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- Hjalmarsson Österholm, Johannes, 1987-, et al.
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Characteristics of research with older people (over 65 years) in occupational therapy journals, 2013-2017
- 2020
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. - : TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. - 1103-8128 .- 1651-2014. ; 27:4, s. 240-247
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: A growing population of older people will require different types of occupational therapy services in the future. For occupational therapists to provide effective services and to optimize care, their practice must rely on high-quality evidence. Research is one important pillar of evidence-based practice. Therefore, it is important to examine the research published in occupational therapy journals, which guides practitioners in their work with clients. Aim: The overall aim of this study was to review research characteristics in articles with older persons as participants, aged over 65 years, with or without illness, diseases or disabilities, reported in occupational therapy journals during the period 2013-2017. Materials and methods: Data was collected from peer-reviewed occupational therapy journals and categorized in relation to research characteristics using descriptive statistics. Results: The findings show that most articles presented basic research, using quantitative design where the sources of data were instruments. Conclusion: The findings suggest that both qualitative and quantitative articles use appropriate sample sizes. However, descriptions of the studied populations are frequently unclear, which may affect the transferability and generalization of the results.
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- Hjalmarsson Österholm, Johannes, et al.
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Factors of importance for maintaining work as perceived by med with arthritis
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Employment rates are significantly lower among individuals with arthritis compared to a generalpopulation. During the last decade new biological medications have revolutionized the treatment for many individuals witharthritis (1), reducing the disease activity and symptoms in a positive way, but also causing major direct costs since thenew medications are very expensive (2). Even though the effect is good some individuals still report disability like pain,fatigue (3) and work disability (4). This indicates that even though biological medicines generate a positive remission ofthe disease, disability such as work disability can still be present and needs to be evaluated. Previous research aboutindividuals with arthritis and their ability to work has mainly had a quantitative design focusing on what affects work andfacilitates the ability to work for women. There is, however, limited research about how men with arthritis perceive theirability to maintain working.Objectives: The aim of this study was thus to explore how men with arthritis perceive their ability to maintain working.Methods: Nine employed men with arthritis were purposively sampled. Interviews were performed and were inspired bythe central concepts of the Model of Human Occupation. The Empirical Phenomenological Psychological method wasmodified and used to analyze and interpret collected data.Results: The findings consist of six themes and fifteen sub-themes. The results showed that men with arthritis perceiveda desire to work, adjusted their activity pattern, were aware of their own capabilities, had good work conditions, hadenvironmental support and used effective medication to maintain their ability to work.Conclusions: This study has provided an understanding of how men with arthritis maintain their ability towork. In conclusion, to treat the symptoms of arthritis, in the more traditional way that for examplehand dysfunction and pain are treated, may prevent sick-leave but as found in the presentstudy the ability to work is complex and new strategies to support ability to work need to bedeveloped in the occupational aspects of rheumatology care.
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- Hjalmarsson Österholm, Johannes, et al.
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Factors of importance for maintaining work as perceived by men with arthritis
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Ingår i: Work. - : IOS PRESS. - 1051-9815 .- 1875-9270. ; 45:4, s. 439-448
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: Employment rates are significantly lower among individuals with arthritis compared to a general population. There is, however, limited research about how men with arthritis perceive their ability to maintain working. The aim of this study was thus to explore their perception of this.PARTICIPANTS: Nine employed men with arthritis were purposively sampled.METHODS: Interviews were performed and were informed by the central concepts of the Model of Human Occupation. The Empirical Phenomenological Psychological method was modified and used to analyze and interpret collected data.RESULTS: The findings showed that men with arthritis perceived a desire to work, adjusted their activity pattern, were aware of their own capabilities, had good work conditions, had environmental support and used effective medication to maintain their ability to work.CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that health care professionals can help men with arthritis to find strategies and a balance between recreation and work. Ultimately, this knowledge could guide health care professionals to target men needing interventions to prevent sick leave.
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- Hjalmarsson Österholm, Johannes, 1987-, et al.
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How shall we handle this situation? Social workers discussions about risks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Swedish elder care
- 2023
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Ingår i: Health, Risk and Society. - : ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. - 1369-8575 .- 1469-8331. ; 25:1-2, s. 28-44
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Within a context where New Public Management [NPM] has become increasingly influential in shaping everyday working practices, social workers often handle risks in their everyday work using formalised bureaucratic procedures, among other strategies. As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, rapid changes occurred in Swedish elder care that social workers were required to address in their everyday work. Intra-professional case conferences amongst social workers provide one opportunity to discuss individual viewpoints and obtain suggestions from colleagues on how to proceed with a case. These discussions have so far received little scholarly attention. In this study we used a data set consisting of 39 audio-recorded case conferences to analyse social workers intra-professional discussions about risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case conferences, social workers discussed the risks that were accentuated by the pandemic, such as the risk of spreading COVID-19 to clients, the risk of unmet care needs amongst clients, risks related to accountability, and the risks pertaining to blurred boundaries between different organisations. The collegial discussions in case conferences included opportunities for social workers to use their collective professional experience and competency to establish creative solutions on the go and to discuss various ways of handling and balancing different risks while continuing to carry out their work in the changing and unknown situation. Our findings highlight the importance of collegial support in social work in dealing with accentuated risks during the pandemic.
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- Hjalmarsson Österholm, Johannes, et al.
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Orally positioning persons with dementia in assessment meetings
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Ingår i: Ageing & Society. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. - 0144-686X .- 1469-1779. ; 35:2, s. 367-388
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper the authors study if and how persons with dementia are orally positioned by others, and how they position themselves while participating in assessment meetings held in order to discuss access to supportive services. We analysed five assessment meetings where two older persons (one diagnosed with dementia and one without a dementia diagnosis) participated to investigate whether the person with dementia is positioned differently than the other old person. Interactional phenomena used to position the person with dementia were identified by interactional analysis.The paperidentifies six phenomena that positioned the person with dementia as an individual with less interactional competence than the other participants: ignoring the person with dementia; voicing the feelings, capacity or opinion of the person with dementia; posing questions implying lack of competence; others' use of diagnosis; self-(re)positioning; and elderspeak. Persons with dementia are often orally positioned as less competent, indicating that they suffer further from discrimination than other older persons. We suggest that this has an impact on the participation of people with dementia in negotiations regarding their future care. The results indicate that social workers should be made aware that negative positioning exists and how it may affect the ability of people with dementia to contribute to discussions about their everyday life. Social workers should be encouraged to find strategies to reduce negative positioning in interaction.
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- Larsson, Åsa, 1965-, et al.
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Promoting Active and Healthy Ageing at Day Centers for Older People
- 2022
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Ingår i: Activities, Adaptation & Aging. - : Routledge; Taylor & Francis. - 0192-4788 .- 1544-4368. ; 46:3, s. 235-250
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Day centers provide opportunities for older people to achieve active and healthy aging. Staff play a significant role in day centers, although evidence is lacking concerning their role. To explore the experiences of staff in promoting active and healthy aging at social day centers, interviews with 12 staff working at day centers for older people were carried out. The findings present two categories: the actions of the staff and conditions affecting activities at the day centers. Staff at day centers may play an important role in providing opportunities for older people to maintain health and participation in meaningful activities.
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- Olaison, Anna, 1974-, et al.
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Individers rätt till välfärdsinsatser i interna ärendekonferenser
- 2023
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Ingår i: De sociala rättigheternas politik. - Malmö : Gleerups Utbildning AB. - 9789151109855 ; , s. 103-117
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Ärendekonferenser utgör en central del av det sociala arbetets praktik och fungerar som ett informellt forum för beslutsfattande där biståndshandläggare diskuterar ärenden tillsammans med kollegor. Syftet med dessa möten är bland annat att skapa samsyn i bedömningar av ärenden. Hur klienters rätt till stöd skapas och förhandlas i ärendekonferenser kan ha avgörande betydelse för vilket stöd klienter faktiskt får från socialtjänsten. Genomen fallanalys av ett ärende som rör äldreomsorg visar vi i det här kapitlet hur biståndshandläggare i en ärendekonferens diskuterar klientens rättigheter. Analysen visar hur dessa rättigheter tillämpas och utmanas i diskussioner i relation till insatsen särskilt boende genom tolkningar av aktuell lagstiftning och lokala riktlinjer.
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- Olaison, Anna, 1974-, et al.
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Making an (in)appropriate client: Social workers’ use of storylines in gatekeeping processes in the context of collegial case conferences
- 2023
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Ingår i: Nordic Social Work Research. - : Taylor & Francis. - 2156-857X .- 2156-8588.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Research has explored how social workers in team constellations perform assessments of the needs of clients in case conferences. However, the process in which gatekeeping is applied in the categorization of clients as inappropriate receivers of support in collegial discussions has received less attention. This article presents findings from a case study of a complex case where a 64-year-old person with dementia was assessed by two teams of social workers handling the same case under two different forms of legislation (elder care and disability services). The data consist of recordings of two case conferences in one Swedish social work agency. The conferences were analysed using positioning theory. The findings suggest that the conferences contained different storylines where the social workers categorized the client as an inappropriate receiver of support. Furthermore, the discourses for gatekeeping differed depending on how the social workers positioned the client in the different storylines in the case conferences. The study shows that institutional and professional responsibilities are central to the assessments that the social workers perform, and that there is a risk that the client will be subject to gatekeeping when the case is handled on an ambiguous legal basis in different legislations, which may result in the client falling between two stools. The findings suggest that research needs to explore, in a more systematic manner, how social workers’ gatekeeping practices are performed in collegial team discussions.
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