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- Iwarsson, Susanne, et al.
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Methodologic support in habilitation and rehabilitation: communicative action between practice and science
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Ingår i: Journal of Allied Health. - 0090-7421. ; 29:4, s. 227-234
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study evaluated the early phase of development of a model for quality improvement of habilitation and rehabilitation project processes. The focus of the methodologic support in habilitation and rehabilitation model was on cooperation between practice contexts and science. Habermas' theory about communicative action was a theoretical frame of reference. Three project coordinators and ten project leaders were interviewed. The results revealed different attitudes towards methodologic support activities, demonstrating the importance of acknowledging cognitive and social functions, the process of legitimization, different approaches of practice versus science, and problems regarding information and communication. The model was shown to be important in bridging the gap between practice and science. To support reflective and emancipatory cognitive learning, more efforts to foster communicative action are called for, and more attention must be paid to the importance different missions and organizational structures have for the development of the dialog between practitioners and researchers.
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- Valdemarsson, Maria, et al.
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Preferences and frequencies of visits to public facilities in old age-a pilot study in a Swedish town center.
- 2005
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Ingår i: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. - : Elsevier BV. - 1872-6976 .- 0167-4943. ; 40:1, s. 15-28
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In societies with an increasing proportion of elderly active people it is valuable to gain knowledge about what elderly people actually do and want to do in relation to activity arenas in the public environment. The main aim of this study was to investigate elderly people’s preferences and frequencies of visits to public facilities in a Swedish town center. A further aim was to gather information on elderly people’s subjective perception of problematic and favorable environmental conditions in public environments. The study was conducted using a previously developed questionnaire, “My visit preferences to the public environment”. The sample comprised 39 persons aged 75–84 years, living in a defined geographic area. The results of this study provide an overview of the public facilities elderly people rate as important to visit. There are public facilities preferred by most elderly people but with varying frequencies of visits. The study also generated information about elderly people’s subjective perceptions of problematic and favorable environmental conditions in public environments, demonstrating that more problems were perceived along walking routes in the public outdoor environment than in the public facilities per se. The results are indicative for community planning supporting elderly people’s activities in the public environment, but the questionnaire used should be further validated.
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