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- McCamish-Svensson, C, et al.
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Informal and formal support from a multi-disciplinary perspective: a Swedish follow-up between 80 and 82 years of age
- 1999
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Ingår i: Health & Social Care in the Community. - 0966-0410. ; 7:3, s. 163-163
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This longitudinal study used a multi-disciplinary approach and examined the relationship between psychosocial and health characteristics and the pattern of informal and formal support for non-institutionalized very old people. The data were derived from a single cohort of 80-year-old people living in Lund, Sweden who were followed over a 3-year period. In order to account for potential sample bias, an analysis at 80 years measured the differences between the participants who were measured at both test periods, the drop-outs who discontinued from the study prior to 82 years, and the deceased who died prior to 82 years (n = 212). Results revealed that the groups differed significantly according to reported number of children and health measures: the participants were most likely to have children and exhibited the best health. Bivariate analyses examined social, psychological and health variables for survivors (n = 93) at both 80 and 82 years in relationship to independent, informal, and formal support type. Loneliness was significantly and consistently associated with support type at both 80 and 82 years: both frequency and strength of loneliness were most often reported in the formal support group. Depression was significantly related to support type at age 80 only. Looking at change in the psychosocial and health measures and change in support over the 3-year period, no significant relationships were found. Our study concludes that for the very old, in addition to requiring increased support over a 3-year period, loneliness is a significant characteristic that may accompany the receipt of support. Professionals who plan and implement social support programmes for elderly persons should also consider emotional and psychological needs.
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- Olivius, Gunilla, et al.
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Elderly care recipients in a swedish municipality living in their own homes and being cared for by their families; their diseases, functional health status and care provided as reported by formal carers.
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Ingår i: Health & Social Care in the Community. - : Hindawi Limited. - 0966-0410. ; 4:3, s. 133-141
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate from the perspective of formal carers the care given to people aged 65 and over, who are cared for in their own homes by informal care. Thirty-three district nurses (DNs) and 20 home service assistants in a municipality with 13500 inhabitants (over 65 years old), were interviewed about the location of care recipients and 398 care recipients were located. Most of them were over 80 years old and had more than one disease (62%), mostly related to the circulatory system (27%). Dependence in three or more of the Katz ADL categories was seen in 30%, reduced mobility in 67%, reduced memory in 34% to a degree that restricted their everyday life and 34% of them could seldom or never be alone. Care had been given for three years or more for 57% of these people. The monitoring of the disabilities and reduced functional health status differed significantly between the diagnostic groups. Home help service was associated with the care recipients' ADL index but not with their need for continuous monitoring. The DNs' care did not relate to any of the variables. In conclusion, diagnoses, the care recipients ability to be alone and functional health status are important variables to include when assessing the demands for home care and when planning supplementary care for home care recipients and their informal caregivers.
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- Ovretveit, J
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Leadership in multiprofessional teams
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Ingår i: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. - 0966-0410. ; 5:4, s. 276-283
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- Ovretveit, J
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Planning and managing teams
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Ingår i: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. - 0966-0410. ; 5:4, s. 269-276
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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