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Biståndsbedömning inom äldreomsorgen : En studie av genusperspektivet inom biståndsbedömning gällande hemtjänst

Hansson, Jonas and Thorsteinsson, Jakob (2005)
School of Social Work
Abstract
Our purpose was to study how care managers in practice evaluate needs in eldercare. A specific focus was set on elderly persons' sex, an area where former research show that decisions vary considerably. Were the care managers influenced in their decision making by the elderly person's sex? If so, in what ways? Were there variations in the definition of eldercare needs between the four chosen municipalities. And, finally, how did the care managers handle set criteria and priorities in their evaluation of such needs?

The study was based on literature as well as interviews with eight care managers, chosen from four Scanian municipalities.

We arrived at the conclusion that there is no specific difference in how the care managers evaluate... (More)
Our purpose was to study how care managers in practice evaluate needs in eldercare. A specific focus was set on elderly persons' sex, an area where former research show that decisions vary considerably. Were the care managers influenced in their decision making by the elderly person's sex? If so, in what ways? Were there variations in the definition of eldercare needs between the four chosen municipalities. And, finally, how did the care managers handle set criteria and priorities in their evaluation of such needs?

The study was based on literature as well as interviews with eight care managers, chosen from four Scanian municipalities.

We arrived at the conclusion that there is no specific difference in how the care managers evaluate eldercare needs in relation to sex. (Less)
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author
Hansson, Jonas and Thorsteinsson, Jakob
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
äldreomsorg, biståndsbedömning, social hemtjänst, genus (socialt kön), Care and help to handicapped, Handikappade, vård och rehabilitering
language
Swedish
id
1331050
date added to LUP
2005-02-08 00:00:00
date last changed
2005-02-08 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{Our purpose was to study how care managers in practice evaluate needs in eldercare. A specific focus was set on elderly persons' sex, an area where former research show that decisions vary considerably. Were the care managers influenced in their decision making by the elderly person's sex? If so, in what ways? Were there variations in the definition of eldercare needs between the four chosen municipalities. And, finally, how did the care managers handle set criteria and priorities in their evaluation of such needs?

The study was based on literature as well as interviews with eight care managers, chosen from four Scanian municipalities.

We arrived at the conclusion that there is no specific difference in how the care managers evaluate eldercare needs in relation to sex.}},
  author       = {{Hansson, Jonas and Thorsteinsson, Jakob}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Biståndsbedömning inom äldreomsorgen : En studie av genusperspektivet inom biståndsbedömning gällande hemtjänst}},
  year         = {{2005}},
}