Izazovi rada s osobama oboljelim od demencije iz perspektive formalnih njegovatelja

master's thesis

• Title (english): The challenges of working with people with dementia from the perspective of formal carers
• Author: Kristina Levak
• Mentor: Ana Štambuk (mentor)
• Committee member: Ana Štambuk (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Zdravka Leutar (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marko Buljevac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (In social work); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-09-21, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities; Social Gerontology

Abstract

Nemogućnost samostalne brige o sebi često je u starijoj dobi uzrokovana
djelovanjem bolesti. Skrb za osobu oboljelu od demencije opisana je kao najzahtjevniji oblik
skrbi iz razloga što iziskuje intenzivnu i dugotrajnu njegu. S obzirom da trenutno oko 35
milijuna ljudi boluje od iste bolesti, čija se ekspanzija tek očekuje, može se reći da ima i
veliki ekonomski značaj za društvo. Moderne obitelji, uslijed zahtjeva svakodnevnog života,
više nisu u mogućnosti pružati adekvatnu brigu, zbog čega je povećana potreba za
formalnim oblicima skrbi. Profesionalni, odnosno formalni njegovatelji su stručnjaci
različitih profesija koji se svakodnevno suočavaju s različitim izazovima skrbničkog odnosa.
Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je dobiti uvid u izazove rada s osobama oboljelim od demencije iz
perspektive formalnih njegovatelja. U kvalitativnom je istraživanju sudjelovalo 15
njegovatelja iz 4 različite institucije na području grada Zagreba s kojima su provedeni
polustrukturirani intervjui. Rezultati tematske analize podataka pokazali su da njegovatelji
kao probleme u radu prepoznaju nerazumijevanje od strane članova obitelji te organizaciju
rada. Osim toga skrb ih dovodi do iscrpljenosti i osjećaja bespomoćnosti. Kada govorimo o
dobrobitima rada, rezultati pokazuju da osim emocionalnog ispunjenja i povećanog
osjećaja smisla i životne svrhe, njegovatelji dobrobitima percipiraju i osobni rast za koji im
je pružena prilika te stečeni novi pogled na osobe starije životne dobi. Zaključno,
istraživanje pokazuje da su potrebna daljnja sustavna istraživanja o njegovateljima, kako bi
se dobile smjernice za razvijanje sustava koji se za Hrvatsku može okarakterizirati prilično
nedostatnim s obzirom na postojeće potrebe.

Abstract (english)

The impossibility of self-care is often in the older age induced by diseases.
Caring for a person with dementia has been described as the most demanding form of care
because it requires intensive and long-term care. Given that currently about 35 million
people are suffering from the same disease, whose expansion is only expected, it can be said
that has great economic importance for society. The modern families, due to the demands of
everyday life, are no longer able to provide adequate care, which has increased the need for
formal care forms. Professional i.e. formal carers are experts of different professions who
are faced with different challenges of a custodial relationship. The aim of this study was to
gain insight into the challenges of working with people with dementia from the perspective of
formal carers. In the qualitative study participated 15 caregivers from 4 different institutions
in Zagreb with whom are conducted semi-structured interviews. The results of thematic
analysis of the data showed that carers as work problems identified lack of understanding by
family members and the organization of work. Besides, care exhausts them and evokes the
feeling of helplessness. When we talk about the benefits of the work, the results show that in
addition to emotional fulfilment and an increased sense of meaning and purpose in life,
carers perceive as benefits personal growth for which they were given the opportunity as
well as the acquired new point of view on the elderly. In conclusion, the study shows that
further systematic research on carers are needed, in order to obtain guidance for further
developing of the system which is very insufficient in Croatia in comparison to the existing
needs.

• Keywords: formalni njegovatelji; demencija; problemi; skrb
• Keywords (english): formal carers; dementia; problems; care
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:210607
• Study programme: Title: Social Work; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra socijalnog rada (magistar/magistra socijalnog rada)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2016-10-26 08:19:30