Äldre bosniska personers hälsa, lidande och välbefinnande analyserade av livsberättelser
Engelsk titel: Bosnian elderly persons' health, suffering and wellbeing analysed from narratives
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Författare:
Hadziabdic E
;
Adatia-Sandström S
Email: emina.hadziabdic@vxu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 44
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 07023792
Sammanfattning
Lifeworld is changed both by
aging and migration, which can
affect health. Narratives of the
elderly immigrants can enlighten
us about how life has been for
them, what has been important
and how they have managed different
life situations before
migration. This knowledge can
guide us for understanding the
elderly immigrants when they
seek care. The purpose of the
study was to describe health, suffering
and wellbeing in relation
to the phenomenon life narratives
of the elderly persons from Bosnia
who arrived to Sweden as
refugees. Topic- centred narratives
with a qualitative approach is
used. Two men and two women
were interviewed. The analysis
showed that health and wellbeing
were experienced when they felt
comfort and security amongst
their kinsmen in Bosnia. Wellbeing
and health deteriorated
when they became refugees in
Sweden because they did not
know the language or the culture,
did not recognize the environment
and had to abandon many of their
Bosnian customs and traditions.
This was experienced as suffering.