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• Attitudes of Roma adults towards the care of their elderly relatives

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  Irén Godó

  Dalma Tóth

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  Caring for the elderly is a challenge for any society even if it is a family or institution related issue (Bánlaki 2006). Numerous researches on the care of the elderly have been published, which help to make the care of the elderly as effective as possible (Djellal, Gallouj 2006). Within the framework of our research, we undertook to examine the attitudes (Arlotti, Aguilar-Hendrickson 2017) and experiences of the Roma towards elderly care.
  Our aim was to explore the opinions of adult Roma people on the topic, as well as to identify possible cultural peculiarities in this issue (Hajime et al 2006; Da Roit 2010; Kehusmaa et al. 2013; Szabóné 2018).

  Method:
  We have selected Roma adult people living in Budapest as our target group, most of them perform manual labour, who in the near future are likely to face the issue of caring for their elderly relatives or are already facing it in the capital. We have chosen this target group because there is a wide range of social services in the capital, and this gives us an insight into the confidence or lack of confidence in the social care system. The situation of the Roma elderly in the Hungarian social context is discussed with a nuanced approach based on Roma studies. The opinions and thoughts of 20 Roma adults are highlighted in our presentation, with whom we interviewed. We compiled a semi-structured set of questions for the target group. We tried to capture the attitude of the Roma towards elderly care along different dimensions (Allport, Lindzey 1960; Örkény, Vári 2009): individual responsibility (Nárai 2019) patterns of the family (Bánlaky 2001), financial and other resources (Bourdieu 1999) - assistance, trust in the social care system, readiness for elderly care (Heimlich 2008). Our research was carried out in November 2021 in compliance with the measures associated witht he COVID-19 situation. The interviews took 40-75 minutes long on average per person.
  We compare international trends within formation on elderly care in Hungary and data on the health status of elderly Roma in Hungary (Kodner, 2006).

  Results:
  The uniqueness of our research lies in the fact that we present the strategies of the Roma related to care in the Hungarian social reality, we identify practical problems and challenges, which can even be a breeding ground for future social policy measures (Schwiter et al. 2015). Poverty among the Roma, as well as discrimination and lower life expectancy compared to non-Roma (KSH, 2015) all contribute to the decision-making of Roma adults regarding the care of their elderly relatives, which is confirmed by the answers found in the interviews and the possibilities and strategies formed by the elderly care system (Kovács 2006). Our results showed that access to various social benefits, such as home help and public health care among others is affected during elderly care, and also has a key role to play, but also information among the Roma. In addition to trust in the social care system, financial means or lack of the influence coping strategies for elderly care. The results obtained can be used even for prevention projects aimed at local health preservation, or for any program aimed at improving the health status of the Roma.

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  Barbara Da Roit (2010): Strategies of Care. Changing Elderly Care in Italy and the Netherlands. Care and Welfare
  Bánlaky Pál (2001): Családszociológia. Wesley János Lelkészképző Főiskola, Budapest.
  Bánlaky Pál (2006): A család belső működése – A családon belüli kapcsolatok dinamikája. In: Czibere Ibolya (szek.) (2006): Családszociológia szöveggyűjtemény. Debrecen.
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• Gerontology Days 2021. International Scientific Conference - Programme of the Conference

  Ágnes Bene

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  180

  Gerontology Days 2021

  The Faculty of Health at the University of Debrecen organized the yearly International Scientific Conference on 25-26 November 2021.

  Language of the Conference: Hungarian (25. November), English (26. November)

  COMMITTEES

  Program Committee

  President:
  Dr. habil Marianna Móré, Dean of the Faculty of Health of the University of Debrecen

  Members:
  Dr. Ágnes Bene
  Dr. Katalin Papp
  Dr. László Patyán
  Ágnes Stomp Hengspergerné
  Anita Rusinné Dr. Fedor

  Scientific Committee
  Dr. Marianna Móré University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Prof. Dr. Betul Tosun Hassan Kalyoncu University
  Dr. László Patyán University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. Katalin Papp University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Prof. Dr. Mihály Fónai University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. János Endre Kovács University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. Anita Szemán-Nagy University of Debrecen
  Dr. Győző Pék University of Debrecen
  Dr. Katalin Balázs University of Debrecen
  Dr. István Hidegkuti University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. Adriána Csinády University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Dr. Ágnes Bene University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Zsuzsanna Judit Kőműves University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Józsa Tamás Józsa University of Debrecen Faculty of Health
  Luca Zsuzsa Nagy University of Debrecen

  Operative support:
  György Kirilla
  Károly Séfer
  Zsoltné Varga
  Judit Buczi
  Gábor Kiss
  Lajos Sajtos
  Kinga Bácsi
  Vivien Hudák
  Adrienn Németh
  Réka Virág

   

  Programme of the Conference
  26 th November Friday (online)
  
  Host:
  Dr. Katalin Papp (University of Debrecen Faculty of Health)
  Language: English
  Time zone: (CET)+1; (UTC) + 1

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m55a582a5241e04b584b1ed41fcfbf91a

  9:15
  Opening Ceremony
  Dr. Anita Rusinne Fedor general and scientific vice dean,
  University of Debrecen Faculty of Health

  PLENARY SESSION

  9:20
  Covid, lockdown, elderly. Experiences of the follow up reserach among active older adults 2020- 2021.
  Dr. László Patyán
  (University of Debrecen)

   

  9:50 – 10:50 MORNING SESSION

  Host:
  Dr. László Patyán (University of Debrecen Faculty of Health)

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m55a582a5241e04b584b1ed41fcfbf91a

  9:50
  The good practice of inclusion in action - the proposal of program based on the Human Rights
  Marzanna Farnicka PhD.
  (Family Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology Zielona Góra University, Poland)

  10:10
  Quality of life for social care centre clients
  Alondere Linda
  (Riga Medical College of the University of Latvia)

  10:30
  Spiritual care in Slovenian nursing homes: a quantitative descriptive study
  Igor Karnjuš
  (University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izola, Slovenia)

  10:50-11:00 Coffee break

  11:00 – 12:20
  SYMPOSIUM
  “COVID -19 PANDEMIC, SURVEYS ON ELDERLY ABOUT VACCINATION – NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES” SYMPOSIUM

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m55a582a5241e04b584b1ed41fcfbf91a

  Chairs:
  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil PhD
  Associate Professor, University of Gdańsk,
  Győző Pék PhD
  ret. Associate Professor, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology

  Participants:
  Șerban Olah, PhD Associate Professor, University of Oradea, Romania
  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil, PhD Associate Professor, University of Gdańsk, Poland
  Győző Pék, PhD ret. Associate Professor,
  Adrienn Kaszás, PhD student,
  Balázs Őrsi, Assistant Professor,
  University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology

  11:00
  Introduction
  Győző Pék, PhD ret. Associate Professor, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology

  11:05
  The severe cases of Covid 19 in Europe. A comparative analysis using SHARE data base
  Șerban Olah, PhD Associate Professor, University of Oradea, Romania

  11:20
  How to convince the undecided - communication with the elderly and attitudes towards vaccination COVID-19 in Poland
  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil, PhD Associate Professor, University of Gdańsk, Poland

  11:35
  Introducing an international project. Aims and beginnings
  Katarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil, PhD Associate Professor, University of Gdańsk, Poland

  11:50
  Survey on unvaccinated Hungarian elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Győző Pék, PhD ret. Associate Professor, Adrienn Kaszás, PhD student, Balázs Őrsi, Assistant Professor, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology

  12:10 – 12:25 Discussion

  12:30 Closing of the Symposium

  12:30-13:00 Lunch time

  13 - 14:10 AFTERNOON SECTION

  
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mcbe05fc7b01796c7044e63d5ff2e24e4

  Host: Dr. Katalin Papp
  (University of Debrecen Faculty of Health)

  13:00
  Subjective Assessments of the Disease Seriousness in the Population Aged 60+
  Jitka Doležalová
  University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

  13:20
  Prelevance of falls in seniors hospitalized on gerontopsychiatric department, their risk factors and possibilities of preventive interventions
  PhDr. Libová Ľubica
  (Vysoká školazdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety, Bratislava; FZaSP sv. Ladislava, Nov Zámky)

  13:40
  Domestic Violence and its Impact upon Reproductive Health during Corona Virus Pandemic among Women Attending Primary Health Care
  Dr. Iqbal Majeed Abbas
  (Baghdad College of Medical Sciences - Nursing Department)

  
  Virtual Poster

  14:00
  Postoperative rehabilitation after total knee joint replacement
  PhDr. Mgr. Vavro Michal
  (Vysoká škola zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety, Bratislava; FZaSP sv. Ladislava, Nové Zámky)

  14:10-14:20 Coffee Break

  14:20-16:20 Parallel sections

  14:20-16:20 Parallel sections

  LATE AFTERNOON SECTION

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mcbe05fc7b01796c7044e63d5ff2e24e4

  Host: Dr. László Patyán
  (University of Debrecen Faculty of Health)

  14:20
  Revealing the Concept of Aging in Turkish Nursing Students: An Exploratory Metaphor Analysis
  Assoc. Prof. Emel Bahadir Yilmaz*,
  Assoc. Prof. Arzu Yüksel**
  (* Giresun University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Turkey.
  ** Aksaray University, Faculty of Health Science)

  14:40
  Attitudes of Roma adults towards the care of their elderly relatives
  Irén Godó, Dalma Tóth
  (University of Debrecen)

  15:00
  Local community practices to improve healthy aging in the North
  Dr. Elena Golubeva, Dr. Anastasia Emelyanova
  (Northern Arctic Federal University, Arkhangelsk (Russia))

  15:20
  Staff Training and Stress in Long Term Care Facilities Special Care Units for Alzheimer's Elders
  Dr. S. Jean Szilagyi
  (St. Joseph College of Maine
  Ohio Department of Health)

  15:40
  Hospice and Palliative Social Work Roles in the U.S.
  Dr. Ellen L. Csikai
  (University of Alabama, School of Social Work)

  16:00
  Determining the Reasons of Older People for Choosing a Nursing Home: A Comparative Study
  
  Assoc. Prof. Arzu YÜKSEL*, Assoc. Prof. Emel BAHADIR YILMAZ**, Nurse Cansu Esra KESEKCİ***
  *Aksaray University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Turkey.
  **Giresun University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Turkey.
  *** Silivri State Hospital, Children's Service, Turkey.

  16:20
  Growing Ageing Population and European Policies
  Rehana Sindho Kabooro
  University of Debrecen

  Virtual Poster

  16:40
  Satisfaction with the implementation of developmental tasks in the course of life and the sense of well-being in late adulthood
  Hanna Liberska
  Faculty of Psychology Kazimierz Wielki University Bydgoszcz, Poland

  
  14:20-15:20

  SECTION OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN HUNGARY (AWCDH)

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mf8a10dfb277e1f308bfa4fcc244801c1

  
  Hosts:
  Ágnes Bene PhD.
  (University of Debrecen)
  Andrea Ferenczi
  (AWCDH)

  14:20
  Education In Old Age In The Experiences Of Polish Euro Grandparents
  Prof. Jolanta Mackowicz, Ph.D and Joanna Wnek-Gozdek, Ph.D
  Institute of Educational Sciences, Pedagogical University of Krakow
  
  14:40
  A step forward with the help of a friend of older persons
  Susan B. Somers
  president, INPEA – International Network for the Prevention Elder Abuse
  
  15:00
  Action for Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments
  Willeke van Staalduinen
  CEO AFEdemy Vice-Chair and Grant Holder COST Action

  
  16:50 Closing Ceremony

   

  25 Th. November (hibrid)
  Levezető elnök
  Bene Ágnes PhD.

  Az előadások nyelve: magyar

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m0a5c6cb13912e54ceb3cc1b91a08c218

  9:00 Megnyitó
  Dr. habil. Móré Marianna, dékán
  Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar

  9:20 Köszöntő
  Jászai Menyhért alpolgármester
  Nyíregyháza Megyei Jogú Város

  Plenáris előadások
  9:30
  Fizikai aktivitás és civilizációs betegségek különböző életkorokban
  Prof. Dr. Tóth Miklós
  egyetemi tanár, Testnevelési Egyetem, Semmelweis Egyetem;
  elnök, Magyar Sporttudományi Társaság

  10:20
  COVID -19 pandémia Magyar oltatlan idősek oltási attitűdjei, pszichológiai és demográfiai jellemzői
  Dr. Pék Győző ny. egyetemi docens, Debreceni Egyetem Bölcsészettudományi Kar Pszichológiai Intézet

  10:50-12:10 Párhuzamos programok: Kerekasztal és Szimpózium

  10:50
  „IDŐSÜGYI REFERENS” KEREKASZTAL

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m0a5c6cb13912e54ceb3cc1b91a08c218

  Levezető elnök: Dr. Patyán László (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  Résztvevők:

  Résztvevő képzési szakemberek:
  Kisdi Réka, Szalai Eszter
  Családbarát Magyarország Központ Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft.
  Dr. Leleszi-Tróbert Anett Mária
  Semmelweis Egyetem Egészségügyi Közszolgálati Kar Mentálhigiéné Intézet
  Dr. Patyán László
  (Debreceni Egyetem, Egészségügyi Kar, Gerontológia Tanszék)

  Résztvevők idősügyi referensek:
  Pálinkásné Balázs Tünde (alpolgármester, idősügyi referens, Dabas Önkormányzat)
  Sarkantyús Rita Szidónia (szakmai vezető, Veresegyház Kistérség ESÉLY Szociális Alapellátási Központ)
  Szűcs Ágnes (idősügyi referens, rendezvényszervező, Szepes Gyula Művelődési Központ)
  Újhelyi-Török Alexandra (egészségügyi ügyintéző, Szolnok Megyei Jogú Város Polgármesteri Hivatalának Egészség- és Családügyi Osztály)

  10:50
  SZIMPÓZIUM A DOSZ KTO társszervezésével
  SIKEREK ÉS KIHÍVÁSOK AZ IDŐSAKADÉMIÁKON

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m489ae372c57f3fc80accc93fd01672b9

  Levezető elnök: Bene Ágnes PhD. (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar Gerontológiai Tanszék)

  10:50
  Harmadik Kor Egyeteme a Dél-Csehországi Egyetem Egészségügyi Szociális Karán
  Valérie Tóthová, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Care
  Jana Šemberová, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences,
  Institute, Institute of Humanities in Helping Professions

  11:05
  Hírös Szabadegyetem - idősödő generáció az iskolapadban
  Dr. Fülöp Tamás, főiskolai tanár, Neumann János Egyetem
  Dr. Sági Norberta docens, Neumann János Egyetem

  11:20
  Suttogó idősek és nyitott fülek
  Nagyné Hermányos Zsuzsanna, vezető, Nyíregyházi Szociális Gondozási Központ

  11:35
  COVID előtt, COVID közben, COVID után - a Milton Friedman Egyetem szeniorképzési rendszerének helyzete
  Dr. Jászberényi József (főiskolai tanár, felnőttképzési igazgató, Milton Friedman Egyetem Kommunikáció- és Művelődéstudomány Tanszék)

  11:50 Diszkusszió

  12:00 A Szimpózium zárása

  
  Virtuális Poszter

  12:00
  A Sóstó Gyógyfürdők ZRt. kínálata az idősödő generációknak, a gyógyturizmus piacának generációspecifikus jellemzőinek tükrében.
  Helmeczi Gabriella (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  
  12:10-13:00 EBÉD SZÜNET Helyszíni állófogadás

  12:30 VIRTUÁLIS KIÁLLÍTÁS Takács Lászlóné Katika világjáró kézimunkáiból
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m0a5c6cb13912e54ceb3cc1b91a08c218
  A Kiállítás a helyszínen megtekinthető a Konferencia mindkét napján.

  13:00 SZEKCIÓK

  „A” SZEKCIÓ: ÉLETMÓD ÉS ÉLETMINŐSÉG
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m20e9d7791072a1af7d3a51c11dcd5ca4

  Levezető elnökök:
  Rusinné Dr. Fedor Anita
  (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)
  Dr. Sárváry Andrea
  (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:00
  Az idősek szociális kapcsolatai és szabadidő eltöltése
  Rusinné Dr. Fedor Anita, Ungvári Sándor, V. Balla Petra (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:20
  Az életmódok változásának időbeli trendjei és társadalmi okai – időskori életstratégiák
  Szabó Árpád (Pécsi Tudományegyetem Bölcsészet- és Társadalomtudományi – Demográfia és Szociológia Doktori Iskola)

  13:40
  A 60 év feletti korosztály Tokaji borfogyasztási szokásai, jövedelem és borértés alapján szegmentálva
  Dr. Szakál Zoltán (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  14:00-14:10 SZÜNET

  14:10
  Időskori életminőség, jóllét és idősödéssel kapcsolatos attitűdök vizsgálata
  Ferwagner Anna (Debreceni Egyetem Humán Tudományok Doktori Iskola)

  14:30
  A városi zöldterületek pozitív hatása a demenciával élők és gondozóik jóllétére
  Dr. Fekete Márta (MDRG Kft.)

  14:50
  Időskori panaszok és a gyógynövények kapcsolata
  Pászk Norbert (Miskolci Egyetem, Egészségtudományi kar, Elméleti Egészségtudományok Intézete)

  15:10
  Cukorbetegek háziorvosi ellátásának minőségvizsgálata
  Törő Viktória, Takács Péter, Kósa Zsigmond, Radó Sándorné, Szelesné Árokszállási Andrea, Sárváry Attila (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  
  „B” SZEKCIÓ: PANDÉMIA
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mbf83fef05599e5a3473ed772511bc2c9

  Levezető elnök:
  Dr. Patyán László (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:00
  Modern családformák és a nagyszülői korosztály kapcsolata
  Dr. Boga Bálint (vendégelőadó, Milton Friedman Egyetem)

  13:20
  A magyar lakosok egészségi állapota, egészségmagatartása 2020-as SHARE Corona Survey (Covid-19) adatainak tükrében – Hagyományos statisztikai és rough set alapú elemzés
  Dr. Takács Péter, Dr. Takács Péter – Prof. Dr. Láczay Magdolna – Dr. Szakál Zoltán – Dr. Varga Levente – Nádasdi Kristóf Zsolt – Paulikné Varga Barbara – Tóth Kitti – Helmeczi Gabriella (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:40
  Idős hozzátartozót gondozó családtagok erőforrásai a COVID-19 idején
  Dr. Leleszi-Tróbert Anett Mária - Bagyura Márton – Dr. Széman Zsuzsa (Semmelweis Egyetem, Társadalomtudományi Kutatóközpont, Semmelweis Egyetem)

  14:00-14:10 SZÜNET

  14:10
  Az idősek nappali ellátása és az aktív idősödés lehetséges kapcsolata - Problémák, nehézségek, jó gyakorlatok a COVID-19 járvány tükrében
  Vajda Kinga (Semmelweis Egyetem, Mentális Egészségtudományi Doktori Iskola)

  14:30
  Az oltásbizonytalanság és az oltásellenesség néhány jellemzője a koronavírus-járvány idején erdélyi magyar felnőttek körében
  Bárdos Tímea (Sapientia Erdélyi Magyar Tudományegyetem, Marosvásárhelyi Kar)

  14:50
  Az időskori depresszió
  PhDr. Mgr. Kollár Lívia (Vysoká školazdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety, Bratislava; FZaSP sv. Ladislava, Nové Zámky)

  16:10
  Cukorbetegek háziorvosi ellátásának minőségvizsgálata
  Törő Viktória, Takács Péter, Kósa Zsigmond, Radó Sándorné, Szelesné Árokszállási Andrea, Sárváry Attila (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  
  „C” SZEKCIÓ: AKTÍV IDŐSÖDÉS
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m8ed272ac16c7c203b14e031b6b2a672e

  Levezető elnök:
  Dr. Móré Marianna
  (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:00
  Idősödő rendvédelem
  Ambrusz Alíz (Debreceni Egyetem Humán Tudományok Doktori Iskola Pszichológia Doktori Program)

  13:20
  A projektmenedzsment oktatásának szerepe az aktív idősödés jógyakorlatainál
  Dr. Asztalos Bernadett - Dr. Ládonyi Zsuzsanna (Semmelweis Egyetem Egészségügyi Közszolgálati Kar Mentálhigiéné Intézet)

  13:40
  PKSZAK MAJÁLIS- a generációk évében
  Rajzik Alexandra (Pécs és Környéke Szociális Alapszolgáltatási és Gyermekjóléti Alapellátási Központ és Családi Bölcsőde Hálózat /PKSZAK/)

  14:00-14:10 SZÜNET

  14:10
  Különböző közegben végzett progresszív balance tréning hatékonyságának vizsgálata nyugdíjasok körében
  Miszory Erika Viktória (Pécsi Tudományegyetem Egészségtudományi Doktori Iskola)

  14:30
  Hogyan érdemes időskorban táncolni?
  Bene Ágnes PhD., Dr. Móré Marianna (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  14:50
  Társadalmi innováció a DEAC-ban, az idősek fizikai aktivitásának fokozása érdekében
  Lenténé Dr. Puskás Andrea (Debreceni Egyetem, Sporttudományi Koordinációs Intézet)

   

  „D” SZEKCIÓ: DIGITALIZÁCIÓ

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m6e0c82a27d2b8f87ce181fddecd4dde6

  Levezető elnök:
  Nádasdi Kristóf Zsolt
  (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:00
  Az IKT használata az aktív és egészséges időskor támogatásában és az idősgondozásban
  Tóth Anikó Panna (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:20
  Telemedicina jelentősége a pandémia időszakában
  Paulikné Varga Barbara (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  13:40
  Képzési, oktatási ökoszisztéma Kecskeméten az 50 pluszos korosztály számára
  Molnár Szilárd (CédrusNet Kecskemét Program)

  14:00-14:10 SZÜNET

  14:10
  A hazai idősek online fogyasztási potenciálja
  Stumpf-Tamás Ivett, Bene Ágnes PhD. (Debreceni Egyetem Egészsségügyi Kar)

  14:30
  Idősek az infokommunikációs térben – lehetőségek és kihívások
  Nádasdi Kristóf Zsolt, Győri Anita (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  14:50
  „Tanulom a korom” Interaktív tananyag fejlesztése időskorúak aktív életvezetésével kapcsolatos témakörben
  Réti Éva (Pannon Egyetem)

   

  15:00 - Párhuzamosan: SZIMPÓZIUM ÉS KEREKASZTAL

  15:00
  SZIMPÓZIUM
  KOGNITÍV VÁLTOZÁSOK, DEPRESSZIÓ

  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=m20e9d7791072a1af7d3a51c11dcd5ca4

  A Szimpózium elnöke: Dr. Szemán-Nagy Anita
  (egyetemi docens, tanszékvezető, Debreceni Egyetem Bölcsészettudományi Kar Pszichológia Intézet, Személyiség- és Klinikai Pszichológiai Tanszék)

  15:00 A Szimpózium megnyitása, bevezetés

  15:05 Időskori depresszió az alapellátásban
  Dr. Rekenyi Viktor (Debreceni Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-Egészségügyi Tanszék)
  Dr. Kolozsvári László Róbert (Debreceni Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-Egészségügyi Tanszék)

  15:20 A Test Your Memory (TYM) teszt alkalmazhatósága háziorvosi szettingben demencia és enyhe kognitív zavar kiszűrése érdekében
  Dr. Garbóczy Szabolcs (Debreceni Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Pszichiátriai és Pszichoterápiás Klinika)
  Dr. Kolozsvári László Róbert (Debreceni Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-Egészségügyi Tanszék)

  15:35 Kognitív hanyatlás vagy integráció? – módszertani megközelítésben
  Dr. Kondé Zoltán (Debreceni Egyetem Pszichológia Intézet, Általános Pszichológiai Tanszék)

  15:50 A testmozgás szerepe a demenciák és az időskori depresszió prevenciójában
  Dr. Csinády Adriána (Debreceni Egyetem Pszichológia Intézet, Klinikai Pszichológiai Tanszék)

  16:05-16:10 A Szimpózium zárása

   

  15:00
  „MNKSZ” KEREKASZTAL
  A MAGYAR NŐI KARRIERFEJLESZTÉSI SZÖVETSÉG PROGRAMJAI AZ ENSZ EGÉSZSÉGES IDŐSÖDÉS ÉVTIZEDE JEGYÉBEN
  Webex link:
  https://unideb.webex.com/unideb/j.php?MTID=mbf83fef05599e5a3473ed772511bc2c9

  Levezető elnök: Dr. Takács Péter (Debreceni Egyetem Egészségügyi Kar)

  15:00
  Szigorúan 60 év felett
  Ferenczi Andrea
  elnök, MNKSZ

  15:15
  Barátunk-e a média? - Torz a tükör, vagy csak homályos? Idősek, Covid, Média.
  Hajós Katalin
  média szakértő, MNKSZ

  15:30
  Lépést tartani a digitalizációs világgal, egy többgenerációs kihívás
  Modláné Görgényi Ildikó
  szakképzési és felnőttképzési szakértő, MNKSZ

  15:50-16:10 Diszkusszió
  16:10 A Konferencia első napjának zárás

• Spiritual care in Slovenian nursing homes: a quantitative descriptive study

  29-30

  Igor Karnjuš

  Denis Bogdan

  Mirko Prosen

  Sabina Ličen

  Views:

  103

  Introduction:
  Spiritual care is an important component of holistic care in nursing. However, health care workers are not unanimous in who is responsible for the spiritual care of patients. It is likely that nurses are best suited to provide spiritual care because of the nature of their work, which requires constant contact with patients. Yet, meeting spiritual needs is not well defined in the role of nurses and is not always taught comprehensively in formal nursing education programmes. The aim of this study was to explore the extent to which nurses working in social care settings implement interventions related to spiritual care in their daily practise, how they perceive their knowledge of spiritual care, and the extent to which this dimension of care was included in their nursing education programmes.
  Methods:
  A non-experimental quantitative descriptive research study was used. In April 2020, 214 nurse assistants and registered nurses from 12 nursing homes in Slovenia participated in the study. The questionnaire used in the study included 12 statements related to 3 main areas: i) knowledge of the concepts of spirituality and religion, ii) implementation of spiritual/religious interventions in daily practice, iii) spirituality in nursing education. The individual statements were rated by the respondents on a 5-point Likert scale (1 - strongly disagree to 5 - strongly agree). The questionnaire had adequate internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.857). Data were described using calculated means, Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman correlation coefficient. A p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.
  Results:
  Regular spiritual assessment of nursing home residents is rarely performed by nurses (x̄=2.73, s=1.03). Female nurses (U=2191.500, p=0.008) and nurses who described themselves as religious (U=3314.000, p=0.001) implement spiritual/religious interventions in daily practice to a greater extent; they also expressed higher knowledge of the concepts of spirituality and religion compared to the others (religious/non-religious: U=2920.000, p=0.000; female/male: U=1885.000, p=0.000). The implementation of spiritual/religious interventions in daily practice correlated positively and statistically significantly mainly with self-perceived knowledge of the concepts of spirituality and religion (r=0.495, p=0.000) and the extent to which the content of spiritual care was represented in their nursing education program (r=0.494, p=0.000). However, nurses emphasized that the concept of spirituality and spiritual care tended to be poorly represented in formal nursing education programs (x̄=2.76, s=0.89).
  Discussion and conclusions:
  Individual characteristics, particularly self-reported religiosity and gender, appear to have an important influence on the implementation of spiritual/religious interventions in daily practise. In addition, our study suggests that the level of knowledge about the concepts of spirituality and religion influences nurses' willingness to implement spiritual care with their residents. Therefore, nursing educators need to develop curricula that include strategies to increase trainees' awareness of spiritual care. Current international research efforts on perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care in nursing offer important contributions to understanding the role of nursing in relation to spirituality and to developing educational content and approaches for both undergraduate and lifelong learning in nursing.

• Social security and safety of older adults in Poland

  9-11

  Bogusława Urbaniak

  Views:

  94

  Poland’ population will be ageing at a fast rate in the coming decades. It is projected that in 2070 the Polish ratio between people aged 65 and over and those aged 15-64 years will be 62.6, the highest among EU-27 countries. Population ageing appeared in the public debate in Poland as a separate subject in the 1990s, following a negative natural population increase and the looming impact of the massive withdrawal of baby boomers from the labour market on the pension system. One of the reasons for older persons’ growing interest in retirement was pension system reforms planned by successive governments.

  The announcement of the year 2012 as the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations (decision no. 940/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2011) contributed in Poland to the emergence of a senior policy from a social policy and initiated major legislative, institutional, and organisational changes at the national, regional and local levels of government. It also inspired the redefinition of measures used hitherto in line with the evolution in the perception of older people from social care recipients to active members of their communities entitled to education and economic, social, civic and political activity. In 2013, the Senior Policy Council was established as a consultative and advisory body to the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, and then similar councils supporting regional and local authorities were organised.

  In order to encourage greater activity among seniors, a special governmental programme was created in December 2013, which grants funds on a competitive basis to projects concerning social activities, education, and intergenerational cooperation submitted by informal and formal groups of seniors.

  The national government’s key documents on senior policy, one for the period from 2014 to 2020 and the other spanning the years until 2030, are Resolution 238 of 24 Dec. 2013 by the Board of Ministers on the Adoption of Long-term Senior Policy in Poland for the Years 2015-2020 and Resolution 161 of 28 Oct. 2018 by the Board of Ministers on the adoption of Social Policy Towards the Older Persons 2030. Security-Participation-Solidarity. In 2015, the Polish Parliament passed the elderly people act, which requires institutions in charge of the well-being of older persons to monitor and report on their situation. The reports submitted by the institutions are used by the Ministry of Labour to compile and present an annual evaluation of the status of the older population in Poland.

  The regional governments’ senior policy is reflected in their social policy strategies. The strategies’ operational goals started to address needs specific to older people since 2002, focusing in particular on improving their quality of life, developing round-the-clock care services, at-home care services, and rehabilitation services, and on reducing social exclusion and marginalization of seniors.

  Social security and the safety of older adults are progressively improving in Poland, but the greatest progress has been made in the area of active ageing. Social care services for the elderly still require improvement, because the predominant family care model is inefficient in many ways due to:

  • limited financing of care services by public institutions,
  • the growing proportion of single elderly persons,
  • the increasing number of people aged 85+ (the so-called double population ageing),
  • social insurance disregarding long-term care to an elderly family member as an insurable risk,
  • a lack of legislation allowing employed people to seek a long-term leave to give care to an older family member,
  • the informal expectation that women who retire at the age of 60 years will take care of the oldest family members.

  While neither the scale nor the quality of home care services given to older persons is regularly surveyed in Poland, it can be presumed that the scale of care services is insufficient and that they excessively burden families with a member in need of care. Between 2010 and 2018, the number of persons aged 65+ increased in Poland by over 1.5 million, the number of the users of attendance services and specialised attendance services by 29,000 (from 99,000 to 128,000), and the number of residences in homes and facilities providing assistance to aged persons by 7,000 (from 20,000 to 27,100.)

• Attitudes of Roma/Gypsy Adults Towards the Care of Their Elderly Loved Ones

  30-45

  Dalma Tóth

  Irén Godó

  Views:

  140

  Caring for older people is a challenge for all societies. There has been a lot of research on elderly care to help make it as effective as possible. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the Roma/Gypsy elderly care among ethnic minorities, using national and international trends. The choice of the target group in our framework was not accidental - the Roma/Gypsy minority is considered vulnerable in terms of several factors, which means risks for elderly care in terms of inequalities. In addition to the main concepts of elderly care, the paper will address the opportunities and constraints of the legal environment, the relationship between elderly care and health care, and the factors that shape quality of life and well-being, as well as strategies (formal and informal) that are emerging as trends at national and international levels.

• Redefining nursing skills in AI and robotisation, with a particular focus on conditions requiring long-term care

  126-145

  Anna Szőllősi

  Gábor Kismihók

  Ádám Keszler

  Annamária Karamánné Pakai

  Miklós Lukács

  Angelika Szatmári

  Adrienn Ujváriné Siket

  Views:

  234

  Owing to the enormous improvements in health and lifestyle over the last century, the average age has increased. Although longevity is an important achievement of the modern age, it is a challenge for the care of an ageing population. As people in the richest parts of the world live longer, there is a growing shortage of carers for an ageing population. This paper reviews the literature and describes the global challenges of caregiving, future issues in elderly care, the emergence of robotization in the field of nursing care and how this can contribute to improving the quality of care for the older people. It also discusses the experience of using robots in international and domestic elderly care and briefly describes how the use of AI-based technology has contributed to improving the effectiveness of care in the context of the coronavirus epidemic. The paper concludes by presenting a vision and directions for training development for Advance Practice Nurses, Register Nurses and post-secondary nurses, and other health care professionals to improve attitudes, enhance knowledge, and develop services to improve elderly care.

• Quality of life for social care centre clients

  11-13

  Linda Alondere

  Anda Kaulina

  Renate Juhnevica

  Views:

  83

  Introduction:
  There are approximately 60 million people over 60 years of age in the world. The United Nations predicts that by 2050 the number of people aged 60 years and older could be around 2 billion (Zaļkalns, 2015). In Latvia, every fourth inhabitant is a pensioner. Given Latvia's socio-economic situation, social and health care options for older, lonely people are becoming increasingly less accessible. A large part of the population of Latvia cannot provide themselves with quality of life in old age. If there is no family or, due to various circumstances, relatives cannot take care of the elderly, the only option is social care institutions (Slokenbeka, Zepa, 2013). The quality of life of an elderly person remains an issue when he or she is in a social care centre. Quality of life is a complex, interacting set of objective and subjective indicators in different areas of life. The World Health Organisation defines quality of life as “the perception of an individual's personal life position in the context of the cultural and value system in which the individual lives in relation to the individual's goals, expectations, standards and concerns. It is a broad concept that is influenced in complex ways by a person's physical health, psychological state, personal beliefs, social relationships and key environmental factors” (Scester, 2012).

  The Aim of the study:
  To analyse the quality of life for social care centre clients.
  
  Materials and methods:
  Quantitative research method was chosen to obtain the results. A questionnaire with 25 questions was developed. The participants of the research were clients of two social care centres (hereafter SAC) (SAC “X”, n = 50; SAC “Y”, n = 50).

  Results:
  The majority of SAC respondents have lived in the institution for more than four years (SAC “X” = 54%; SAC “Y” = 70%). In both groups, the predominant reason for being in SAC is “I am lonely, I cannot take care of myself” (SAC "X" = 62%; SAC "Y" = 58%). On the questions about the frequency of meals and the quality of food in the SAC, the data show that 78% of clients in SAC “X” and 94% in SAC “Y” are satisfied with the frequency of meals, while on the quality of food the dominant answer is “the food is satisfactory” (SAC “X” = 54%; SAC “Y” = 32%). The questions on living conditions show that SAC clients live both alone and in pairs (mainly spouses). The relationship with the roommate is described by 52% in SAC “X” and 38% in SAC “Y” with the phrase “we get along peacefully, without quarrels”. 26% of respondents in both groups describe their relationship as “very good and friendly”. SAC clients describe their financial situation as “modest”. Emotional support is received from other residents, staff and family members/relatives. Emotional uplift is also provided by various activities in the SAC and by doing things that they enjoy and find interesting, e.g., handicrafts, crossword puzzles. SAC clients note that they try to attend all events organised by the SAC, especially concerts by amateur groups and famous artists. The “feeling of security” in the SAC is prevalent in both groups of respondents (SAC “X” = 56%; SAC “Y” = 70%). Although there is a feeling of security, both groups of respondents report that they “miss the feeling of home” when living in SAC (SAC “X” = 24%; SAC “Y” = 34%).

  Conclusions:
  Clients in the social care centre are satisfied with the quality of life in the physical and social spheres, but are partially satisfied or dissatisfied with the quality of life in the emotional and area of independence. The participants often feel lonely and sad and experience longing and anticipation. Respondents in both social care centres never or rarely experience feelings such as love, joy and happiness. Respondents indicate a lack of independence, acknowledging that they have limited autonomy and that they cannot be who they are because they have to adapt to the existing regime.

  Bibliography:
  1. Zaļkalns J. (2015). Novecošana – aktualitātes un problemātika. Retrieved 25 January 2017 from http://www.afonds.lv/editor/uploads/files/prezentacijas/1_Zalkalns_Novecosana_aktualitates_ problematika.ppt
  2. Slokenbeka A., Zepa D. (2013). Vecums – liktenis, izaicinājums, dāvana. Rīga: RAKUS Atbalsta fonds. 96 lpp
  3. Šķestere, I. (2012). Pētījums par dzīves kvalitātes izvērtējuma metodēm un instrumentiem. Rīga: ES Eiropas Sociālais fonds. 43 lpp.

• University of the Third Age at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, the University of South Bohemia

  45-46

  Valérie Tóthová

  Jana Šemberová

  Views:

  83

  The goal of the paper is to present almost 30 years of activities of the University of the Third Age at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, the history of which started in 1992.
  The first discipline called Care of Humans and their Health was opened by the University of South Bohemia in the academic year 1992/93. The elderly were offered an educational six-term health and social program, while three hours of direct lessons and two counseling sessions a week (“senior Thursday) were subsidized. The students had to sit for unmarked and marked examinations, and to process and defend a thesis at the end of their study. In July 1995, 28 graduates were awarded a certificate on an extramural education in a festive ceremony. The implementation of the discipline of Care of Humans and their Health confirmed that even a non—professional leisure-time education could be provided at an “academic” level. A comprehensive view of education enabled to identify areas that should be taken into consideration during the education of elderly adults. They include areas relating to computer and functional literacy, cultivation of leisure time, culture of the interpersonal mutuality, and the human being (looking for the sense of life and higher goals).
  In the course of the thirty-year history of the University of the Third Age many activities have developed and the conception has extended. The new educational subject called Man in Health, Disease and Distress was transformed into a two-stage program offering the choice of the length and type of the educational program. The option A represented the choice of an integral and topically closed discipline while the options B and C represented the choice of the educational demandingness and inclusion in the European educational program called SoLiLL: Self-Organized Learning in Later Life. Furthermore, a conception of an extending program called Quality of life in the Old Age and other programs were offered to the elderly living in our region. As a part of the project activities, the elderly were involved in the projects of Phare a Interreg IIIA. The conception of the University of the Third Age at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the University of South Bohemia enables the applicants to complete an integral educational program, lecture blocks/cycles with various topics, and, at the same time, a unique research program called “Golden Path” focused on the Czech-Austrian border area can be completed. The uniqueness of the educational research program is evidenced by two translated monographs called “Wallern und Wallerer (Volary a Volarští - Volary citizens and Volary)“ and „Der Goldene Steig“ (Zlatá stezka – Golden Path) by the indisputably most important expert and researcher of the Golden Path, a historian living in Bavarian Waldkirchen.

• Elderly care out from the care system: the challenges of family carers

  2-24.

  A. M. Tróbert

  Zs. Széman

  Views:

  424

  The overburdened long term care system increases the role of family carers in taking care of older adults. Undertaking the role of care put a great burden to family carers and cause many negative effects to the family roles, the field of employment and to the carers’ personal physical and mental health too. The formal care system solely focuses for the need of care receivers and hardly find services targeted to family carers. This study, using the analisis of ten family caregiver interviews, overlaps the main difficulties they are facing.

• Determining the Reasons of Older People for Choosing a Nursing Home: A Comparative Study

  53-54

  Arzu Yüksel

  Emel Bahadir Yilmaz

  Cansu Esra Kesekci

  Views:

  85

  Purpose:
  This study was conducted as a descriptive and comparative study to determine why a nursing home was chosen for the elderly.

  Methods:
  The population of the descriptive study consisted of older people living in a community-dwelling or a nursing home in the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. The sample consisted of 342 elderly individuals who agreed to participate in the study between October and November 2019 (nursing home: n = 79, community-dwelling: n = 263). After obtaining the permission of the ethics committee (no: 2019/04-03), the data were collected by “Questionnaire Form for Individuals Living in Nursing Homes” and “Questionnaires for Individuals Living in Community-Dwelling."
  The Chi-square Test analyzed data, and the descriptive characteristics were presented as numbers, percentage, mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum.

  Results:
  The average age of the elderly living in a nursing home was 77.35±7.40 (min: 66, max: 97), and the average age of community-dwelling older people was 70.90±5.57 (min: 65, max: 88). Before coming to the nursing home, 38.0% lived with their spouses, and 35.4% lived alone. 81.7% of community-dwelling older people lived with their families. There was a difference in terms of some sociodemographic variables between both groups. Elderly people staying in nursing home; 26.6% were in the 76-81 age group; 26.6% did not have children; 38.0% had no income; 16.5% had a physical disability; 82.3% used dentures; 13.9% couldn’t do their daily care; 22.8% had low self-confident; 62.0% had sleep problems; 67.1% had no social activity; 35.4% were smokers; 88.6% of them had not visited a nursing home before (p < 0.05).

  Conclusion:
  Compared to the community-dwelling older people, the elderly living in a nursing home were more senior, lonely, had a lower income, had higher physical disabilities, had lower social activity and self-confidence, had more sleep problems, and smoked.

• Growing Ageing Population and European Policies

  27-28

  Rehana Sindho Kabooro

  Views:

  109

  Introduction to Social change due to aged population

  Increased elderly population in Europe has many factors, it took decades what is happening now. Europe’s low fertility rate, Europe’s migration from developing to developed country, high life expectancy and immigration laws. The developmental strategies of G20 countries are significantly interlinked with the economic and population development policies. The recognition of ageing population is followed by the Japan’s ageing population process which is also mentioned in most of the Eu data on comparison for the ageing population strategies. It is a visible change that social and economic developments causes higher life expectancy and better health in Europe.
  The average middle age is increasing, and it is predicted about 4.5 years by 2019 to 2050 it may reach 48.2 years as European middle age. In the most developed parts of the world, elderly population was discussed long ago, and serious steps were taken for global improvements for older people. As the life expectancy increases dependency increases that creates pressure to fulfil the needs of elderly for health, socially, and economically. Increasing number of elderly populations, is actual rise in social, cultural, and economic responsibilities for welfare systems, health care systems and individuals. More elderly people, more reliance needed number of old age homes, elderly rehabilitation centers and Palliative care centers are increased.

  Population ageing is not a sudden change in population, but it took decades to consider about the population phenomenon. The European social change has major cause of ageing population that may has dark impact to the future perspective. In current situation birth rate is low, mortality rate is also low and life expectancy is high which is creating a lot pressure on the economic growth and to run the economic cycle the labour force is insufficient, health care systems are updating each year since COVID pandemic and system failure was visible in many OECD countries as well in such condition there is a lot more pressure on the women to balance birth ratio at the same time women is considered as “Sandwich Generation” by some of the European researchers, women cares for the both younger and the older generation nowadays.

  Such ageing population determinants push the policy makers to design such policies and laws to combat this situation to secure future generations. Some of the EU policies to promote Active ageing and solidarity between generations, Silver Economy project to provide elderly jobs to decrease dependency ratio and Healthy ageing programs are running but still there is long way to show up positive results if migration policies will not be softened at certain points to keep achieving sustainable development goals in Europe.

• A new approach to Hungarian elderly care in Romania. - Scientific and professional workshop at the Partium Christian University

  159-166

  Emese Hajnalka Belényi

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  72

  Between October 20-21, 2022, the Human Sciences Department of Partium Christian University of Oradea in partnership with the Department of Social Work and Social Policy of the University of Szeged organized a scientific-professional workshop entitled New Perspectives in Elderly Care, in order to provide space and create a long-term opportunity for the meeting and dialogue of professionals working in the field of elderly care in Partium and Transylvania as institution managers, program managers, social workers, elderly caregivers, and researchers. The following review provides a retrospective of the event with the intention of formulating conclusions that will help moving forward.

• How can telemental health help reduce the loneliness and isolation of the elderly?

  2-29

  Anikó Panna Tóth

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  362

  In the study, based on a literature review, the author explains the concept of telemental health and how it can contribute to reducing the loneliness and isolation of the elderly. It covers the experiences of using ICT in the care of the elderly in Hungary, and also briefly presents how the use of digital technology has contributed to the social and mental health care of the elderly during the coronavirus epidemic, and what changes have taken place. The study concludes with recommendations for the use of ICT by social workers and the development of telemental health services for the elderly.

• Elderly Service Officer Trainings

  15-16

  Róbert Wernigg

  Réka Kisdi

  Anett Mária Tróbert

  László Patyán

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  142

  Introduction One of the challenges that stands before the aging population is the integration and mental and physical wellbeing of the elderly, and building the culture of active ageing. Meeting this challenge requires the activity of professionals who, in alliance with the work and services of the local governments, will become able to organise programmes that meet the needs and demands of the older citizens.

  This objective is targeted by the Elderly Service Officer Trainings provided by Family-Friendly Country Public Beneficiary Ltd.

  Methods: Our goal is to enable future Elderly Service Officers to actively contribute and enforce lawful practice to preparing, organising and implementing local civil programmes that target active aging; to recognise the special needs of the older citizens; and to orient within the legal environment of the programmes for the elderly. They should become able to co-operate efficiently with local government officials and NGOs supporting active ageing.

  Training topics: 1. Active ageing and mental wellbeing, 2. Community development, networking, volunteering, 3. Environment for active ageing, 4. Planning and implementing elderly friendly programmes.

  As regards to monitoring effectiveness, above activity indicators, we survey the changes of attitudes among trainees, and further activities of the Elderly Service Officers. The effectiveness studies are in progress.

  Results: Since May 2019, 16 study groups with 238 attendees have been launched (11 in Budapest és 5 on the countryside), and 12 groups have finished, yielding 144 certified trainees. We are planning a further set of 23 groups for 2021, in order to achieve the planned number of participants of 1000.

  Discussion: Further development of the training will depend on our future results.

  Supported by: Grant No. EFOP-1.2.6-VEKOP-17-2017-00001, „Family Friendly Country Project.

  References:

  L Patyán, JI Tóth, AM Tróbert, R Wernigg: Methodology to Aid the Community Inclusion and Person-Centered Care of Older Generations. Family-Friendly Country Public Beneficiary Ltd., 2019.

• COVID-19, lockdown, elderly. Experiences of the follow up research among active older adults 2020- 2021.

  40-42

  László Patyán

  Ágnes Bene

  Ivett Stumpf-Tamás

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  166

  Introduction, aims:
  The COVID-19 pandemic caused invaluable harms on the World during last two years. Among all economic and societal consequences the negative effects for elderly people was also apparent. Researches - among others - focused on the age related inequalities for accessing and using services, economic disadvantages, the decline of psychical, physical and mental conditions, reduced quality of life, increased level of loneliness, stress and depression, such as the increase and new faces of ageism.
  This research focused on the individual and organizational consequences of COVID – 19 pandemic and the effects of the state interventions followed by. The target group were identified as active seniors who have leading positions in different local and regional senior’s associations. These people were affected individually as a member of the age group and as an experts with organizational responsibilities as well.

  Research method:
  We chose a qualitative follow up (longitudinal) research method that was committed by semi structured phone interviews, recorded and anonymised. The time of the two data record focused and followed the main Hungarian waves of the pandemic: May – June in 2020 and June – July in 2021. Sample were collected from all districts of Hungary (n=42).

  Main research topics were:
  - The situation of the older adults (experiences about the local older people, daily life, problems, issues, social connections)
  - The life in the organization (activities, new initiatives, problems, issues)
  - Individual experiences (fears, daily life, social connections, shopping habits, use of ICT, vaccination).

  Results:
  We found significant differences on the personal life situation and the perception of pandemic and related interventions during the two waves. Pandemic situation may influenced these results. The age related “stay at home campaign” made more difficulties for the older people during the first wave, meanwhile related interventions weren’t so strict during the second wave by introducing shopping timeline for older people and night curfew for all in the late nights. Even first wave did not cause such harm like the second one in Hungary.
  During the first wave we found older people as a rule following citizens. They followed all the restrictions and regulations strictly. Life situations mainly were determined by the living conditions, that is means the ones who lived in the countryside mainly a house with garden experienced less negative effects than those, who lived in the housing estate area (first wave mainly fall on March – May).
  Older people reported increased importance of the local authorities. With the lack of central supporting interventions, local authorities played main role for local support, care and security. If the local government took care of older people they felt safety. Less interventions and coordination made older people insecured.
  The second wave made new situations for people. Older adults became one of the first target groups in vaccination and people started to cope with the pandemic.
  Older adults became more critical with governmental interventions.
  Critics focussed on the
  - pandemic related communication, the vaccination (older people mainly got Shinofarm vaccine that was not accepted in the EU at that time),
  - difficulties with the availability of health services, and
  - they experienced increased economic problems.
  The life in the organization: during the first wave we found frozen life of the seniors organization, cancelled and delayed programmes. Some initiatives were also reported. People preferred to keep contact via phone instead of using another ICT tools. Some of the answerer worried about the community life, how they can restart after the pandemic, others preferred the forthcoming chance for personal meetings.
  Seniors organisations may play an important role of the senior’s life by organizing free time and social activities, advocacy, and many other aspects of active ageing. As we made a first extract of this research further analyse will focus more on the good examples and new initiatives on the social, community and organizational levels.

• Bölcs öregedés az életút alkonyán

  180-199

  Tivadar Homor

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  224

  The study highlights what impression the quality of our life history has on our elderly ourselves. With this complex presentation of the aging process, a more nuanced diagnosis could be made about the versatility of ageing, thus more effective prevention and care programs could be carried out. The recognition and application of the positive philosophy of life outlined in the study contribute to maintaining good mental health of the elderly.

  Practical relevance. The results of the research can be primarily utilzed in care institutions, nursing homes and retirement clubs. It can effectively help the physical, spiritual and mental care of elderly people and help them accept their problematic life situation. The study might be utilized in practice on elementary and intermediate andragogy trainings and on vocational courses (social worker, specialist nurse, therapist).

• How can telemental health help reduce the loneliness and isolation of the elderly?

  50-54

  Anikó Panna Tóth

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  82

  The goal of the paper is to draw attention to the importance of telemental health and how it can contribute to reducing the loneliness and isolation of the elderly, by reviewing the literature. The author briefly presents how the use of digital technology has contributed to the social and mental health care of the elderly during the coronavirus epidemic, and what changes have taken place. The study concludes with recommendations for the use of ICT by social workers and the development of telemental health services for the elderly.

• Health challenges of the elderly: a comparative study of the need for health social workers in Nigeria and Bangladesh

  11-14

  Emmanuel Temitope Adaranijo

  Sarafat Hossain

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  104

  The established fact is that the population with the highest consumer of healthcare services is the elderly because of the increasing demand for adaptive health services accessible to the elderly. As the elderly continue to age, there is a decline in the health condition, developed societies have explored and employed several multidisciplinary approaches to the care of the elderly. The focus is on social work as a profession.

• Családi (informális) gondozást segítő rendszerek Magyarországon

  34-48

  László Patyán

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  295

  The member states of the European Union have to face the challenge of demographic aging. Taking the demographic characteristics of the member states, there are no essential differences in either the current or in the expected future development of the proportion of elderly people. Ageing affects several areas of the welfare regimes, but it is usually the health and pension systems and personal services that are highlighted. This paper deals with a special area of personal services, the family (informal) care and the support of carers in Hungary. The study introduces definitions of the informal care, welfare policies on family caregivers, the systematization attempts of the care policy in the member states, it analyzes the recent past and currently perceived care policy processes and ideologies, and finally describes the specific situation in the former Communist countries through an example of a Hungarian care policy. The basic idea of the article is that although the demographic challenges are similar, but the service policy and the development of the institutional systems show significant differences in each country. In addition to the underdeveloped institutional service system in the different countries, the post-Communist countries lack the supporting tools of the caring family members.

• A comparative analysis of the community-based care and program for the elderly in the Seychelles and Mauritius Islands

  71-75

  Vivienne Alexandra Sharri Lesperance

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  49

  The World Health Organization describes an elderly person as someone who is aged 60 years and older and further predicts that by 2030, the number of older people will rise by 1.4 billion (WHO, 2017). This phenomenon has not spared the Small Island Developing States (SIDS); according to the United Nations (2023), they anticipated growth from 6.5 to 14.0 million older persons between 2021 and 2050. Undoubtedly, these figures are indicative of significant growth in the aging population across the world, and this is merely the chronological age; needless to say, numerous physical, psychological, and environmental factors can impede longevity and healthy aging.

• Barriers of Accessing Elderly Care Services in Bangladesh

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  Masud Rana

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  40

  Approximately one in ten persons in Bangladesh is over 60 years old and it is estimated that this figure will increase to 21.5% in 2050. This huge proportion of the population often faces barriers in terms of accessing elderly care services.

• Interdisciplinary collaboration in geriatrics: implications for social work profession in Nigeria

  68-70

  Emmanuel Temitope Adaranijo

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  44

  With age comes the rising demand for health care and even more peculiarities to care giving. In addition to biological changes are socioeconomic factors that impact the health and treatment of the elderly population. The dynamics involved in providing adequate care for the elderly population as seen in developed societies reveals that there is no watertight compartment to knowledge and the need for interdisciplinary collaborations.

• Dementia and family. The role of Alzheimer cafe in reducing the burden of caregiving families

  34-46.

  G. Kiss

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  268

  In the last years, the international researches have turned towards families caring for elderly people with dementia /see the works of Zarit et al. 1985, 2005; Aneshensel et al. 1995; and Kaplan 1996/. The majority of these researchers analysed the stress burden of the caring family member and its consequences, role conflicts, and the tensions in the caregiving family (Zarit et al. 1985; Aneshensel et al. 1995; Kaplan 1996; Zarit et al. 2005). The revelation that in terms of Romania, we know nothing or almost nothing about the burden of families caring for elderly people with dementia and its effect on the primary carer, played was an important factor in the choice of topic. This is why, in a vast empirical analysis, in Transylvania, 50 interviews and questionnaire surveys were made with people caring for elderly with dementia in their own homes and 50 families whose relatives with dementia have been moved to a long-term residential home in the past 12 months from the time of the survey. Gathering data took three years (2015–2017). The research included the inquiry interview with the primary caregiver family member, in which we assessed the functional barriers and the psychosocial difficulties (Szabó 2000). The analysis of the levels of social skills was built upon this, and it unfolded the main characteristics of self-sufficiency, existing social skills, and social adaptation. This survey pointed out the everyday tasks in which the client requires help. With regard to family care, we have also analysed the independent living ability of people with dementia. These three angles offered the guidelines for the assessment of “objective burden” of the caring family member. Reviewing the distribution of caring tasks within the family is based on this, which helps us finding out who the key persons are, the ones undertaking the primary caregiving duties. For analysing the formation of roles within the family, we have devised our own criteria (Szabó–Kiss 2015). Starting from the objective burden, in regard to the “subjective burden”, we have obtained valuable indications about the emotional effect of caregiving family member. The detailed assessment of self-sufficiency through which we have analysed the measure of functional degradation of people living with dementia, was added to the devices of the analysis (Szabó 2000). The internationally approved scale of memory and behavioural problems (Zarit 1985) is connected to this, which measures the distractive attitude of the person living with dementia and its effect on the primary caregiver. The survey of the primary caregiver’s burdening is also connected (Zarit 1985), and so is the assessment of the negative and positive attitude towards the caregiving tasks (Farran et al. 1999). A six-step focus group is added to the devices of the research, in which the primary caregivers, by hearing each other’s cases and following thematic questions, open up more easily about the critical periods of caregiving and the pivotal factors of institutional placement.

• An exploratory metaphor analysis on the perceptions of nursing students about the concept of aging

  30-42

  Emel Bahadir Yilmaz

  Arzu Yüksel

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  180

  Purpose: The aim of this study was to reveal the perceptions of nursing students about the concept of aging through metaphors.

  Methods: The basic qualitative research design was used to evaluate the metaphors of nursing students regarding the concept of aging from their perspectives. The study sample consisted of 104 senior nursing students at Aksaray University in the 2021-2022 academic year. A purposive sampling method was used. "Metaphoric Perceptions Data Collection Form", which was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature, was used as a data collection tool. The form consists of two parts. In the first part, the demographic characteristics of the students were investigated. In the second part, the sentence “Aging is like … because … ” was given to reveal students' metaphors regarding the concept of aging. The metaphors developed by the students regarding the concept of old age were analyzed and interpreted with Metaphor Analysis. Metaphor analysis has been associated with content analysis.

  Results: The mean age of the students participating in the study was 21.65±0.99 (min: 20, max: 25). Of students, 68.6% were female, 33.3% lived in city, and 84.3% had nuclear family. About half (50.0%) of their grandparents lived in their house. Of the students, 39.2% thought about living with your parents when you start a family in the future; 52.9% lived with older adults aged 65 and over until now; 92.2% cared for an older patient during clinical practice; and 74.5% wanted to work in a health institution serving the elderly after graduation. Students produced a total of 102 valid metaphors for the concept of aging. Four main themes were obtained from the data. The main themes were aging as an ending story, a need for care, attention, and support, a new beginning, and a source of life.

  Conclusion: Nursing students' metaphors about aging are generally negative, but also contain expressions of respect.

• Mental health of older adults living in nursing homes in Slovakia – Results of a preliminary study

  44-45

  Mária Sováriová Soósová

  Lucia Hazuchová

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  48

  Loneliness is a serious public health problem of an ageing population. The prevalence of loneliness in elderly population was estimated to rise from 10% to 45%. In elderly population, loneliness is considered as a risk factor for mental health disorders, especially depression. Depression and anxiety are among the most common mental health disorders worldwide and their prevalence is increasing, especially among seniors who are hospitalised and living in nursing homes.