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Social services used by the elderly after having a cerebral hemorragie
SOUKUPOVÁ, Barbora
My bachelor thesis focuses on senior citizens after a stroke, their family members and their opportunities to use social services. The thesis examined also the awareness of such services and their availability in the Příbram district. The topic is very pressing as the occurrence of strokes worldwide is fairly high and in developed country it is causing a serious medical, social and economic problem. Senior citizens and their family members should know about the possibilities to utilize social services, so that they can achieve the highest possible level of independence and self {--} sufficiency in the home environment or so that their carers are provided with professional assistance. The theoretical part covers the issues of senior citizens and old age, stroke related issues, conditions, provision, funding and remuneration of social services, methods of care provided by the family and an overview of providers of social services for senior citizens in the district of Příbram. The research part of the bachelor thesis used a qualitative research, method of interviewing by means of questionnaires and standardized interviews. The research sample consisted of senior citizens or their family members who were approached by means of questionnaires. 120 questionnaires were distributed and 102 of them were returned, i.e. 18 questionnaires were not filled in. The return rate was 85 %. Interviews were conducted with 15 senior citizens at my workplace in the centre of care for long {--} term bedbound patients. The purpose of my work was to map the availability of the social services in the district of Příbram and the level of awareness of such services and their utilization among senior citizens. Hypothesis H: Senior citizens after a stroke are informed about the social services they can utilize. H1: Senior citizens after a stroke with the level of dependence 3 and higher prefer social services provided in residential facilities. It was found out that certain social services are missing in Příbram and some of the existing ones do not have sufficient capacities. The availability of social services is sufficient. The level of awareness among senior citizens and their family members is also at a good level. The evaluated questionnaires and interviews imply that senior citizens with the level of dependence 3 and higher mostly use the services provided in residential facilities. Based on the results the postulated hypotheses were positively confirmed and thus also the objective of this thesis.
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