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The importance of successful place integration for perceived health in very old age: a qualitative meta-synthesis

verfasst von: Maria Haak, Agneta Malmgren Fänge, Susanne Iwarsson, Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff

Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 6/2011

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Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study was to increase our understanding of the multifaceted phenomenon of home and health, by exploring processes underlying these dynamics when living at home in very old age.

Method

A qualitative meta-synthesis was used on four complementary qualitative studies, based on data from the Swedish ENABLE-AGE In-depth Study, focusing on very old, single-living people’s experiences of home in relation to participation, independence and health (N = 40).

Results

Over time, very old people manage increased frailty by means of three intertwined processes concerning changes in everyday life: The turning points, The struggle and The negotiations. The findings show that these processes take place through the context of the Homelike functional home and a state of mind labelled, The awareness of frailty.

Conclusion

The results can be useful in constructing and implementing guidelines for more holistic approaches to housing provision for senior citizens. Further, the study delivers a deeper understanding about how very old people live their lives, useful for practitioners as well as it contributes to theory development within the context of ageing and environments.

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Titel: The importance of successful place integration for perceived health in very old age: a qualitative meta-synthesis
verfasst von: Maria Haak
Agneta Malmgren Fänge
Susanne Iwarsson
Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2011
Verlag: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 6/2011
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Elektronische ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-011-0282-4

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