Shifting between self-governing and being governed: a qualitative study of older persons' self-determination
(2014) In BMC Geriatrics 14.- Abstract
- Background: Older persons' right to exercise self-determination in daily life is supported by several laws. Research shows that older persons' self-determination is not fully respected within the healthcare sector. In order to enable and enhance older persons' self-determination, extensive knowledge of older persons' self-determination is needed. The aim of this study was to explore experiences of self-determination when developing dependence in daily activities among community-dwelling persons 80 years and older. Methods: Qualitative interviews were performed in accordance with a grounded theory method, with 11 persons aged 84-95 years who were beginning to develop dependence in daily activities. Results: The data analysis revealed the... (More)
- Background: Older persons' right to exercise self-determination in daily life is supported by several laws. Research shows that older persons' self-determination is not fully respected within the healthcare sector. In order to enable and enhance older persons' self-determination, extensive knowledge of older persons' self-determination is needed. The aim of this study was to explore experiences of self-determination when developing dependence in daily activities among community-dwelling persons 80 years and older. Methods: Qualitative interviews were performed in accordance with a grounded theory method, with 11 persons aged 84-95 years who were beginning to develop dependence in daily activities. Results: The data analysis revealed the core category, "Self-determination - shifting between self-governing and being governed". The core category comprised three categories: "Struggling against the aging body", "Decision-making is relational", and "Guarding one's own independence". Self-determination in daily activities was related to a shifting, which was two-fold, and varied between self-governing and being governed by the aging body, or by others. Conclusions: The findings imply a need to adopt a person-centered approach where the older persons' own preferences and needs are in focus, in order to enhance their possibilities to exercise self-determination. (Less)
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- Hammar, Isabelle Ottenvall ; Dahlin-Ivanoff, Synneve LU ; Wilhelmson, Katarina and Eklund, Kajsa
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- Aged 80 and over, Activities of daily living (ADL), Decision-making, Grounded theory, Sweden
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- BMC Geriatrics
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- 14
- article number
- 126
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- BioMed Central (BMC)
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- 1471-2318
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- 10.1186/1471-2318-14-126
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- English
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: The Vårdal Institute (016540000)
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abstract = {{Background: Older persons' right to exercise self-determination in daily life is supported by several laws. Research shows that older persons' self-determination is not fully respected within the healthcare sector. In order to enable and enhance older persons' self-determination, extensive knowledge of older persons' self-determination is needed. The aim of this study was to explore experiences of self-determination when developing dependence in daily activities among community-dwelling persons 80 years and older. Methods: Qualitative interviews were performed in accordance with a grounded theory method, with 11 persons aged 84-95 years who were beginning to develop dependence in daily activities. Results: The data analysis revealed the core category, "Self-determination - shifting between self-governing and being governed". The core category comprised three categories: "Struggling against the aging body", "Decision-making is relational", and "Guarding one's own independence". Self-determination in daily activities was related to a shifting, which was two-fold, and varied between self-governing and being governed by the aging body, or by others. Conclusions: The findings imply a need to adopt a person-centered approach where the older persons' own preferences and needs are in focus, in order to enhance their possibilities to exercise self-determination.}},
author = {{Hammar, Isabelle Ottenvall and Dahlin-Ivanoff, Synneve and Wilhelmson, Katarina and Eklund, Kajsa}},
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language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
series = {{BMC Geriatrics}},
title = {{Shifting between self-governing and being governed: a qualitative study of older persons' self-determination}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-126}},
doi = {{10.1186/1471-2318-14-126}},
volume = {{14}},
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