Ivana Kowaliková, Oldřich Chytil
Analysis and Description of Availability and Sources of Social Support in Selected Difficult Situations for Seniors by Type of Their Household in the Czech Republic
Číslo: 1/2019
Periodikum: Sociální práce
Klíčová slova: one-person households, multi-person households, seniors, social support
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Anotace:
OBJECTIVES: The objective of the article is to analyze and describe the availability and sources
of social support in selected difficult situations of seniors according to the type of their household.
THEORETICAL BASE: The theoretical basis of the article is the theory of social support
based on the sociological paradigm. METHODS: The method of secondary analysis was based
on data from the Czech Social Sciences Data Archive called Sociální sítě (ISSP, 2001). In our
analysis, we answered the research question: “What is the availability and what are the sources
of the social support in the selected difficult situations of seniors, according to the type of their
household?” OUTCOMES: The overall result of our research is that regardless of the type of
households, seniors in general do not have sufficient availability of social support from informal
sources in selected difficult situations. Another finding is that the closest family members should
be the source of the social support for home assistance, financial assistance, and emotional support.
SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS: We assume that in order to ensure adequate availability of
social support in difficult situations of seniors, it is necessary to involve social work as one of the
possible sources of the social support for them.
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of social support in selected difficult situations of seniors according to the type of their household.
THEORETICAL BASE: The theoretical basis of the article is the theory of social support
based on the sociological paradigm. METHODS: The method of secondary analysis was based
on data from the Czech Social Sciences Data Archive called Sociální sítě (ISSP, 2001). In our
analysis, we answered the research question: “What is the availability and what are the sources
of the social support in the selected difficult situations of seniors, according to the type of their
household?” OUTCOMES: The overall result of our research is that regardless of the type of
households, seniors in general do not have sufficient availability of social support from informal
sources in selected difficult situations. Another finding is that the closest family members should
be the source of the social support for home assistance, financial assistance, and emotional support.
SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS: We assume that in order to ensure adequate availability of
social support in difficult situations of seniors, it is necessary to involve social work as one of the
possible sources of the social support for them.