THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN ADAPTING AN ELDERLY PERSON TO LIFE CONDITIONS IN HOSPITAL

2018

Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem, Vol 9, Iss 7, Pp 90-104 (2018)

Purpose. One of initial functions of communication lies in the organization of co-operation with other people for active adaptation to the social environment, i.e. adaptation and socialization. We also found out that adaptation in a hospital cannot be investigated without connection with functioning of the social relations in general. The conditions providing social and psychological adaptation are adaptability, status and role certainty in the new society. Elderly people with high need for communication have high adaptive abilities. These residents of the nursing home rather easily adapt to new life conditions, quickly join a new group, rather easily and adequately orient in the situation, quickly develop strategy of their behavior. Methodology of research. The research was conducted with use of diagnostic techniques: technique “Need for communication” by Yu.M. Orlov; multilevel personal questionnaire “Adaptability” (MLO-AM) A.G. Maklakov and S.V. Chermyanin; observation; analysis of products of activity; analysis and comparison of results of diagnostics. Processing of statistic data was carried out by means of Pearson coefficient of correlation. The results. Results make a contribution to studying of mechanisms of adaptation of elderly people permanently residing in in-patient care. We found interrelation of degree of need for communication and adaptability which deepens ideas of specific nature of social adaptation of the elderly person in hospital. The practical importance of the research presented is that we consider questions of adaptation of an elderly person in new life conditions, search for new methods and ways to facilitate this process significantly. Sphere of implementation of the results. Results of the research can be applied in practice of psychological consultation, they can have great practical importance for experts working with elderly people.

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Science and Innovation Center Publishing House, 2018.

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