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VOLUME 4,
NUMBER 1-2, 2001
Personal
intergenerational companionship with old people
Jože Ramovš
This article presents the
basic features of the programme "personal intergenerational
companionship with lonely old people" that was concieved
and developed as a part of the local network of intergenerational
programmes for quality ageing two years ago at the Anton
Trstenjak institute. The author outlines several areas
of the programme: its content, its importance for human
and social needs, methodology of its implementation, training
of volunteers, organisational features, research
and practical cognitions. The interpersonal companionship
proved to be very adequate preventive
programme against loneliness among old people and also
for binding different generations and for preparing middle-aged
people on quality ageing.
Key words:
old age, loneliness,
intergenerational companionship, social network, volunteering
Analysis
of the conversations with old people conducted as part
of the education for personal companionship
KSENIJA RAMOVŠ
It this article the findings
of authors research study on personal companionship with
lonely old people are presented. The
author analyzed 187 conversations conducted by young generation
of volunteers working with elderly
people. She reached two major conclusions. Firstly, that
the companionship satisfies the needs of elderly people
as well as the needs of companions. Secondly, that the
quality of companionship depends mostly on social permeability
of behaviour of old people in relation to other people.
By using this factor, the author established the difference
between vital and seemingly vital old people.
Key words: old people,
companionship, volunteers, loneliness, vital old people,
seemingly vital old people
The augmentative
communication after the stroke and other disorders of
speech and language in the old age
STAŠA GRČA-ZIDAR
The article discuses the differences
and connections of the verbal, nonverbal, augmentative,
supporting and/or alternative
communication. It describes different systems of augmentative
communication and feasibility of use of these system by
adults disabled in the field of speech because of stroke,
brain tumor, multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons disease...
Key words: communication,
speech, augmentative communication, communication instrument,
communication system
Forms of
dementia in the old age
VINKO RAZBORŠEK
The author presents the most
frequent forms of dementia in the old age. The most frequent
are
Alzheimer disease and vascular
dementia. Can we today cure some forms of dementia?
Key words:dementia,
old people
The experiences
and cognitions of one year companionship with two older
women
ANA TRIVIČ
No abstract available.
Physical
exercises for better quality of old age
NIVES TOVORNIK
No abstract available.
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