Care of a Close Relative as a Change in the Carer’s Lifestyle and Social Situation

• Authors: Lenka Haburajová Ilavská , Łukasz Kwadrans , Lýdia Lešková

Abstracts

EN

Introduction: This paper focuses on providing social care to a close relative. It is crucial in social services. Design: qualitative methodology – method of semi-structured interviews. Methods: respondents were selected to satisfy specific criteria. Particularly, these criteria were the care of a close relative who was assigned level III or IV care benefits. Another criterion according to which we selected respondents was that the carer belonged to the age group in which a person is still usually economically active. The research sample consisted of 6 respondents. Results: Based on the data analysis, we created categories to present the content of semi-structured interviews. Needs focusing on the body carried over into maintenance of one’s own physical and mental health are: the need for safety, the need for acceptance, the need for acknowledgement and respect, and the need for self-fulfilment and perspective. Conclusions: It is important to identify the care of a close relative, the specifics and needs, in the interests of configuring effective management of medical, psychological and social care, and creation of a system of social protection.

Keywords

EN

protection; needs; care; social work; carer

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Kultura i Edukacja
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 4(138)
• Pages: 45-61

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Lenka Haburajová Ilavská

• Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000000246993381

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Łukasz Kwadrans

• University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000161022308

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Lýdia Lešková

• Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovak Republic.

• https://orcid.org/0000000284830313

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/kie.2022.04.03

Biblioteka Nauki

2159114