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POLIAKOVÁ, Nikoleta, KRÁLOVÁ, Eva, KOHÚTOVÁ, Juliana |
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University Review (1337-6047); 2020, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p13-19, 7p |
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Background: Dementia is one of the key reasons of disability and cause of the dependency of the elderly on another person. An elderly with dementia needs assistance in every aspect of their lives and their family members hold an important role as informal care givers. The complexity of the diseases and a wide range of life changes associated with long-term care in their homes provides a variety of physical, psychological, and also social and economic demands for them to cope with. Specific requirements and demands associated with dementia, high rates of workload carers, provided support and assistance from professionals are the factors that directly affect the quality of nursing care and thus the quality of life of the elderly with dementia. Objective: The main objective is to provide a comprehensive perspective at the theme of long-term care for the elderly with dementia in their home environments. We focused on the quality of informal care provided by the closest relatives to people with special needs. Method: The research method was a questionnaire of our own design. The part of it was a short knowledge test for informal carers and a test to assess the sufficiency of the elderly in ADL and IADL. Sample: Research sample consisted of 96 respondents who took care of their loved ones in their social environment. Results: Based on the analysis of the research results it is evident that the quality of long-term care in the social environment is relatively low. Informal care givers lack the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that are necessary for the implementation of quality and specific care for the elderly with dementia. There is not an integrated cooperation of experts from the health, social and legislative sectors, which would help them to improve the quality of informal care. Conclusion: Providing informal care to people with dementia at their home environments is difficult, and evolving process. Physical demands and mental stress of everyday care elicit a high degree of congestion of informal carers. Management of long-term care in the social environment is weak and ineffective. There we need team, multidisciplinary and various spheres in the care of professionals who significantly affect the quality of informal care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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