Elderly person's reflections on relocating to living at sheltered housing
Engelsk titel: Elderly person's reflections on relocating to living at sheltered housing
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Författare:
Sviden G
;
Wikström BM
;
Hjortsjö-Norberg M
Email: Johan.Wikstrom@home.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 18
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 02043121
Sammanfattning
The aim of this study is to analyse the ways in which individuals describe the experience of moving to and living at sheltered housing. Fifty-nine randomly selected elderly persons living in sheltered housing participated in semi-structured interviews. Each individual's narrative regarding their experiences in relation to their new life situation was analysed using a phenomenological approach in order to organize into themes the qualitatively different experiences which were disclosed. The analysis of the interviews showed that moving to sheltered housing meant for a majority of participants that their self-image changed from being self-reliant and independent to becoming dependent and perceiving themselves and their care to be a burden. After having lived at sheltered housing most of the participants expressed they were satisfied with the somatic care they received. However, the analysis also suggests that for some of the participants there are existential issues involved related to mental well-being which need to be attended to.