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The issue of neglect of the elderly from the perspective of the workers in direct care
NOVOTNÁ, Ivana
Abstract The issue of neglect of the elderly from the perspective of the workers in direkt care Bachelor's work concern is the issue of senior self-neglect from the workers view in direct care. Work is divided to theoretical and practical parts. Theoretical part aims at explanation of concepts related to subject of bachelor's work. First chapter is presented to specify the concepts of human age and ageing and age periodicity. Second chapter describes changes in ageing - physical,psychical and social changes. Third chapter concern is human needs at old age. Fourth chapter describes particular forms of senior care - care provided by family,social and medical care. Fifth chapter concern is EAN Syndrome and it's particular forms. Last sixth chapter concern is violence on seniors in institutional care,factors,which are increasing the threat with wrong manipulation and causes of it. The work goal was to find out,if the workers of the social service centre sufficiently getting informations about senior neglects and how would they act upon the case of it's appearance. Part of the goal was to find out,how opinions vary and workers attitude during providing the services. To complete the goals,there was created four research sphere questions : First sphere was finding about social service centre workers,if they getting informed enough about senior abuse and neglect. Second sphere concern was to find out,if the workers in direct care meet the senior neglect. Third sphere concern was,what ways the workers would have chosen upon the findings of the neglect and abuse. Last fouth sphere was about getting known workers opinions or perceptions towards the senior abuse and neglect issue. Considering the chosen subject,there was selected qualitative approach,interview method and semistructured interview technique. Research complex form were six female respondents chosen by random selection. Chosen workers were doing profesions as social workers,then workers in social services and a nurse. The workers were chosen at České Budějovice organisation,which provides senior care within the residential and cross-country services. Within the framework of the research was finding,that the social service centre workers are informed about senior neglect,only one worker hasn't had necessary informations. Respondents mentioned,that the most frequent occurrences are psychical,financial abuse and care neglect. Out of the care neglect,they mentioned,that it goes especially for insufficient help with personal hygiene and not giving them adequate amounts of liquids. Within the framework of their profesion, five out of six asked respondents were met with cases of senior neglect. In most cases seniors suffered from mental harm,loss of financial resources or they weren't provided with basic vital needs. Most of the respondents would report the fact of senior neglect upon the findings to superior or police. Fourth question of the research helped to find out the workers opinions on senior abuse/neglect case. Respondents ideas are, that it's necessary to raise the numbers of qualified staff and even that it would be convenient, to set up supervisions for organisations,which are providing social servises for seniors. One of the respondents said,that also teamwork is very important and workers rest. Bachelor's work could help to extend senior neglect informations to wide public. It could be used as an informative material for workers in organizations,which provide social services. And it also could be used as a teaching material for students studiing social care or other helping profesions.
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