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Before evening falls : Perspectives of a good old age and healthy ageing among oldest-old Swedish men
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- Carstensen, Gunilla, 1964- (författare)
- Högskolan Dalarna,Sociologi
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- Rosberg, Birgitta (författare)
- Uppsala Univ Hosp, Akad Sjukhuset, Dept Rehabil Med, Uppsala, Sweden,Uppsala University Hospital
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- Mc Kee, Kevin J. (författare)
- Dalarna Univ, Sch Educ Hlth & Social Studies, S-79188 Falun, Sweden
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- Åberg, Anna Cristina (författare)
- Högskolan Dalarna,Uppsala universitet,Geriatrik,Dalarna Univ, Sch Educ Hlth & Social Studies, S-79188 Falun, Sweden,Medicinsk vetenskap,Uppsala University
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- McKee, Kevin, 1961- (författare)
- Högskolan Dalarna,Socialt arbete
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- ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2019
- 2019
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print). - : ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. - 0167-4943 .- 1872-6976. ; 82, s. 35-44
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Abstract
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- The late life experiences of men in the oldest-old age group have been under-researched, and their perspectives on ageing successfully neglected. This study explored the perspectives of oldest-old Swedish men on what a 'good old age' and ageing successfully meant to them. A purposive sample of 17 men, aged 85-90 years, was drawn from the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men. An interview guide explored participants' perspectives on their ageing experiences and how they viewed ageing successfully. Participants were interviewed twice, with 1-2 weeks between interviews, and both interviews were recorded and transcribed. Content analysis identified four themes: i) Adaptation, concerning the ability to adapt to growing old with increasing limitations; ii) Sustaining Independence, related to financial resources and good health as the foundation for independence; iii) Belongingness, representing close relationships, established friendships, and the significance of the spouse; and iv) Perspectives of Time, also a common thread in all themes, in which past life experiences create an existential link between the past, the present and the future, establishing continuity of the self and enhancing life satisfaction. The participants presented themselves as active agents involved in maintaining meaning and achieving life satisfaction; a process related to the ability to manage changes in life. Our findings have resonance with models of healthy or successful ageing, but also diverge in important ways, since such models do not consider the significance of an individual's life history for their present well-being, and primarily conceptualise health as an outcome, rather than as a resource.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Geriatrik (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Geriatrics (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Life satisfaction
- healthy aging
- Older audults
- Men
- Continuity
- Adaptation
- Independence
- Belongingness
- Time
- Hälsa och välfärd
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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