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- Abellan, A., et al.
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Partner care, gender equality, and ageing in Spain and Sweden
- 2017
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Ingår i: International Journal of Ageing and Later Life. - : Linkoping University Electronic Press. - 1652-8670. ; 11:1, s. 69-89
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We used national surveys to study how older persons’ changing household patterns influence the gender balance of caregiving in two countries with distinct household structures and cultures, Spain and Sweden. In both countries, men and women provide care equally often for their partner in couple-only households. This has become the most common household type among older persons in Spain and prevails altogether in Sweden. This challenges the traditional dominance of young or middle-aged women as primary caregivers in Spain. In Sweden, many caregivers are old themselves. We focus attention to partners as caregivers and the consequences of changing household structures for caregiving, which may be on the way to gender equality in both countries, with implications for families and for the public services.
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- Abellán, Antonio, et al.
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The new carers
- 2018
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Ingår i: Ageing and care. - Palma : Observatorio Sociale de "la caxia". ; , s. 25-31
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Usually it is women who take care of family members in the home, but with age, gender differences become less pronounced and, from 80 years onwards, there are more men caring for a family member – generally their partner – than women. Social and demographic changes are presenting new challenges for public services. In particular, in two-person households with elderly inhabitants, one of whom is dependent, it is necessary to tackle not only the needs of the dependent partner but also those of the carer partner. For this reason, carer support programmes are needed.
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- Adam, Davey, et al.
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(In)Formal Support and Unmet Needs in the National Long-Term care Survey
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Comparative Family Studies. - 0047-2328 .- 1929-9850. ; 44:4, s. 437-453
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We linked individual-level data from the 2004 wave of the National Long-Term Care Survey with state-level data from the National Aging Program Information Systems (NAPIS) State Program Reports to predict care mix and unmet need for assistance. Our sample consisted of 2422 community-dwelling individuals aged 65 and older (69% women, 8% nonwhite) who reported at least one limitation in an instrumental or basic activity of daily living. We used the data to predict the mix of formal and informal support received, and the probability of having at least one unmet need from individual (predisposing, enabling, and need) characteristics with state-level home help coverage rates, intensity of home help services, and proportion of population aged 60+ residing in institutional settings. Consistent with past research, a majority (52.6%) of the disabled sample reported unmet need. At the individual level, enabling (availability of kin support) and need (number of basic and instrumental activity of daily living impairments, BADLs and IADLs) were most strongly associated with care mix and unmet need. State-level services were not associated with receipt of informal supports. In states providing home help services to a higher proportion of elders, women were more likely to receive formal help. In states providing more intensive services, women were less likely and individuals living alone more likely to receive formal supports. In states where a higher proportion of elders lived in nursing homes, individuals living alone were more likely to receive formal assistance, less likely overall to report unmet needs, but the oldest-old were more likely to report unmet need.
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- Andersson, Elly-Britt, et al.
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Det sista levnadsåret : En förstudie
- 2003
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Föreliggande studie har undersökt omsorgs- och vårdmönster för ett urval (N = 77) av alla 80 år och äldre som avled i Jönköpings sjukvårdsområde 1999. Information inhämtades om kommunal omsorg och om slutenvård samt genom intervjuer med anhöriga (bortfall 16 %). En fjärdedel av de avlidna bodde hemma tills de avled, men själva dödsfallet inträffade för dem vanligen inom akutvården. Majoriteten av de avlidna (74 %) vistades sista tiden i livet – i genomsnitt 4 år – i ”särskilt boende”. Av dessa avled de allra flesta också där. En liten grupp – och främst bland hemmaboende - använder många av alla slutenvårdstillfällen och än fler av alla vårddagar, men ”vårdkarusell” är inget vanligt fenomen bland de avlidna. Mer än 9 av 10 har fått kommunal omsorg och/eller sjukvård under sitt sista levnadsår. Anhöriga är i allmänhet nöjda med dessa insatser. I regel var de också nöjda med vården i anslutning till dödsfallet.
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- Andersson, Lars, et al.
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En återkommande diskussion
- 2019
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Ingår i: Äldre i centrum. - 1653-3585. ; :4, s. 54-58
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Ingress: En del saker återkommer i det allmänna medvetandet och forskas om, gång på gång. Dit hör bilden av de äldres isolering. Två emeritusprofessorer förhåller sig dock skeptiska till den hajpade Svenska Ensamheten.
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- Berg, Stig, et al.
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Predictors of institutionalization at the age of 70
- 2007
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Ingår i: The Gerontological Society of America, 60th Annual Meeting, San Francisco. ; , s. 52-
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Predictors of Institutionalization at the Age of 70 Existing knowledge about institutionalization of elderly individuals is mainly based on cross-sectional data and does not give good indications of the cumulative risk of institutionalization. The purpose of this study was to analyze longitudinal data prospectively, to estimate the cumulative risk of ending up in elder care institutions at some point in life. Methods: The study was based on a longitudinal investigation of a random sample of 70-year-old persons living in Gothenburg, Sweden (H70). The sample was followed from age 70 to age 100. Results: The prospective analysis showed that 50% of the subjects eventually moved to some kind of elder care institution. Significantly more women than men relocated although women moved later in life. In a Cox regression model at the age of 70, gender was a strong predictor of future institutionalization together with SES (Socioeconomic Situation), objective health, objective social network and ADL (Activities in Daily Life) functions. Discussion: The proportion of elderly relocating to institutions was significantly higher than proportions generally found in cross-sectional studies. It is noteworthy that, already at age 70 it was possible to find variables that predicted future institutionalization. Our findings confirm that longitudinal analyses give more in depth understanding of institutionalization than cross-sectional designs.
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