Spremembe socialnih omrežij starih ljudi v času COVID-19 v lokalni skupnosti Škofljica : diplomsko delo

Kranjec, Maruša (avtor), Dragoš, Srečo (mentor)

Staranje in starost je neizbežen del naših življenj, zato je tako pomembno, da vsak posameznik svojo starost preživi čim bolj kvalitetno. Socialna omrežja starih ljudi so pogosto slabo razširjena, v času epidemije, pa se je ta problem zgolj poglobil. Zanimalo me je, kakšne so spremembe socialnih omrežij starih ljudi v času COVID-19 v lokalni skupnosti Škofljice. V teoretičnem delu diplomske naloge sem najprej predstavila samo starost in staranje ter kaj pomeni kakovostno življenje v starosti. Nato sem se osredotočila na socialna omrežja ter na značilnosti socialnih omrežij starih ljudi ter predstavila sem tudi pojma formalna in neformalna socialna omrežja. Na koncu pa sem predstavila še omejitve, s katerimi se stari ljudje spopadajo med epidemijo ter samo diskriminacijo starih ljudi med epidemijo. Raziskovala sem, kakšne so značilnosti socialnih omrežij starih ljudi. Zanimalo me je, kako so se sama socialna omrežja v času epidemije pri starih ljudeh spremenila, in zanimalo me je, kako bi lahko socialna omrežja starih ljudi kljub epidemiji ostala nespremenjena. V razpravi sem primerjala pridobljene podatke intervjujev med seboj ter ugotovila, da tisti ljudje, ki v času epidemije živijo skupaj s svojimi družinskimi člani, lažje ohranjajo svoja socialna omrežja. Rezultati so pokazali, da imajo vsi sodelujoči v raziskavi čez dan hobije in aktivnosti, s pomočjo katerih imajo zapolnjen dan, vendar vseeno se nekateri pri uresničevanju le teh soočajo z različnimi omejitvami. Starim ljudem so socialna omrežja pomembna. Stari ljudje na različne načine vzdržujejo stike s svojim socialnim omrežjem. Večina sodelujočih v raziskavi je poročalo o spremembah svojih socialnih omrežij v času epidemije. Spremembe socialnih omrežij so bile negativne. Nekateri pa so poročali o tem, da se njihova socialna omrežja niso spremenila. Rezultati so pokazali, da je večina kot vire pomoči navajalo svoje neformalno socialno omrežje. Razlog za oteženost stikov med samo epidemijo so bili ukrepi, ki smo jih bili deležni za zajezitev virusa. Stari ljudje se v času epidemije spopadajo tudi z raznimi negativnimi čustvi. Sodelujoči v raziskavi so dali tudi veliko različnih predlogov, kako bi lahko ohranjali svoja socialna omrežja med in po epidemiji. Na podlagi pridobljenih podatkov sem predlagala nekaj možnih načinov, kako bi lahko spodbudili ponovno druženje ljudi in širitev socialnih omrežij posameznikov.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: socialno delo s starimi ljudmi, socialna omrežja, epidemija COVID-19, ohranjanje socialnih omrežij
• Vrsta gradiva: Diplomsko delo/naloga
• Tipologija: 2.11 - Diplomsko delo
• Organizacija: FSD - Fakulteta za socialno delo
• Kraj izida: Ljubljana
• Založnik: [M. Kranjec]
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (82 str.))
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-128998
• UDK: 364.4-053.9
• COBISS.SI-ID: 82787587
• Datum objave v RUL: 21.08.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: Changes of social networks of elderly during COVID-19 in the local community of Škofljica

Izvleček

Ageing and old age are an inevitable part of our lives, therefore it is very important that each individual spends its old age as well as possible. Social networks of elderly people are often poorly distributed and during the epidemic, this problem has only deepen. I wanted to identify the changes in social networks of elderly people during Covid-19 in the local community Škofljica. In the theoretical part of the thesis, I first presented the old age and ageing and what it means to lead a good life in old age. After this, I focused on social networks and the characteristics of social networks of elderly people and presented the terms formal and informal social networks. At the end, I presented the limitations of older people during the epidemic and the discrimination of older people during the epidemic. I researched the characteristics of social networks of elderly people. I wanted to know how social networks of elderly people have changed during the epidemic and how they could have stayed unaltered despite the epidemic. In the discussion, I compared the obtained data with the interviews and found that those people, who live together with their family members during the epidemic, are maintaining their social networks with greater ease. The results have shown that all the participants in the research are engaged in hobbies and different activities during the day, which keep them busy. However, some of them are facing different limitations during individual activities. Social networks are important for elderly people. Elderly people have different ways to maintain contacts with their social network. The majority of the participants in the research reported about changes of their social networks during the epidemic. Changes of social networks were negative. Some have reported that their social networks did not change. The results have shown that the majority stated their informal social network as a source of assistance. The reasons for difficult maintaining of contacts during the epidemic were measures we were experiencing in order to contain the virus. During the epidemic, elderly people are also facing different negative emotions. The participants in the research also provided many different suggestions about how they could maintain their social networks during and after the epidemic. Based on the obtained data, I suggested some possible ways to encourage people to socialize again and to broaden the social networks of individuals.

• Ključne besede: social work with elderly people, social networks, Covid-19 epidemic, maintaining social networks