Meeting psychosocial needs of elderly people at nursing department

Rimantė Mikalajūnienė (Academic adviser Violeta Gevorgianienė). Meeting, Psychosocial Needs of Elderly People at Nursing Department. MA paper V.: VU Social Labour department, 2007. 63p. Summary The increasing number of elderly and old people in Lithuania motivates to analyse the consequences of this phenomenon and the system of social security and health care in the context of elderly people needs in more detail. The aim of this work is to analyse how psychosocial needs of elderly people are met in long-term treatment and nursing departments based on social and psychological aspects. Method of the research – quantitative descriptive. Methods of data collection – structural interview and questionnaire survey. Patients and employees of long-term treatment and nursing departments in Ukmerge hospital took part in the research. The results of the research showed that psychosocial needs of elderly people in long-term treatment and nursing departments are met or partially met. Both, the patients and the personnel pointed out that services and treatment should be constantly improved. The social worker’s role, his help and mediation in problem solving are especially important in this department. The results suggest that long-term treatment and nursing department are very important and useful for elderly people. It’s purposeful to enlarge the nursing department, better adjust the environment and expand spectrum of services for elderly people