THE EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN THE ELDERY Cover Image

THE EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN THE ELDERY
THE EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN THE ELDERY

Author(s): Andrei Dumitru
Subject(s): Education, Gerontology
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: institutionalization; quality of life; elderly people; social assistance; family; social implications;

Summary/Abstract: “This empirical study addresses the issue of the social assistance management system for institutionalized elderly people. The purpose of this study is to present the problems of the psychosocial implications of the institutionalization of elderly people. Older people need special attention; which adds to social factors: the decline in income, the lack of family or the inability to provide supervision and care arise as a consequence of serious disability - the lack of a system of immobilization, incontinence, loss of autonomy and self-service capacity Institutionalization of people aged 3 and 4. The research methods used have been studied by the case, the observation technique and the comprehensive conversation. The present study has shown that for the elderly, the most favorable environment remains the family - the vital factor, and for a possible institutionalization a psychological training. In conclusion, regaining the elderly autonomy, a vital tone and social reintegration depends on the qualities of the group in the institutions of institutionalization.”

  • Issue Year: IX/2018
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 70-85
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English