IZAZOVI SKRBI ZA OSTARJELE RODITELJE U SUVREMENOM DRUŠTVU – ISKUSTVA IZ PRAKSE U VREMENU PANDEMIJE COVID-19 I POTRESA
CHALLENGES OF CARE FOR ELDERLY PARENTS IN MODERN SOCIETY - PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKES

Summary/Abstract: In modern society, adequate care for the elderly is a significant challenge for many younger generations, and for society in general. Everything becomes even more complex and uncertain when unforeseen life situations such as new unknown diseases and natural disasters arise. In this paper, we will present through an interdisciplinary approach, our experiences from the practice of direct work in the field related to the needs (but also opportunities and limitations) of care for elderly parents during the covid-19 pandemic and the catastrophic earthquake that affected this area (Zagreb and surroundings, Sisak-Moslavina County) from the position of adult children of elderly parents and the local community. We will present experiences through individual experiential lines from life. We have observed that elderly people with various emotional difficulties during theCOVID-19 pandemic and post-earthquake period experience heightened fears of various causation, intense re-experiencing of previous stressful and traumatic experiences. Those are triggered by the current crisis, as well as memories of various life situations. Experiences from earlier life stages that now become preoccupying thoughts and current repetitive verbal contents. All this burdens the individual and family members and makes it difficult to adapt to the new-normal situation. Therefore, providing additional support and understanding is of paramount importance.

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