OLECKÁ, Ivana and Naděžda ŠPATENKOVÁ. ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH AMONG GERIATRIC CARE WORKERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH AMONG GERIATRIC CARE WORKERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC *). Acta Missiologica. Bratislava: : St. John Paul II. Institute of Missiology and Tropical Health in Bratislava, Slovakia at St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Science i, 2022, vol. 16, No 1, p. 7-17. ISSN 1337-7515. |
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@article{62486, author = {Olecká, Ivana and Špatenková, Naděžda}, article_location = {Bratislava}, article_number = {1}, keywords = {Death; Attitude to death; Geriatric care; COVID-19 pandemic; Coping}, language = {eng}, issn = {1337-7515}, journal = {Acta Missiologica}, title = {ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH AMONG GERIATRIC CARE WORKERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC}, url = {https://tftu.sk/sites/default/files/PTLaKP/VD/ADN_2022_Liturgical%20music%20and%20its%20mission_AM1_2022.pdf}, volume = {16}, year = {2022} }
TY - JOUR ID - 62486 AU - Olecká, Ivana - Špatenková, Naděžda PY - 2022 TI - ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH AMONG GERIATRIC CARE WORKERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC JF - Acta Missiologica VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 7-17 EP - 7-17 PB - : St. John Paul II. Institute of Missiology and Tropical Health in Bratislava, Slovakia at St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Science i SN - 13377515 KW - Death KW - Attitude to death KW - Geriatric care KW - COVID-19 pandemic KW - Coping UR - https://tftu.sk/sites/default/files/PTLaKP/VD/ADN_2022_Liturgical%20music%20and%20its%20mission_AM1_2022.pdf N2 - Background: Older or geriatric patients were among the people most at risk from COVID-19. Their mortality rate increased alarmingly during the pandemic, and this undoubtedly presented an emotionally challenging situation for their caregivers. Methods: The aim of our research was to analyse the professional’s current attitudes towards death among the professional caregivers of older people in the health and social care settings and to identify specific aspects of their coping strategies in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The standardized Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) questionnaire was used to collect data. The research respondents consisted of direct care workers in social service institutions, nursing homes, and non-medical health care workers in facilities providing health care primarily to geriatric patients (n=180). Results and conclusion: A statistically significant difference was found between the attitudes of health and social workers. Social workers declare more reconciliation and less fear of death. They avoid death less, perceive it less as an escape and are more neutral than health workers. This result was influenced by the factor of faith. ER -
OLECKÁ, Ivana and Naděžda ŠPATENKOVÁ. ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH AMONG GERIATRIC CARE WORKERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH AMONG GERIATRIC CARE WORKERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC *). \textit{Acta Missiologica}. Bratislava: : St. John Paul II. Institute of Missiology and Tropical Health in Bratislava, Slovakia at St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Science i, 2022, vol.~16, No~1, p.~7-17. ISSN~1337-7515.
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