DEMENTIA AND HOW TO COPE WITH A FAMILY MEMBER WITH DEMENTIA

Demenca je duševna motnja, ki prizadene tako starostnike, kot tudi njihove svojce. V diplomskem delu smo predstavili, kako se svojci starostnika z demenco soočajo z boleznijo svojega starostnika. V empiričnem delu smo se osredotočili na svojce, katerih starostniki z demenco živijo v domu starejših na severovzhodu Slovenije. Raziskava je bila opravljena v mesecu maju 2016 in je zajemala 30 svojcev starostnikov z demenco. S pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika smo ugotavljali, koliko časa starostnik že oboleva za demenco in kakšne so bile najbolj izrazite psihične in vedenjske spremembe pri starostniku, kako je pojav demence v družini vplival na čustva družinskih članov in kakšni so bili občutki svojcev starostnikov z demenco ob namestitvi starostnika z demenco v dom starejših. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da je največ starostnikov obolevalo za demenco do štiri leta, najbolj izrazite psihične in vedenjske spremembe pri starostnikih so bile blodnje, nespečnost in tavanje. Raziskava je pokazala, da so svojci pri pojavu demence pri starostniku najpogosteje občutili žalost, občutek nemoči in strah. Svojci so ob namestitvi starostnika v dom starejših najpogosteje imeli občutek krivde.Dementia is a mental disorder that affects both the elderly, as well as their relatives. In the diploma work we have presented how relatives of elderly with dementia are faced with dementia. In empiričnem work we have focused on the relatives, which the elderly with dementia living in the home of the elderly in the northeast of Slovenia. The research was conducted in the month of may 2016 and consisted of 30 families of the elderly with dementia. With the help of our questionnaire, we determined how much time already faced with dementia, and what were the most significant mental and behavioral changes of the elderly with dementia, how is the occurrence of dementia in the family to affect the emotions of family members and what were the feelings of families of the elderly with dementia when you install elderly with dementia in a home for the elderly. The results of the research have shown that most of the elderly faced with dementia by four years, the most pronounced psychological and behavioral changes in the elderly were delusions, insomnia and tavanje. Research has shown that relatives in the occurrence of dementia most often feel sadness, feeling of helplessness and fear. Relatives are when you install starostnika in the home of the elderly frequently have a sense of guilt