Author/Editor		Brumec, Majda
Title		Skupine za samopomoč - preseganje stisk in težav starih ljudi v domu
Translated title		Self-help groups - the overcoming of pressures and problems in the homes for the aged
Type		članek
Source		Obz Zdrav Nege
Vol. and No.		Letnik 31, št. 1-2
Publication year		1997
Volume		str. 65-9
Language		slo
Abstract		The first part of the article deals with the contemplations about old age, ageing process, old people. Problems and pressures old people most often deal with, especially those living in old peoples homes, are presented. The second part of the article describes the project of self help groups and the related experience in the old peoples home Danica Vogrinec in Maribor, especially it's introductory phase and operation. The conclusions part shows that self-help groups in old peoples homes are a positive way of bettering mutual personal relationships; as well, they also represent a way of self-help for professional workers to escape the feeling of emptiness, technicized attitude towards work, and burn-out syndrome.
Descriptors		SELF-HELP GROUPS HOMES FOR THE AGED AGING AGED