This diploma thesis is focused on happiness in the elderly. It searches answers on questions like: Can be the senior citizens happy? How should we grow old without loosing contentment? The meaning of the word happiness is discussed, as well as multiple points of view on old age. The presence of happiness in elderly is studied including ways toward the happiness. The thesis also includes seven casuistry, which illustrate the happiness of senior citizens. The results of casuistry complement the theoretical parts of the work.

Diploma thesis Elderly people in TV advertising focuses on advertising representation of the old age in Czech Republic and Lithuania. Since the old age is considered as a social construct, a theoretical part tries to describe the specifics of the theory of social constructivism in general, and then on the example of the old age. The next section of this paper outlines, based on a literature and a number of already published researches, character of the media and advertising representations of old age. The following section takes into account the advertising perspective from a different angle when describing current trends and approaches in marketing communications targeting the elderly or showing elderly people. In the practical part of this thesis, I describe the main characteristics of qualitative research together with research method, which is the semiotic analysis. The research sample includes selected TV advertisements from Czech and Lithuanian campaigns in which actors of older age appear. The analytical part aims to reveal the nature of advertising representations of old age, and attributes with which elderly people are associated. The conclusion presents research findings and framing tendencies of advertising representation of old age, and consequently the partial interpretation of each...

Title: Physical activity in facilities for the elderly as a means of self-care and independence Objective: The main objective is to identify through research the possibilities of movement activities of seniors in institutions for the elderly, as a means to their autonomy, self-care and independence of the surrounding area. Senior age brings with it many challenges and constraints, whether physiological or psychological means. According to my research (Morávková 2013), these problems can actually affect by physical activity in both primary and secondary prevention. But the question remains whether seniors have the opportunity to perform physical activity. In my research, I focused on a situation where the senior placed in a facility for the elderly and is therefore totally dependent on the supply of equipment. Methods: The thesis is the first part researches topics of geriatrics and physical prevention of seniors. In the second part I follow research which I addressed to all traced facility for seniors in the Central Region, a total of 49 homes. There I poll examined whether there are controlled hours of physical activity, how they are targeted, whether this benefit seniors exploits and possibly what finances have to spend to participate those hours. Then I processed incoming data and interpreted...

Title: Characteristics of the senior men's volleyball in the past and its relationship to the current mode of the game. Objectives: The thesis aims to acquire, process and evaluate the views of large quantities mainly former players, coaches volleyball and CVS officials who actively participated in the development of volleyball in that period. The operational objective is to elaborate the history of men's national team of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in volleyball and an outline of the history of volleyball. Methods: To meet the research goals, I used method of questioning using non-standardized questionnaire with closed questions. In the second part of the research I used a research method interview. I Interview I chose because I wanted to check whether I am in the questionnaire did not forget any important fact related to your topic. Data collected from questionnaires were analyzed sum of probands and their answers. The results were processed by conventional statistical methods, expressed verbally, in tables and graphs. Results: The results indicated the views of players, coaches and officials CVF on the issue of characterization senior volleyball men in the past and its relationship to the current mode of the game. The results showed that in the monitored period, there were significant...

This diploma work deals with the topic -- the qualitative service deliveries for seniors and at the same time it investigates with the satisfaction of seniors in retirement homes. Theme diploma work is "Qualitative analysis of providing services in homes for seniors in Pelhřimov region". The aim of this work is: Quality charting of seniors' satisfaction in retirement homes. Seniors' satisfaction inquesting in retirement homes. For inquesting of needed information an anonymous questionnaire form was made, which was introduced to seniors, who come from the retirement homes Domov blaholsavené Bronilavy, retirement home Humpolec and retirement home Onšov.

V ANGLICKÉM JAZYCE The diploma thesis deals with psychosocial problems of seniors' alimentation. The theoretical part focuses on the area of health, healthy lifestyle of elderly people, and also on the diseases and physical problems typical for old age. The geriatric syndromes, which occur in old age, as well as psychosocial aspects of the nutrition of seniors, are described there. The fourth chapter presents up-to-date documents that are closely related to alimentation. The nutrition of seniors is a crucial chapter of the whole thesis, because it describes how the alimentation of seniors is carried out in the home environment and how in residential care. The aim of the last chapter in the theoretical part is to present to the reader the "Domov ANNA", where the research survey (which is a part of the thesis) was realized at the beginning of the year 2019. The survey was carried out using a questionnaire method among clients of the above-mentioned "Domov ANNA" and also seniors living at home in Český Brod. The aim of the research was to find out if the elderly in residential care have better (more varied and balanced) diet in comparison with the elderly who live and eat at home and how psychosocial and economic factors influence the quality of their nutrition.

Student Number : 8229351 - MSc (Nursing) research report - Faculty of Health Sciences / The use and teaching of CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) therapies is a growing trend worldwide in the pursuit of health and the amelioration of some disease problems. Chronic, insoluble problems, stress (both mental and physiological), and pain are particularly the target of these therapies. In February 2001, South Africa became a world leader when she passed legislation promoting ten traditional or complementary and alternative therapies into professionalism. The purpose of this study was to assess the trends and patterns of use of senior nursing students of CAM therapies, and their intention to use such CAM therapies on their patients, or to refer their patients to practitioners of CAM therapies. A self-report survey was used to obtain this data, partly constructed from knowledge gathered in the literature review. Senior nursing students from three teaching institutions in Johannesburg participated in the survey. A pilot study to test the feasibility of the study and the reliability of the instrument was carried out at one of these three institutions. The group that participated in the pilot was not the same group that was later used as subjects at this institution. The pilot test was then subjected to a Peason's Product-Moment Correlation test to assess testretest reliability. Pearson's r was found to be 0.8, which shows high reliability of the instrument. Descriptive statistics (frequencies, means, and proportions) were used to summarize and present the results. The main results are as follows. A much larger group of respondents saw allopathic practitioners than CAM practitioners for their personal health problems and to maintain their health. Knowledge of CAM therapies was reported to be fairly low, though this may be due to the number of therapies presented for consideration. A large percentage of the respondents was interested in learning about, and even practicing CAM therapies on their patients, and in referring their patients to CAM practitioners or being able to advise them about CAM therapies and remedies appropriately. Given these results, with regard to nursing education, it was suggested that at least an introductory course to the basic tenets of CAM therapies and "holistic" or "body-mind medicine", needs to be presented to all student nurses. The problems inherent in developing adequate and relevant research avenues for these complex subjects, and an understanding of a range of the most commonly practiced CAM therapies needs to be included at neophyte nursing level. Focussed suggestions are made in the body of the report. Focussed suggestions are also made with regard to future research, both within the field of nursing and related allopathic disciplines possibly interested in incorporating aspects of CAM therapies within their own bodies of knowledge, and outside these disciplines. Suggestions relevant to the teaching and practice of a few CAM therapies practiced by the researcher, and of pharmacological and other possible avenues of research relevant to some of these therapies, will be made in the form of further articles submitted to the professional magazines of the CAM therapies concerned.

[pt] O aumento da expectativa de vida dos brasileiros é cada vez maior e, conseqüentemente, também sua presença na economia. Assim como o público idoso, o mercado de cartões de crédito também cresce em ritmo acelerado. Este trabalho estuda as características do portador de cartão de crédito do segmento da Terceira Idade, ou melhor, pessoas com mais de 60 anos, assim como seu comportamento em relação ao uso do cartão de crédito. Aplicou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa, através de entrevistas em profundidade, que levou à análise de outras faixas etárias para fins de comparação do comportamento de uso do cartão de crédito, assim como a aplicação de um questionário no aspecto quantitativo. Os resultados apontaram para características conservadoras por parte da Terceira Idade no que se refere ao uso do cartão de crédito. / [en] The increase of life expectation of the Brazilians grows bigger and bigger and, consequently, also their presence in the country's economy. Just as the aged public, the credit card market also grows in an accelerated rhythm. This work studies the characteristics of the Third Age credit card bearer segment, in other words, people over the sixties, as well as their behavior regarding the credit card use. A qualitative research was applied, by means of in- depth interviews, which lead to the analysis of other age groups aiming at the comparison of the credit card use behavior, as well as the application of a quantitative wise questionnaire. The results point towards conservative characteristics on the part of the Third Age as far as the credit card use is concerned.

O objetivo dessa pesquisa é apresentar, a partir do método etnográfico, diversos discursos sobre velhices presentes nas Repúblicas de Idosos de Santos (SP). Trata-se de uma política habitacional voltada à população envelhecida orientada pela idéia da moradia estudantil. O seu projeto inicial instaura um conceito de velhice baseado no termo de autonomia e independência. Os agentes da prefeitura desenvolvem a percepção de atividade e boa convivência. E os velhos, por sua vez, acionam suas noções plurais articuladas com seus interesses e interpretações. A pesquisa pretende, portanto, analisar diferentes sentidos atribuídos à velhice. / The objective of this study is to present, through an ethnographic methodology, different discussions on old age in the Repúblicas de Idosos de Santos (Santos Residences for the Elderly). This forms part of a housing policy for elderly, inspired by student accommodation, that defines concepts about aging based on autonomy and independence. Council staff work to develop notions around activity and good relationships. The elderly, for their part, are empowered to action their ideas articulated with their interests and points-ofview. The aim of this research is to analyze different meanings attributed to old age.

Públicos idosos e museus no Brasil: formas de atuação e perspectivas - estudo exploratório Esta pesquisa apresenta um estudo sobre as iniciativas que vêm sendo ou foram desenvolvidas nos museus brasileiros e/ou por museus brasileiros para os públicos idosos. Com base nos conceitos relacionados ao envelhecimento e na investigação sobre o envelhecimento populacional no Brasil, bem como a sua relação com a cultura; procuramos, por meio dos dados levantados em pesquisa empírica, refletir sobre os museus e os públicos idosos tendo como perspectiva a comunicação museológica. / This research presents a study of the initiatives that have been or are developed in Brazilian museums and/or by Brazilian museums for the elderly visitors. Based on the concepts related to aging and on the research of population aging in Brazil and its relation to culture, we try through the data collected in an empirical research, consider about museums and the elderly visitors having museological communication as perspective