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Prevention of cellular aging in vitro
Kubovčák, Matej ; Černý, Jan (advisor) ; Ryšánek, David (referee)
This bachelor thesis explores foundational components of the aging process and their importance in cell culture systems. Signaling pathways controlling these processes are discussed, and several attractive targets were identified to be potentially developed as interventions. Aging is described within the evolutionary paradigm to provide a global framework for understanding the various aging processes and their explanation. Several models in nature were found to provide evidence that aging interventions can be successful and could therefore serve as a source of inspiration. Immunological context is provided to underline its importance in vivo, and the immune system-specific longevity mechanisms are elucidated for potential exploitation. Loss of cellular identity is identified as an essential detrimental factor in cell culture and is connected to the foundational aging mechanisms. This thesis can serve as a stepping stone for conducting research on better cultivation methodologies, thereby opening doors to technologies such as cultivated meat and bioartificial organs requiring unprecedented cell expansion. Keywords aging, aging reversal, cellular identity, in vitro cultures, stemness
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The Influence of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Social Contacts of Seniors.
RAJCHOTOVÁ, Adéla
The goal of the thesis is to find out what impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on social contacts among seniors. We, among others, examined how often seniors were able to meet within a residential care facility. We were also interested in how often seniors from residential care facilities had contacts with their families and friends. The research part was processed on the basis of a qualitative survey and implemented by means of semi-structured interviews with 8 communication partners, namely seniors in nursing home of the Social Assistance Centre in Vodňany. The communication partners were chosen on the basis of the simple purposive sampling method, so all of them met the criteria set in advance, so that the sample set complied with the goal of the bachelor thesis. The obtained data was processed by means of open coding. The codes created this way were consequently divided into certain categories. Eight categories arose, one of which has three subcategories. To make it clear some parts of the research part are accompanied with pictures with diagrams. The fact that the Covid-19 pandemic influenced the social contacts among seniors and that social isolation of these people arose was discovered on the basis of the research of this bachelor thesis. The contacts with families were also strongly limited and were particularly substituted by telephone communication, which certainly cannot be as valuable as a personal contact. The thesis can serve as informational material for the public but also for social workers in nursing homes, to show how important social contacts are for seniors.
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Social fieldwork with the elderly
MÍČKOVÁ, Anna
The work deals with social fieldwork with the elderly. The teoretical part in the first chapter describes old age, aging, physical and psychological changes in old age and the needs of the elderly. The second chapter is devoted to the family of the elderly and its importance in caring for them in cooperation with field social services. The third capter deals with social fieldwork - care service and personal assistance and care allowance. It also describes the field social services of the organization Charita Horažďovice. The practical part of the thesis contains research, the aim of which is determine the adequacy of the services offered by Charita Horažďovice and the need to expand the services by personal assistance. The research was conducted among the clients - elderly of Charita Horažďovice.
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The Use of Digital Technologies in Seniors' Leisure Time
ŠACHOVÁ, Viktorie
This bachelor thesis describes how digitization is reflected in seniors' leisure activities and how it has changed in connection with the Covid Sars 19 pandemic. It is a theoretical work dealing with aging and old age as well as the changes and needs associated with this natural process. It also describes free time and leisure activities of seniors, and in the last part it focuses on digital technologies in free time and during the pandemic, specifically robots as social companions, and the phenomenon of virtual reality.
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Zootherapy as an activating activity in retirement home
GAJARSKÁ, Kateřina
The work deals with the effect zootherapy has on the needs of seniors in retirement home. The theoretical part characterizes the concepts of old age and aging, and also deals with the periodization of old age. It also describes humas needs. The main part od the work is devoted to the theme of zootherapy. This section defines its main forms used in homes for the elderly - cenistherapy, felinetherapy and ornithotherapy.
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How the Covid-19 pandemic affected the living situation of seniors in a retirement home
Chaloupková, Valentina ; Krahulcová, Beáta (advisor) ; Drahoňovský, Jan (referee)
In the diploma thesis named " How the Covid-19 pandemic affected the living situation of seniors in a retirement home", first I focus on theoretical terms such as senior, ageing, old age, retirement home, the Covid-19 pandemic, but I also want to point to the topic of the vulnerability of the elderly in a retirement home and the mental health of a person in the old age with regard to the chosen topic of this diploma thesis. Part of my thesis is also qualitative research, which is an inquiry with the help of semi-structured interviews with seniors in a retirement home. With respondents, I focus on four main topics that outline the overall process of their pandemic experience. At the end of this thesis I analyzes the perception of the residence of the clients in a retirement home in Ústí nad Labem during the pandemic from their point of view and this way I bring an insight of experiencing a 2.5-year pandemic in a retirement home thanks to the experiences of individual respondents.
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Free time activities of elderly in the Liberec region
Nádvorníková, Lenka ; Blažková, Veronika (advisor) ; Hanušová, Jaroslava (referee)
The thesis is focused on leisure activities of seniors in the Liberec region. The current situation of the main issue is theoretically described in the introduction of the thesis. Definitions of the concepts of a senior, aging and old age, leisure and leisure activities of seniors, and the needs of seniors are provided. At the end of the theoretical part, prejudices and stereotypes about old age presented. The practical part of the thesis contains the results of quantitative design research, which was carried out both in the form of a questionnaire of 300 seniors in the Liberec region, and by analyzing data - websites, the output of which is a database of publicly accessible leisure activities for seniors in district cities of the Liberec region. The main purpose of the thesis is mapping the situation in the area of publicly accessible leisure activities for seniors in the Liberec region. The results showed that there is no clear and comprehensive offer of publicly accessible leisure activities for seniors in the Liberec region. They learn about them mainly from the media and from relatives and acquaintances. Furthermore, it was also discovered that seniors are interested in modern technology, memory games and social activities. But the greatest demand is for joint activities of the elderly...
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Addictive substance use in a Retirement Home
BOROVKOVÁ, Michaela
This Bachelor's thesis addresses the issue of substance abuse in a home for the elderly. The dissertation is divided to a theoretical and a research part. The theoretical part contains a review of the literature on the given topic. It consists of four chapters. The first chapter contains an overview of legal and illegal substances. The second chapter deals with substance use in old age. The third chapter defines old age, ageing and the term eardely person. The last and fourth chapter focuses on the definition of the term nursing home. There are also described the conditions for admission to a nursing home, the services provided, including the number of nursing homes currently in the Czech Republic. The main aim of the bachelor dissertation is to explore the general awareness of the elderly people about addictive substances (types of addictive substances, their effects, formation of addiction, health and social complications of abuse,prevention and treatment options). The sub-objective is to determine the extent of substance use among seniors. The quantitative research methods were used to achieve these objectives. The collection of information was carried out by the interview method, using questionnaires of our own construction. The questionnaires included Likert scale, open and closed questions. The research was carried out in the selected home for the elderly in the South Bohemia region. The final sample included 30 respondents over the age of fifty. According to the research, the awareness of respondents is mostly high. Seniors use a variety of legal addictive substances, most commonly drugs, tobacco products, caffeinated beverages and alcohol. The results of the Bachelor's thesis may increase awareness of the problem among seniors and staff of retirement homes, including students of the helping professions and interested members of the general public.
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