Wsparcie społeczne, samoocena i jakość życia nieformalnych opiekunów osób starszych

• Authors: Anna Pyszkowska , Michał Naczyński

Abstracts

EN

Aging society challenges with questions of not only how but mostly who will take care of an increasing number of elderly people. Research shows that the care situation causes stress, sense of isolation and depression amongst caregivers who most frequently are family members. The aim of this study was to examine differences between informal caregivers and control group of non-caregivers consisted of 78 participants aged 35 60. The study compared variables including social support from family, friends and professionals and self-esteem. The investigation showed no statistically significant differences between groups. It is assumed that cultural factors played a significant role in given results as further research is required.

Keywords

EN

informal caregivers; elderly people; comparative research

• Publisher: Instytut Studiów Międzynarodowych i Edukacji Humanum
• Journal: Społeczeństwo i Edukacja. Międzynarodowe Studia Humanistyczne
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 2(17)
• Pages: 265-276

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Anna Pyszkowska

• Uniwersytet Śląski

author

Michał Naczyński

• Uniwersytet Śląski

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2157641