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- Bliksvær, Trond, et al.
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Health care services for older people in COVID-19 pandemic times – A Nordic comparison
- 2024
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. - 0281-3432 .- 1502-7724. ; 42:1, s. 144-155
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: to explore the Nordic municipal health and care services’ ability to promote principal goals within care for older people during the cOViD-19 pandemic.Design and setting: two surveys were conducted among managers of municipal health care services for older people in Denmark, Finland, Norway and sweden; the first around 6 months into the pandemic (survey 1), and the second around 12 months later (survey 2). Data were analysed through descriptive statistics, and multiple regression (Ols).Subjects: 1470 (survey 1, 2020) and 745 (survey 2, 2021) managers. 32% in home care, 51% in nursing homes, 17% combined.Results: in all countries the pandemic seems to have had more negative impact on eldercare services’ ability to promote an active and social life, than on the ability to promote or enhance older people’s mental and physical health. the regression analysis indicates that different factors influence the ability to promote these goals. Managers within nursing homes reported reduced ability to promote mental and physical health and an active social life to a significantly lower degree than managers of home care. the effect of three prevention strategies (lock down, testing, and/or organisational change), were explored. Organisational change (reorganize staff and practice, restrict use of substitutes) tended to impact the units’ ability to promote a social life in a positive direction, while lock down (areas, buffets etc) tended to impact both the ability to promote mental/physical health and a social life in a negative direction.Conclusion: Measures that can improve opportunities for an active and social life during a pandemic should have high priority, particularily within home care.KEY POINTS• it is important to learn from how the cOViD-19 outbreak in 2020 affected the municipal health and care services’ ability to achieve principal goals within care for older people.• the pandemic had a more negative impact on the services’ ability to promote an active and social life, than on their ability to promote or enhance mental and physical health.• Measures that can improve opportunities for an active and social life during a pandemic situation should have high priority, particularily within home-based care.
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- Vaartio-Rajalin, Heli, et al.
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Understanding health, subjective aging, and participation in social activities in later life : a regional Finnish survey
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Gerontology. - : Sage Publications. - 0733-4648 .- 1552-4523. ; 43:6, s. 638-649
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To understand health and well-being in later life, it is vital to consider the meaning of subjective aging. This study aimed to explore how perceived health, self-perceptions of aging, and participation in social activities relate to each other among older persons in the Bothnia region and Åland islands in Finland. Data were analyzed using Spearman’s and polychoric correlation and multinomial logistic regression analyses. The perceived good health and the younger physical, psychological, and social dimensions of subjective age were found to be associated with each other and with participation in social activities outside one's home.
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- Wallin, Stina, et al.
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Occupational self-efficacy and work engagement associated with work ability among an ageing work force : A cross-sectional study
- 2021
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Ingår i: Work. - : IOS Press. - 1051-9815 .- 1875-9270. ; 70:2, s. 591-602
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Occupational self-efficacy (OSE) is an appropriate adaption capability to react to continuous changes in work life today. While self-efficacy is an important component in work context, there is less knowledge regarding older workers' OSE.OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relationship between work ability, OSE and work engagement among a middle-aged workforce, and whether there were any differences between age groups and between professionals in different work context.METHODS: Data were collected by questionnaire, which included Work Ability Index (WAI), Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale, and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.RESULTS: A total of 359 home care workers and engineers (response rate 43%) participated. The average age was 54 (SD±5.3) years, 69%were women. The results of logistic regression analyses revealed an association between WAI, OSE (OR 0.66; 95%CI 0.52 to 0.86) and work engagement (OR 0.61; 95%CI 0.47 to 0.78). Higher OSE and work engagement were related to higher work ability. No difference in OSE (5.9; ±0.8) between professional groups was seen, but the home care workers scored considerably higher work engagement (5.1; ±0.9) than the engineers (4.5; ±1.3).CONCLUSIONS: Improving OSE could be worthwhile to support work ability among middle-aged workers, despite dissimilarities in work context and educational level.
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