Continuing Mobility and Occupational Participation Outside the Home in OldAge Is an Act of Negotiation
Fristedt, Sofi LU ; Björklund, Anita ; Wretstrand, Anders LU
and Falkmer, Torbjörn
(2011)
In Activities, Adaptation & Aging
35(4).
p.275-297
- Abstract
- Facilitated by mobility, occupational participation outside the
home is vital in old age. However, the relative importance of factors
influencing mobility and occupational participation remains
unclear. The present study describes older peoples’ motives for,
and experiences of, mobility and occupational participation outside
the home. Nine focus-group interviews were conducted and
analyzed using content analysis. Occupational participation and
mobility was individually experienced, although some subjective
perspectives were common. Continuing mobility and occupational
participation outside the home in old age is an act of negotiation,
encompassing... (More) - Facilitated by mobility, occupational participation outside the
home is vital in old age. However, the relative importance of factors
influencing mobility and occupational participation remains
unclear. The present study describes older peoples’ motives for,
and experiences of, mobility and occupational participation outside
the home. Nine focus-group interviews were conducted and
analyzed using content analysis. Occupational participation and
mobility was individually experienced, although some subjective
perspectives were common. Continuing mobility and occupational
participation outside the home in old age is an act of negotiation,
encompassing occupational means and goals, occupational
and mobility adaptation, as well as occupational barriers and
facilitators. (Less)
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- author
- Fristedt, Sofi
LU
; Björklund, Anita
; Wretstrand, Anders
LU
and Falkmer, Torbjörn
- organization
- publishing date
- 2011
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- activity, content analysis, focus group, mobility, occupation
- in
- Activities, Adaptation & Aging
- volume
- 35
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 275 - 297
- publisher
- Routledge
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:84858126215
- ISSN
- 0192-4788
- DOI
- 10.1080/01924788.2011.625213
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- cd5c60ba-e393-43f3-842e-71cd3a909979 (old id 2255819)
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