Vpliv demence na medsebojne družinske odnose

Strnad, Špela (author), Švab, Alenka (mentor)

Demenca, lahko bi ji tudi rekli bolezen sodobnega časa, se primarno pojavlja pri starejši populaciji. Kljub temu da je vse več ostarelega prebivalstva in posledično vse več ljudi obolelih z demenco, je obravnava oseb z demenco in njihovih svojcev v Sloveniji nezadostna in pomanjkljiva. Oskrba osebe z demenco je (sploh v poznejših obdobjih) zahtevna in pogosto pomeni (pre)veliko breme za družinske oskrbovalce, ki najpogosteje prevzemajo skrbstveno nalogo. Med svojci je glede oskrbe osebe z demenco potrebnega veliko usklajevanja, medsebojne komunikacije, emocionalne opore ipd., kar lahko pomembno vpliva na samo družinsko dinamiko. Cilj naloge je ugotoviti, v kolikšni meri demenca vpliva na medsebojne družinske odnose ter nasploh na življenje svojcev oseb z demenco. V teoretičnem delu naloge se v začetku posvetim osnovnim razlagam demence ter razširjenosti le-te pri nas. Sledi pregled literature glede staranja prebivalstva, dolgotrajne oskrbe ter sistemov blaginje. Posvetim se tudi modelom razumevanja demence (predvsem sociološkemu) ter zaključim s poglavjem o življenju oseb z demenco v družinskem okolju. Slednji je za proučevano tematiko najbolj relevanten, saj se ukvarja z vplivom demence na medsebojne odnose, negativnimi vidiki oskrbe ter kvalitete življenja družinskih oskrbovalcev. Sledi še empirični del z analizo kvalitativnih intervjujev, ki sem jih izvedla z desetimi družinskimi oskrbovalci.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: demenca, staranje prebivalstva, družinski oskrbovalci, oskrba osebe z demenco, medsebojni odnosi.
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2019
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-113289
• ISBN: strnad
• COBISS.SI-ID: 36575069
• Publication date in RUL: 19.12.2019

STRNAD, Špela, 2019, Vpliv demence na medsebojne družinske odnose [online]. Master’s thesis. [Accessed 11 June 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=113289

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Impact of dementia on family relationships

Abstract

Dementia, which could also be called a disease of modern times, is primarily present in the elderly population. In spite of the increasing number of the elderly population and consequently more and more people suffering from dementia, the treatment of people with dementia and their relatives in Slovenia is insufficient. Caring for a person with dementia is (especially in later periods) challenging and often places a (too) heavy burden on family caregivers, who most often take on the caring task. The relatives require a great deal of co-ordination, interpersonal communication, emotional support, etc., to care for a person with dementia, which can have a significant impact on family dynamics. The aim of the assignment is to determine the extent to which dementia affects interpersonal family relationships and, in general, the lives of relatives of people with dementia. In the theoretical part of the thesis, I first focus on the basic explanations of dementia and its prevalence in us. Following is a review of the literature on the aging of the population, long-term care and systems of welfare. I also focus on models of understanding dementia (mainly sociological) and conclude with a chapter on the life of people with dementia in a family setting. The latter is most relevant to the studied topic, as it deals with the impact of dementia on interpersonal relationships, the negative aspects of care and the quality of life of family caregivers. Following is an empirical section with an analysis of qualitative interviews that l have conducted with ten family caregivers.

• Keywords: dementia, aging of the population, family caregivers, care of a person with dementia, interpersonal relationships.