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Gender perspective on informal care for elderly people one year after acute stroke.
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- Gosman-Hedström, Gunilla, 1947 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap,Institutionen för arbetsterapi och fysioterapi,Institute of Clinical Neurosciences,Institute of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
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- Claesson, Lisbeth, 1955 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för arbetsterapi och fysioterapi,Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap,Institute of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy,Institute of Clinical Neurosciences
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- 2005
- 2005
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Aging clinical and experimental research. - 1594-0667. ; 17:6, s. 479-85
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Abstract
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Stäng
- BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of the one-year follow-up was to evaluate formal care and the situation of informal caregivers from a gender perspective. METHODS: The present study targeted elderly persons (n = 147) living in their own homes 12 months after acute stroke, 94 women and 53 men. The median age of the women was 81 years and the men 80 years. RESULTS: A statistically significant gender difference was seen in living conditions. Eighty percent of the women were living alone compared with 28% of the men (CI 48-56%). The informal care given far exceeded that provided by the community: 65% of these elderly people had some kind of informal care and 44% received formal care from the community. There was a gender difference in daily informal personal care, 24% of men and 16% of women (CI 2-18%), and in daily informal household assistance (CI 15-43%). Formal care was provided by the community significantly more frequently to women (56%) than men (23%) (CI 21-45%). The women more frequently had community-based help with house-cleaning (CI 23-39%) and they also more frequently received help with personal care (CI 1-10%). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed statistically significant gender differences in the use of informal and formal care. Elderly caregivers' situations must be given greater attention, since informal care to stroke survivors represents a far greater burden than the care that is provided by the community. Most of the caregivers were elderly women, and preventive intervention measures should be developed in order to enable them to manage their everyday lives.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Neurologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Neurology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Acute Disease
- Aged
- Aged
- 80 and over
- Caregivers
- statistics & numerical data
- utilization
- Cerebrovascular Accident
- epidemiology
- therapy
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Home Care Services
- statistics & numerical data
- utilization
- Home Nursing
- statistics & numerical data
- utilization
- Housing for the Elderly
- statistics & numerical data
- Humans
- Male
- Questionnaires
- Sex Distribution
- Sweden
- epidemiology
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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