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Omaisten kokemuksia Tukiystävätoiminnasta : Turun Seudun Vanhustuki ry:n Tukiystävätoiminta

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Omaisten kokemuksia Tukiystävätoiminnasta : Turun Seudun Vanhustuki ry:n Tukiystävätoiminta

As the population gets older, the need of care increases. Public services can’t keep up with growing burden. Importance of relatives and third-sector organizations increases. We need to find new ways to help elderly to stay home as long as possible. By improving services for carers, we can improve so much more. Cooperating with relatives, professionals can support their wellbeing. Together it’s easier to minimalize the loneliness of the elderly. Because of the health, social services and regional government reform it’s important that organizations look at their own actions. In this thesis I want to discover, how relatives of Support Friend Activity by Turun Seudun Vanhustuki association feels about the Activity. To be more precise, I want to discover, how aware they are of the Activity and how they think this Activity has affected loneliness of the elderly. Based on the results of this study, Turun Seudun Vanhustuki association can develop Support Friend Activity. The results of the study show that Support Friend Activity has reduced the loneliness of the elderly. Relatives told that their worry lessens at least for a while. They are happy to know, that there are trustworthy people around their loved one. Relatives of Support Friend Activity are interested to get more information about the association. They are also interested in lectures about being a relative or carer of an old person. The experiences of relatives of Support Friend Activity of Turun Seudun Vanhustuki association were kind off similar with study by Jonna Hyvärinen, which was made in 2015. Because of that it’s safe to say, that Support Friend Activity of Turun Seudun Vanhustuki association has good quality and valuable meaning from then to nowadays.

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