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Exercise with elderly in residential home with special regime
Svobodová, Karolína ; Daďová, Klára (advisor) ; Majorová, Simona (referee)
Title: Exercise with seniors in a retirement home with a special regime Objective: The main aim of the study was to determine whether seniors with cognitive impairment experience improvements that have a statistical significance in selected components of physical fitness after a three-month exercise program. Furthermore, it was checked whether regular physical activity changes their attitude towards exercise. Methods: The study involved 9 probands (3 of them male) aged 72 to 90 years with cognitive impairment. The probands completed a three-month program (April-June 2022) in which they performed group and seated chair exercises twice a week for sixty minutes. At the beginning and end of the intervention program, they underwent an orientation fitness assessment using the senior fitness test and a questionnaire form on health limitations and attitudes toward exercise. Results: The results of the senior fitness test showed that there was a statistically significant improvement in the parameters of lower limb strength, and agility with dynamic balance. Some improvement was seen in the other parameters, but without the statistical significance. Most probands showed a positive change in their attitude towards physical activity. Keywords: physical activities, older people, Senior fitness test, cognitive...
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The needs of vulnerable older people in home health care
Dostálová, Vladimíra ; Holmerová, Iva (advisor) ; Macková, Marie (referee) ; Auer, Stefanie (referee)
The present dissertation, which focuses on the needs of particularly vulnerable older people in home health care, was written within the framework of the PhD study in Longevity at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University and was carried out as part of the project supported by the Charles University Grant Agency "Met and Unmet Needs of Particularly Vulnerable Older Patients in Home and Inpatient Care" (GA UK No. 760219). The overall aim of the three researcher project, where I was the research coordinator, was to clarify the needs of particularly vulnerable older patients in both home health care and inpatient care, including the needs of patients living with dementia. The aim of this dissertation was to identify the needs of vulnerable older patients in home health care. This dissertation consists of four papers. At the time of writing, two articles had been published in peer-reviewed journals and two articles were under review. The thesis has chapters in the introduction and conclusion that set the professional articles in context, creating a comprehensive view of the needs of particularly vulnerable older people in home health care. As three of the four peer-reviewed articles submitted have been published (1) or under review (2) in international journals, the entire dissertation is written...
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How to meet needs of seniors in hospital care.
Bláhová, Hana ; Holmerová, Iva (advisor) ; Macková, Marie (referee) ; Kisvetrová, Helena (referee)
The submitted dissertation of the PhD study programme Longevity Studies was prepared and financially supported by the project GAUK - Grant Agency of Charles University No. 760219 entitled "Met and Unmet Needs Of Particularly Vulnerable Older Patients in Home and Inpatient Care", of which I am a co-investigator. The mentioned research project is also in the intentions of the strategic plan and long-term activities of the research team CELLO (Center for the Study of Longevity and Long-Term Care), which is the scientific basis of the PhD study programme Longevity Studies. The main goal of the GAUK project is to provide a comprehensive overview of the needs of vulnerable older patients who are provided health care. The project is focused on three areas, which are: the needs of patients with dementia, the needs of geriatric patients at home and the needs of geriatric patients in hospital care. Partial goals are the exploration of current knowledge of the issue based on a review of Czech and foreign literature. The aim of the survey is to find out attitudes and opinions on satisfying needs from the perspective of patients and healthcare professionals. The practical goal is to create recommendations for good practice for the health care of these patients. The dissertation consists of a total of seven...
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Evaluation of the effects of different walking types on the postural stability in healthy seniors - a systematic review.
Novotová, Klára ; Pavlů, Dagmar (advisor) ; Pánek, David (referee)
Title: Evaluation of the effects of different walking types on the postural stability in healthy seniors - a systematic review. Objective: The main objective of this diploma thesis is the evaluation of the impact of different types of walking on the postural stability in healthy elderly, based on the available resources corresponding to the established inclusion criteria. Force platforms were used as the tool to evaluate and to objectify postural stability in all studies included. These platforms are capable of measurement the level of postural stability by recording stance excursions in multiple directions. This thesis makes efforts to review the level of the possible future inclusion of different walking types in the process of physical therapy among older patients, regarding to improve the postural stability as well as the fall prevention in these patients. The next goals of this diploma thesis are to determine which type of walking appears to be the most efficient comprising the fall prevention as well as to assess the optimal frequency of the ordinary walking performance to achieve the same objective. Methods: This diploma thesis is processed in the form of a systematic review based on the available literary resources. First part of the thesis comprises the theoretical basis and the...
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The unemployment of age category 55+ in the EU labour market
Lietavcová, Barbora
The diploma thesis is focused on the participation of older workers in the labour market of the European Union. Older people might be many times challenged by several obstacles or tougher employment conditions, compared to younger genera-tions. The objective of the diploma thesis is to recognize the dependence of the unemployment of age category 55-64 upon selected explanatory variables. At the beginning, theoretical reviews are presented. The multiple linear regression analy-sis is the main method used in the thesis. The model and its parameters are esti-mated by the Ordinary Least Squares method, and their statistical significance is further tested. There are several statistical tests and graphical outputs that are used for testing whether the estimated model meets all seven classical assump-tions.
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Residential social care centers with special regime for substance abusers and persons at risk of substance use
Černíková, Tereza ; Mravčík, Viktor (advisor) ; Janíková, Barbara (referee)
Background: Substance abuse is usually associated with young people, but occurs also among elderly for whom the abuse of alcohol and other substances poses an increased risk of a whole range of health and social harms. The current system of addictological care in the Czech Republic is not systematically focused on the target group of elderly and this target group is rather at the edge of attention. Nevertheless, in the Czech Republic there are social services, residential social care centres with special regime for elderly people with a dependency problem. These programs are similar to the nursing homes for aging drug users known from abroad. Aims: The aim of this work is to describe the characteristics of residential social care centres with special regime for substance abusers and persons at risk of substance use in the Czech Republic in the areas of clients of the facilities, methods of work with the target group, personnel and funding of the facilities. Methods: An on-line cross-sectional questionnaire study and descriptive data analysis were conducted. According to the Registry of Social Service Providers in the Czech Republic there is 16 residential social care centres with special regime for substance abusers and persons at risk of substance use, all of them were chosen for the study....
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Employment and Employment Possibility of Older People in the Czech Republic
Sadílková, Petra ; Čabanová, Bohumila (advisor) ; Nekolová, Markéta (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the situation of elderly people in the labour market. Czech population is aging. Life expectancy is increasing and the number of older people grows. This fact influences labour market and overall development of society. In order to continue functioning of social system and in order to maintain the current standard of living of the elderly population, it is necessary to participate in the labour market for a longer time. Elderly people do not represent an interesting and promising workforce for companies in many ways. Employers do not appreciate the quality and potential of seniors and prefer younger workers. Elderly people are persons of pre-retirement age who are ranked as a risk group in the labour market, threatened by unemployment. This thesis defines barriers limiting larger economic activity of elderly people. The main goal is to identify existing instruments to combat shortages of older people. The thesis proposes the measures to encourage elderly people's involvement in the labour market, and opportunities to increase their human capital. The research results indicate that key factors for long working life are advanced training and development of qualification and skills. These actions enable the extension of economic activity, which is a necessity nowadays.
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The impact of demographic ageing on changes in employment policy in Europe in the years 2000 - 2015
Trčová, Barbora ; Bartůsková, Lucia (advisor) ; Lukášová, Tereza (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with changes in employment policy of older people when especially at the time of ageing populations the emphasis should be put on preventive measures on increasing of employment of older workers. The aim of the thesis is to analyze and evaluate the development of policy changes in employment of older people in selected European countries in the years 2000 - 2015 - with a detailed look at Great Britain and Germany - and to compare these policies with the situation in the Czech Republic. It assesses that the introduction of changes in the employment policy of people 50+ in Great Britain and Germany was effective and employment of persons aged 50 - 64 years increased in 2000 - 2015. Although the Czech Republic is above the average of EU 28 there is a place for change compared with Great Britain and Germany.
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Employment of persons older 50 years
MALÍKOVÁ, Hana
This thesis deals with the employment of people over 50 years in the region of Jindřichův Hradec. A person older than 50 - years has particular characteristics on labour market. This workforce has on one side enough experience and practice. But on the other hand they are persons who, when they become unemployed, very quickly lose their skills. The secondary objective was to design a solution for the application of older persons in the labour market.
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