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Course: Life Quality of Chronically and Terminally ill

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Course title Life Quality of Chronically and Terminally ill
Course code USV/SKŽNN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stejskalová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Havierniková Lucie, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures 1. Definition of quality of life. (2 hours) 2. Dimensions of quality of life, tools for measuring quality of life. (2 hours) 3. Health and illness. (2 hours) 4. Lifestyle influencing quality of life. (2 hours) 5. Factors influencing quality of life, life satisfaction, well-being. (2 hours) 6. Terminally ill, chronically ill. (2 hours) 7. Model according to E. Kübler Ross, experiencing illness. (2 hours) 8. Chronically ill in the home environment. Care options. (2 hours) 9. Communication with the dying, communication within the family. (2 hours) 10. Support for caregivers, health and social services system. (2 hours) 11. - 12. Hospice movement in the Czech Republic, palliative care. (4 hours) 13. -14. The role of social workers in supporting caregivers. (4 hours)

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with basic concepts related to quality of life and factors that influence quality of life in relation to chronically and terminally ill patients. Students will also learn about the hospice movement in the Czech Republic and the principles of palliative care. Emphasis is placed on social work with the target group of chronically and terminally ill patients, both at home and in institutional settings.
The student can explain the concept of quality of life. The student knows the factors that can affect quality of life. The student knows the health and social services system with a focus on the chronically and terminally ill. The student knows the principles of palliative care and is familiar with the hospice care system in the Czech Republic. " The student knows the principles of communication with the dying and is able to communicate with caregivers in a home environment. " The student knows the role of a social/health and social worker in a multidisciplinary team in relation to the care of chronically and terminally ill patients.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Conditions for obtaining credit and passing the exam: - active preparation and work in seminars - successful completion of the oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • BILASOVÁ, V., ROMANOVÁ, L. Etické aspekty rozhodnutia na konci života. Revue sociálnych služieb. 2010.
  • Dragomirecká, Eva; Bartoňová, Jitka. WHOQOL-BREF, WHOQOL-100 : World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment : příručka pro uživatele české verze dotazníků kvality života Světové zdravotnické organizace. 1. vyd. Praha: Psychiatrické centrum, 2006. ISBN 80-85121-82-4.
  • DVOŘÁČKOVÁ, D. a kol. Sociální determinanty zdraví u seniorů žijících v Jihočeském kraji. NLD, 2016. ISBN 978- 80-7422-546-.
  • DVOŘÁČKOVÁ, D. Kvalita života seniorů: v domovech pro seniory. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-802-4741-383.
  • HROZENSKÁ, M. a D. DVOŘÁČKOVÁ. Sociální péče o seniory. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2013. ISBN 978-802-4741-390.
  • Křivohlavý, J. Psychologie nemoci. Praha: Grada, 2002. ISBN 80-247-0179-0.
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, J. Psychologie zdraví.. Praha: Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-551-2.
  • Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth. O smrti a umírání : co by se lidé měli naučit od umírajících. Vydání druhé, přepracované, v Portále první. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0911-9.
  • KUZNÍKOVÁ, I. Sociální práce ve zdravotnictví. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3676-1.
  • Svatošová, M. Hospice a umění doprovázet. Kostelní Vydří, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7195-580-1.
  • Špatenková, Naděžda. O posledních věcech člověka : vybrané kapitoly z thanatologie. Praha: Galén, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7492-138-4.
  • Tavel, Peter. Smysl života podle Viktora Emanuela Frankla : potřeba smyslu života, přínos Viktora E. Frankla k otázce smyslu života. Vyd. 1. Praha : Triton: Triton, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7254-915-3.


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 04.03.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026