Volunteer nurses in older residents self - help groups in residential care

Skupine starih za samopomoč so v domskem varstvu uporabna metoda dela oziroma pristop, ki pozitivno vpliva na kakovost življenja vključenih starostnikov. Pozitivno vpliva na zaznavanje medčloveških odnosov, preprečuje njihovo osamljenost in socialno izoliranost. Predstaviti želimo vlogo medicinske sestre v skupinah starih za samopomoč, njeno izobraževanje in delovanje v skupinah. Uporabili smo deskriptivno metodo in opisali izsledke raziskave, temelječe na anketnem vprašalniku. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 16 voditeljev skupin starih za samopomoč v domu starejših občanov. Želeli smo ugotoviti, kako medicinske sestre ter ostali voditelji doživljajo druženje s starostniki v skupinah in kaj jim delo v skupinah pomeni. Za kakovostno življenje starejših v domovih so skupine starih za samopomoč oblika aktivnosti za izboljšanje medčloveških odnosov,za medicinsko sestro pa so oblika profesionalne samopomoči pred poklicno praznino, vsakdanjim rutinskim delom pri starostnikih in sindromu izgorelosti. Skupine so odlično dopolnilo k strokovni rasti, pridobivanju novih znanj in veščin ter spoznavanju dela s starostniki in njihovega življenjskega obdobja. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da medicinskim sestram in ostalim voditeljem skupin starih za samopomoč pomenijo osebno zadovoljstvo ter možnost pridobivanja novih znanj in veščin, v druženju s starostniki v skupinah starih za samopomoč pa vidijo možnost, da jih lahko bolje spoznajo. V razpravi je predstavljena interpretacija dobljenih podatkov raziskave.Self-help groups for the elderly in residential protection are a useful method, which has a positive impact on quality of life and living of mature people involved in those programs. The method has god a positive affect on the perception of human relationships, preventing their loneliness and social isolation. Our goal is to present the role of nurses in the self-help groups, their education and operations at the groups. We used descriptive method and later described the results of a study based on the survey questionnaire, which involved 16 leaders of the self-help groups in nursing homes. We wanted to find out how nurses and other experienced leaders experiance gatherings in groups with elderly and what their work in groups means to them. Self-help groups are activities to improve human relations and also the quality of living in nursing homes, and for nurses, they are a form of professional engagement, which helps them to avoid vacuum daily routine work in and burnout syndrome. Groups are an excellent supplement to professional growth, acquiring new knowledge and skills and learning about work with the elderly in their life period. We found out that nurses and other leaders of the self-help groups feel that personal satisfaction and the possibility of acquiring new knowledge and skills, socializing with the elderly, are very important to them, as they see the possibility that they may become better and even more helpful. The discussion presents the interpretation of the data research