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Occupational challenges and adaptations of vulnerable EU citizens from Romania begging in Sweden
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- Johansson, Ann, 1955- (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för rehabilitering,HHJ. ARN-J (Aging Research Network - Jönköping)
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- Fristedt, Sofi, 1969- (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för rehabilitering,HHJ. ARN-J (Aging Research Network - Jönköping),HHJ. IMPROVE (Improvement, innovation, and leadership in health and welfare)
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- Boström, Martina, 1974- (author)
- Jönköping University,The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare
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- Björklund Carlstedt, Anita, 1953- (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för rehabilitering,HHJ. ADULT
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- Wagman, Petra (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för rehabilitering,HHJ. ADULT
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- 2018-12-17
- 2019
- English.
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In: Journal of Occupational Science. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1442-7591 .- 2158-1576. ; 26:2, s. 200-210
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- Introduction: People from European Union (EU) countries such as Latvia, Romania and Bulgaria who beg on the streets have become a common part of the townscape in Sweden. While demanding situations in their home countries drive them abroad to earn their living, those who turn to begging still face challenges in their everyday lives. Additional knowledge is needed, from their perspective, about the occupational challenges of begging, as well as how they adapt to those challenges.Aim: To describe the occupational challenges and related adaptations of vulnerable EU citizens begging in Sweden.Methods: We used a descriptive qualitative design. Individual interviews with 20 Romanian participants were conducted and analysed using qualitative content analysis with a deductive and inductive approach.Results: Six categories of occupational adaptation responses were identified: Keeping the family tier intact despite distance; Dealing with shame and stress; Managing body and mind when begging despite the monotony; Living as cheaply as possible; Trying to get a night's sleep without drawing attention to oneself; and Seeking alternatives for earning their living.Conclusion: Everyday life, when begging abroad, is filled with occupational challenges requiring occupational adaptations, for better or for worse, to sustain basic human needs. To further understand the needs of this vulnerable and marginalised group in society, human rights discourses that go beyond the individual level are needed.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsterapi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Therapy (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Occupational science
- Occupational adaptation
- Occupational justice
- Vulnerability
- Migration
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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