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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Lectures - Gerontology and geriatrics - interpretation of terms. - Demographic and epidemiological data related to the issue of seniors, consequences of population aging. - Comprehensive care for the elderly, ethical aspects of caring for the elderly. - Geriatric syndromes. - Frequent clinical problems in old age (diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, locomotor, nervous system, blood, endocrine, oncological diseases, dementia, depression, terminal stages of the disease). - Risk situations and risk persons in the elderly population, the issue of self-sufficiency and dependency in old age, contribution to care. - Psychosocial aspects of aging (changes in work, family, attitudes and values; the role of "being old" in modern society), application in social work. - Quality of life for seniors, meaningfulness of life in old age. Seminars - Assessment of physical and mental abilities of seniors. - Falls and risks of injuries, home safety, acute conditions in geriatrics. - Activation of seniors. - Communication with sick seniors and their relatives. - Issues of caregivers, risks of burnout syndrome, importance of respite care. - Risk situations and risk persons in the elderly population, the issue of self-sufficiency and dependency in old age, contribution to care. - Nutrition.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Participation in classes
- 21 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 39 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| define the professional terminology of geriatrics and social gerontology |
| define the professional terminology of geriatrics and social gerontology |
| specifies the symptoms, causes and treatment of diseases occurring in old age |
| specifies the symptoms, causes and treatment of diseases occurring in old age |
| identify demographic and epidemiological data related to old age in the Czech Republic and abroad |
| identify demographic and epidemiological data related to old age in the Czech Republic and abroad |
| popsat specifika péče a etické aspekty ošetřování seniorů |
| popsat specifika péče a etické aspekty ošetřování seniorů |
| define the principles of good communication with the elderly |
| define the principles of good communication with the elderly |
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| implement activation approaches to the elderly |
| implement activation approaches to the elderly |
| characterise care practices to enhance the quality of life of the elderly |
| characterise care practices to enhance the quality of life of the elderly |
| assess the physical and mental abilities of senior |
| assess the physical and mental abilities of senior |
| set the principles of good communication and respond to the needs of the elderly person |
| set the principles of good communication and respond to the needs of the elderly person |
| solve the issue of self-sufficiency and dependency in old age, including care allowance |
| solve the issue of self-sufficiency and dependency in old age, including care allowance |
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Recommended literature
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Andrea Pokorná a kol. Ošetřovatelství v geriatrii. praha, Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4316-5.
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ČELEDOVÁ, L., KALVACH, Z., ČEVELA, R. Úvod do gerontologie. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2016.
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Eva Malíková. Péče o seniory v pobytových sociálních zařízeních. Praha, Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3148-3.
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Jiřina Ondrušková, Beáta Krahulcová a kol. Gerontologie pro sociální práci. Karlova Univerzita, 2019. ISBN 978-80-246-4383-0.
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Zdeněk Kalvach a kol. Geriatrické syndromy a geriatrický pacient. Praha, Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2490-4.
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