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The Needs of the Dying and Their Care-Taking Family Members in a Mobile Hospice
NOVOTNÁ, Jana
This bachelor thesis focuses on identifying the needs of the dying and family caregivers in a mobile hospice. The aim of the thesis is to find out what the needs of patients and carers in a mobile hospice are and how the hospice meets these needs. The bachelor thesis is divided into theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part deals with the services of mobile hospice, the most common problems that are solved for patients, their caregivers and also for the bereaved. The practical part focuses on the research and its results. The research was conducted using semi-structured interview and observation method. The research revealed that the most common problems are concerns about pain, loneliness, and securing medication that will control other negative symptoms of the illness. In addition, the concern of the family and hospice staff is important to the patients. Psychological support, help with care, medical devices are most important for carers. The research part of the thesis showed that mobile hospice helps to meet the needs of the dying and their family members. All respondents were maximally satisfied with the care provided by the mobile hospice. The results of the bachelor thesis will be provided to mobile hospices in the South Bohemia region, where they can be interpreted as feedback to the entire mobile hospice team.
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Absence of Rites of passage in liminal situations
NOVÁKOVÁ, Anna
This dissertation seeks to evaluate the absence of rites of passage in the context of indi-viduals´ marginal life situations. The aim of this research is to describe rites of passage and to highlight its importance in the contemporary age. Furthermore, it proposes an implementation of rites of passage in the area of social work due to its potential to aid in dealing with difficult life situations. For example, it can be used as a tool in group the-rapy for people with substance use disorder diagnosis, in social work with terminally ill patients or the bereaved dealing with grief. In addition to that, it is also a useful tool for the work woth adolescents going through multiple life changes. Conclusively, this dis-sertation proposes the rite of passage as a valuable tool for social work with many groups of people, and also seeks to encourage other social areas and individuals to im-plement rite of passage in their daily life.
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Pastoral care for palliative patients and their families
Víravská, Marie ; Kolář, Pavel (advisor) ; Stretti, Sylvie (referee)
This study is aimed at a pastoral care of palliative patients and their families (the bereaved). The first part is dedicated to the content of the pastoral care of the dying person and the naming of individual tasks. There is described a pastoral conversation that is accompanied in the course of caring typical for this group of patients and the pastoral targets. The second part is devoted to the care of the bereaved and its possibilities in the current time. There is giving a description of the particular stages in terms of the bereaved and the carers and the specifics of the care of a bereaved child. It is ended with a chapter discusses about the importance of the hope (particularly transcendental) in the pastoral care of the dying person and the bereaved families.
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Pastoral care for palliative patients and their families
Víravská, Marie ; Kolář, Pavel (advisor) ; Stretti, Sylvie (referee)
This study is aimed at a pastoral care of palliative patients and their families (the bereaved). The first part is dedicated to the content of the pastoral care of the dying person and the naming of individual tasks. There is described a pastoral conversation that is accompanied in the course of caring typical for this group of patients and the pastoral targets. The second part is devoted to the care of the bereaved and its possibilities in the current time. There is giving a description of the particular stages in terms of the bereaved and the carers and the specifics of the care of a bereaved child. It is ended with a chapter discusses about the importance of the hope (particularly transcendental) in the pastoral care of the dying person and the bereaved families.
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