The nursing home as a support center for the elderly. Social support and emotional control

Jolanta Glińska; Edyta Ziemkiewicz; Ewa Borowiak

doi:10.5603/PP.2015.0073

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Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa

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The nursing home as a support center for the elderly. Social support and emotional control

Jolanta Glińska

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,

Edyta Ziemkiewicz

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,

Ewa Borowiak

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Zakład Teorii Pielęgniarstwa i Umiejętności w Pielęgniarstwie, Katedra Nauczania Pielęgniarstwa, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi
Zakład Nauczania Pielęgniarstwa z Pracowniami Praktycznymi, Katedra Nauczania Pielęgniarstwa, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5603/PP.2015.0073

Online publish date: 2016/02/29

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Introduction. It is seen as a state of disturbing the balance between the individual and the environment which leads suffers to look for social support. Therefore, the basis for their action should be a system of social support.

Aim. Evaluation of social support and analysis of the impact support to control emotions.

Material and methods. Survey was conducted on a group of 100 people (50 women and 50 men) permanently staying at the social welfare home for being chronically ill. For data analysis Emotions Control Scale (CECS) and the custom survey was used.

Results and conclusions. Proteges, from persons professionally assisting DPS, expect emotional support mostly. The results indicate the need for support mainly emotional, as the main factor in controlling emotions.

Nursing Topics 2015; 23 (4): 446–451

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The nursing home as a support center for the elderly. Social support and emotional control

Jolanta Glińska 1 , Edyta Ziemkiewicz 1 , Ewa Borowiak 2

emotions; aged person; health support

Jolanta Glińska

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,

Edyta Ziemkiewicz

¹

,

Ewa Borowiak

²