Biståndsbedömning inom äldreomsorgen : En studie av genusperspektivet inom biståndsbedömning gällande hemtjänst
(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
- 2005
- 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}},
}