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Informal care from the perspective of general practitioners
Hvojníková, Klára ; Povolná, Pavla (advisor) ; Vrzáček, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the process of informal care from the perspective of general practitioners and examines the key role they play in the initial phase of setting up the process of care in a home environment. Specifically, the thesis deals with providing information and advice at the beginning of home care, which is often considered by informal caregivers to be a crucial starting point that can significantly influence the further process of informal care and the fate of the patient and their relatives. The thesis also identifies barriers and points of friction that may arise between informal caregivers and general practitioners, as well as the consequences of insufficient information for informal caregivers. In most cases, insufficient information for caregivers leads to the premature termination of home-based care, without the use of all available support resources. The principle of subsidiarity can be violated. because relatives of informal caregivers may be therefore relocated to specialized residential facilities, or at the end of home care, they may be transferred to hospital facilities with no opportunity to pass away in a comfort of their own home, surrounded by family. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to the development of a strategy, or tactics, to improve cooperation and...
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Measuring the burden of caring for the elderly
Mezenský, Štěpán ; Remr, Jiří (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
This thesis focuses on informal care and the burden of informal care. The aim is to explore the current form of informal care and to reflect on it with existing knowledge. In its first part, the thesis focuses on a description of the demographic development of the seniors, a description of informal care and the problems associated with it, solidarity, caregiving burden, and the possibilities of assistance and support for informal caregivers. Furthermore, the thesis sets out to describe what assistive technologies are, how informal carers use them and how they relieve them of the caring burden. Peripherally, the thesis also touches on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the caregiving burden. Through quantitative measurement using my own modification of the ZBI-4 questionnaire, I describe caregiving burden, taking into account basic sociodemographic data. The results show no statistically significant differences either across genders or across generations, apart from a significantly lower perceived caregiving burden for Generation X. I follow the quantitative part of the research with the qualitative part, based on semi-structured interviews. In the qualitative part, I describe the reasons for the decision for informal caregiving, its form and consequences, potential generational differences,...
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The family's experience with the care and dying of a loved one
Kovačičová, Kateřina ; Matochová, Alžběta (advisor) ; Janečková, Hana (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of the experience of caregiving and the death of close family members. The thesis is divided into three main parts. The first theoretical part focuses on the definition of the basic terms used in the thesis. I also deal with the topic of accepting the disease. Part of the chapter describes forms of a help, such as the use of a home hospice, pastoral care, or the help of a psychologist. In the last part I will focus on the topic of communication during this proces. In the second methodological part, I will describe which research method was chosen in the thesis. I will describe how I conducted the qualitative research. The part also contains information connected to choice of respondents and cooperation with them. The last practical part is dedicated to the research itself. First of all, I will present four case studies that I created from the interviews with the respondents. Subsequently, I will focus on three basic topics that came up from the interviews as essential and which I wanted to analyze them. Key words: caregiver, person dependent on care, communication, death
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Informal care from the perspective of general practitioners
Hvojníková, Klára ; Povolná, Pavla (advisor) ; Janečková, Hana (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the process of informal care from the perspective of general practitioners and examines the key role they play in the initial phase of setting up the care process in a home environment. Specifically, the thesis deals with providing information and advice at the beginning of home care, which is often considered by informal caregivers to be a crucial starting point that can significantly influence the further process of informal care and the fate of the patient and their relatives. The thesis also identifies barriers and points of friction that may arise between informal caregivers and general practitioners, as well as the consequences of insufficient information for informal caregivers. In most cases, insufficient information for caregivers leads to premature termination of care in the home environment, without the use of all available support resources. This violates the principle of subsidiarity, as relatives of informal caregivers may be therefore relocated to specialized residential facilities, or at the end of home care, they may be transferred to hospital facilities with no opportunity to pass away in comfort of their own home, surrounded by family. Instead, they may be left alone in a hospital or other specialized institution. The aim of this thesis is to...
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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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Social work in nursing homes
JENERÁLOVÁ, Lucie
The bachelor's thesis focused on social work in nursing homes deals with the life of seniors in nursing homes in relation to the satisfaction of basic life needs, the quality of the provided care of staff for clients and the implementation of social work in nursing homes located in the Vysočina region.
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Entry of social field work into the client's family environment or care for the elderly in their home environment
ŠEBESTOVÁ, Dagmar
The bachelor thesis deals with the role of field social services in the home environment of a senior. In the introduction to my bachelor thesis, I focus on meeting the needs of seniors and describe the characteristics of their needs. I also approach a well-functioning family in old age. In the next part I characterize the family, its important role playing for the senior. I describe the importance of the home environment for the elderly and characterize the coexistence of several generations. I conclude the theoretical part with the issue of social issues. In the practical part I evaluate the results of answers to the questions by the method of semi-structured interview. My goal is to find out how the entry of social work can help in caring for a senior in their home environment.
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Current state support for caregivers for persons over 65 years of age with a care allowance in second degree
KAHUDOVÁ, Renata
The bachelor's thesis is focused on finding out and evaluating the subjective rate of satisfaction of caregivers, who careof a person over 65 years of age with the granted care allowance in II. degreein home environmentin the town of Prachatice. The theoretical part of the thesis describes some terms, such as old age, the needs of a senior, definition of a caregiver and the advantages and possible pitfalls of the home care. Furthermore, the framework of the current financial state aid and basic information concerning social services, which can be used by caregivers, is defined here. The content of the practical part of the bachelor's thesis is based mainly on the research results. It´s aim was to determine the subjective rate of satisfaction with the offer of current forms of support for caregivers, who care of persons over 65 years of age with the granted care allowance in II. degree in the city of Prachatice, especially with the available structure and the financial scope of these instruments.
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The influence of a Czech home nurse in home care in Austria on the psychosocial condition of family members
PETRÁKOVÁ, Šárka
Abstract The bachelor thesis deals with the phenomenon of a 24 - hour home care for dependent seniors in Austria. It examines the effects of the presence of a foreign caregiver in the households of seniors on his family members, the seniors themselves and names the current problems of this specific service. The theoretical part of the thesis presents the current possibilities of senior care and providing life in dignity in old age. It is presenting the historical development in the field of engagement of foreign workers. The basic definitions of the terms migrant, commuter and job mobility are dealt with in the chapter devoted to migration. The author discusses the causes and consequences of migration in the care sector. A considerable space of the theoretical part is devoted to the analysis of specific social- legislative framework of 24 - hour home care of foreign caregivers in Austria. To build the theoretical basis of the work, not only Czech available titles, but especially German written scientific literature and professional articles and official documents of the Austrian government has been used as well. The practical part is based on a research survey, specifically a collection of field data in the form of a structured interview with open questions, which provided the essential data. This research took place in the province of Lower Austria, the region called Waldviertel. After a thorough analysis of data outputs and a comparison with the theses in the literature, it was possible to draw a conclusion to evaluate the experience of the presence of a Czech caregiver in Austrian families and identify the current problems of this specific service. The results may serve in practice as a basis for decision-making, either by care clients or by caregivers who are still considering the eventuality of their future profession in Austria.
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