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Family Needs In the Context of Care for Seriously Ill Elderly
OKTÁBCOVÁ, Denisa
This bachelor publication is consists of theoretical and empirical part. The theoretical part is about home care, which is focuse for seniors who needs a long time care. In the publication is a mentioned chapter, which is dedicating the problematic of ballast the family caregivers. And in this chapter is a part with theirs needs. After introduction the chosen illness which are directly related with the issue of old age is pointed out on sick seniors too. Including general family caregivers. And then is seen into the present situation of intergenerational live between seniors and one or more ranks of younger generation. In connection with family caregivers needs is necessarily in this project say something about the organizations, which have in the case of interes tor necessity help to caregiver. In the empirical part is qualitative research, which is made of semi structured interview with ten informants, who currently care for a sick old human in a common household in south Bohemia region. The research sample was created by "snowball sampling." After a theoretical description selected strategy, technics, method and selective sample, follows the research indeed. A primary objective is an evaluation the changing roles of family caregiver when they began care about him. A secondary objectives are a finding an availability of formal and informal help firstly and the finding a interest of family about using many forms of help secondly. Research questions are focuses on changes, which have occurred on a carer, type of help, which is the most beneficial and finally for a human, who asking for help. Research results showed the role change of family caregiver in the free time activities and jobs due better joint about care and work responsibilities. A job can serve like a reason to mean for family, who decided between an institutional and home care for seniors, if considering a negatives and positives of it. At the same time can provide a moral support to the pupil, who already do a home caregiver for a sick senior.
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