Senior loneliness as healthy social problem

The Bachelor Thesis is focused on the loneliness of a senior as a social issue. The main goal of the Thesis is to find out how seniors subjectively perceive the loneliness in the context of their lives. In the Bachelor Thesis, there were set two main research questions. The first question occupies with the influence of loneliness on the senior´s state of health. The second question studies how loneliness of the senior affects his life. The Thesis is divided into two parts- the theoretical part and the practical part. The theoretical part consists of four chapters. The first chapter deals with old age and ageing. In the chapter, there are described clinical and psychological changes. In the next chapter, there are described life changes when you are growing old, preparation for old age and ageing. The third chapter is focused on seniors, especially how important is a family, communication, seniors´ needs and also leisure activities for seniors. The last chapter occupies with seniors´ loneliness. In this chapter, there are mentioned types of loneliness, consequences and manifestation of loneliness and also the way how you can get over the loneliness. In the practical part, there is used the method of qualitative research via deep narrative interviews. For interviews, five respondents living alone were chosen. Obtained data were analysed by opening coding. The results of the research show that loneliness affects senior´s life in every respect. Results of the Bachelor Thesis could be used as a fundamental base for a description of loneliness as a social issue, that can markedly influence senior´s life