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Gender perspective on informal care for elderly people one year after acute stroke.
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Ingår i: Aging clinical and experimental research. - 1594-0667. ; 17:6, s. 479-85
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- BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of the one-year follow-up was to evaluate formal care and the situation of informal caregivers from a gender perspective. METHODS: The present study targeted elderly persons (n = 147) living in their own homes 12 months after acute stroke, 94 women and 53 men. The median age of the women was 81 years and the men 80 years. RESULTS: A statistically significant gender difference was seen in living conditions. Eighty percent of the women were living alone compared with 28% of the men (CI 48-56%). The informal care given far exceeded that provided by the community: 65% of these elderly people had some kind of informal care and 44% received formal care from the community. There was a gender difference in daily informal personal care, 24% of men and 16% of women (CI 2-18%), and in daily informal household assistance (CI 15-43%). Formal care was provided by the community significantly more frequently to women (56%) than men (23%) (CI 21-45%). The women more frequently had community-based help with house-cleaning (CI 23-39%) and they also more frequently received help with personal care (CI 1-10%). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed statistically significant gender differences in the use of informal and formal care. Elderly caregivers' situations must be given greater attention, since informal care to stroke survivors represents a far greater burden than the care that is provided by the community. Most of the caregivers were elderly women, and preventive intervention measures should be developed in order to enable them to manage their everyday lives.
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Mastering an uncertain and unpredictable everyday life after stroke- old female carers' experiences.
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Ingår i: The 9th COTEC Congress of Occupational Therapy, 24-27 May 2012, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: To explore and learn from old females' experiences of caring at home after stroke. Method: A qualitative method was used. A total of 16 female carers participated in four focus group discussions. All sessions were taped, transcribed verbatim and analyzed by two researchers. Results: From the overall theme; “Mastering an uncertain and unpredictable everyday life” three sub themes emerged: ’Living with another man’ where the carers discussed not only the marked change in their partner’s personality, but also the loss of a life-companion and their mutual intellectual contact. ‘Fear of it happening again’, comprised the experiences of fear and confinement, of always being “on line” and trapped at home.‘Ongoing negotiation’, referred to the struggling and negotiating with their partners, with themselves and with the formal care for time to themselves. Conclusion: This study gave us an understanding of the uncertain and unpredictable everyday life as an old female carer.
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‘Mastering an unpredictable everyday life after stroke’– older women’s experiences of caring and living with their partners
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : Wiley. - 1471-6712 .- 0283-9318. ; 26:3, s. 587-597
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- Introduction: The shift from older persons living in institutions to living in the community naturally affects both the older persons and their partners. The informal care is often taken for granted, and the research that focuses on the diversity of older female carers needs is scarce. Aim: To explore and learn from the older women how they experience their life situation and formal support as carers of their partners after stroke and to suggest clinical implications. Method: The design of the study is qualitative being based on the focus group method. Sixteen carers, median age 74 years (range 67–83), participated in four focus group discussions, which each met once for not more than 2 hours. Findings: The discussions resulted in one comprehensive theme; ‘Mastering an uncertain and unpredictable everyday life’. Three subthemes emerged from the material: ‘Living with another man’ where the carers discussed not only the marked change in their partner’s personality, but also the loss of a life-companion and their mutual intellectual contact; ‘Fear of it happening again’, comprising the carers’ experiences of fear and confinement, of always having to be ready to help and of being trapped at home; ‘Ongoing negotiation’, referring to the carers’ struggling and negotiating not only with their partners, but also with themselves and formal care for time to themselves. Conclusion: This study helps us to understand how these older women tried to master an uncertain and unpredictable life. Their life had changed radically; now they were always on call to help their partners and felt tied to home. The results draw attention to the carers’ need for time to themselves, a greater knowledge of stroke and continuous support from formal care.
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