AGEISM IN THE SPHERE OF HEALTH SUPPORT OF SENIOR CITIZENS

Abstract

The paper based on the results of the focus group which includes a medical and social workers; the ageism’s problems of the elderly people in the spheres of medical care, social protection and security are discussed. It is proved that the display of ageism is more typical for the medical sphere; practice of ageism has moral, organizational and socio-economic aspects, in the sphere of social protect and ensuring the greatest risks of ageism are associated with high psychological stress on social workers, which is conditioned with the complexity of communication with the elderly people.Purpose. Sociological diagnostics displays ageism elderly people in health and social work in the Belgorod region.Methodology. To achieve this goal, in May 2013 we carried out a focus group composed of doctors, nurses and employees of social service agencies and security in the amount of 16 people.Results. Theoretical and empirical models of ageismPractical implications. Institutions of medical and social services, and educational institutions that train specialists of relevant specialties.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2013-7-24

Keywords

• ageism, medical workers, social workers, and the elderly people