Kvaliteta života osoba oboljelih od demencije

master's thesis

• Title (english): Quality of life of people with dementia
• Author: Matija Lončar
• Mentor: Silvia Rusac (mentor)
• Committee member: Silvia Rusac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Milić Babić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lucija Vejmelka (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Social Work Studies); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-06-29, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities

Abstract

Fenomen globalnog starenja stanovništva dovodi do povećanja oboljelih od demencije (time i Alzheimerove bolesti) u svijetu, pa tako i u Hrvatskoj. Samim time, dolazi do povećanog interesa za istraživanje različitih područja vezanih uz tu bolest. Područje koje je od interesta u ovom radu je kvaliteta života osoba oboljelih od demencije. Kvaliteta života sama po sebi je koncept koji je iscprpljen u istraživanjima, ali konkretno kvaliteta života osoba s demencijom u Hrvatskoj još nije istražena. Jedan od glavnih razloga manjka ovakvih istraživanja zasigurno je kognitivna (ne)sposobnost osoba oboljelih od demencije, što stvara probleme prilikom mjerenja kvalitete života. Strani istraživači su tu prepreku nadišli pa takva istraživanja ipak postoje, a neki od rezultata će biti prikazani u radu. To bi mogla biti smjernica za domaći znanstveni rad, ali i za praksu koja se odnosi na osnivanje specijaliziranih smještajnih kapaciteta. To je zasigurno čimbenik koji bi doveo do povećanja kvalitete života osoba s demencijom.

Abstract (english)

The phenomenon of global population aging is leading to an increase in people with dementia (and thus Alzheimer's disease) in the world, including in Croatia. Consequently, there is an increased interest in researching various areas related to this disease. An area of interest in this paper is the quality of life of people with dementia. Quality of life in itself is a concept that has been exhausted in research, but specifically the quality of life of people with dementia in Croatia has not yet been researched. One of the main reasons for the lack of such research is certainly the cognitive (in)ability of people with dementia, which creates problems in measuring quality of life. Foreign researchers have overcome this obstacle, so such research still exists, and some of the results will be presented in the paper. This could be a guideline for domestic scientific work, but also for practice related to the establishment of specialized accommodation facilities. This is certainly a factor that would lead to an increase in the quality of life of people with dementia.

• Keywords: kvaliteta života; demencija; Alzheimerova bolest; dugotrajna skrb
• Keywords (english): quality of life; dementia; Alzheimer's disease; long-term care
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:185485
• 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
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2021-09-25 11:41:11