned some geriatric syndromes, which are related to the musculoskeletal system and they are significant from physiotherapy point of view. Next chapter deals with the importance of physiotherapy for the elderly and about the specificity of kinesiotherapy, manipulation treatment and physical therapy with the elderly. The last part describes suitable physical activities that can be used by these people. The research part of the thesis is elaborated in the form of qualitative and quantitative research. The research included the collection of anamnesis, kinesiology analysis, foot examination, examination of static stability and specific tests of walk. The research involved 10 probands living in the retirement home and 10 probands living at home and their results were subsequently compared. Questionnaire about physiotherapy awareness for interest and obtaining an overview was presented to all probands, so no hypotheses were set in the thesis. On the basis of examination and willingness to undergo therapy, six probands were selected and subjected to treatment for 3 months. Therapy was attended by 3 women from retirement home and 2 women and 1 man living at home. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to provide information about the possibilities of physiotherapy for the elderly with the aim of improving the parameters of walking and maintaining the functional state of the musculoskeletal system. Therapy was focused on stimulation and activation of the feet muscles and supporting the movement of the joints of the lower limbs. Results of foot examination, static stability, and tests of walk were better for elderly living at home than for living in retirement home. After therapy, gait parameters were improved in case of all six probands and the effect of therapy was assessed as favorable by proband. Thanks to therapy, there has also been improved standing stability. The questionnaire survey showed that physiotherapy awareness was comparable for both groups of probands. This work can be used by physiotherapists and other health workers in retirement homes, in hospitals, rehabilitation and similar institutions for increase of awareness.
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Social work in Residential Senior Care
PRÁŠKOVÁ, Marie
The bachelor thesis deals with the possibility to use elements of palliative care in elderly citizens with dementia in conditions of social services. It describes issues of ageing and changes connected with this period of human life. Mainly it deals with dementia and its impacts on a senior´s life. It also presents the approach of palliative care aiming for the quality of life in the final stage of life. The work examines the possibility of accompanying seniors with dementia through the use of elements of palliative care in residential care facilities. It points out that it is suitable to employ these elements in care of the elderly with dementia despite the fact that these facilities do not provide optimal conditions for introduction of palliative care. The possibility of choosing and employing of palliative care elements in elderly citizens with dementia is illustrated with the service of the Special Needs Nursing Home in Břevnice. The practice of the above mentioned facility is compared with selected aspects of the Palliative Care Standards published by The Czech Association of palliative care.
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