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Att sätta ord på omsorg: En kvalitativ observationsstudie av omsorgsarbetet på ett särskilt boende för äldre

Wöhlecke, Moa LU and Svensson, Karolina LU (2017) SOPA63 20162
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to discover how caregivers in a caring home for elderly people work with the social and emotional part of the caregiving. To discover this, the study was based on 4 days of participating observations that took place on a caring home for elderly people in Sweden. The observations were focused on every staff in the caring home, but mostly on the caregivers. Throughout the study, questions were asked to the caregivers along with the observations. The findings of the study seemed to be many different things, among others the fact that a good relationship between the caregiver and caretaker is necessary for a good care. The study also showed that there is a lot of caring and thought in small actions. Things that might... (More)
The aim of this study was to discover how caregivers in a caring home for elderly people work with the social and emotional part of the caregiving. To discover this, the study was based on 4 days of participating observations that took place on a caring home for elderly people in Sweden. The observations were focused on every staff in the caring home, but mostly on the caregivers. Throughout the study, questions were asked to the caregivers along with the observations. The findings of the study seemed to be many different things, among others the fact that a good relationship between the caregiver and caretaker is necessary for a good care. The study also showed that there is a lot of caring and thought in small actions. Things that might be hard to reflect on by yourself can appear very significant when someone detached observes it. The analysis was based on different theories about caring, focused on the relationship between caregivers and caretakers, and on the caregiving work itself. (Less)
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author
Wöhlecke, Moa LU and Svensson, Karolina LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Defining care: A qualitative observational study of the care in a caring home for elderly people
course
SOPA63 20162
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Caring home, elderly care, socioemotional care, relationship based care
language
Swedish
id
8900698
date added to LUP
2017-01-25 14:16:37
date last changed
2017-01-25 14:16:37
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to discover how caregivers in a caring home for elderly people work with the social and emotional part of the caregiving. To discover this, the study was based on 4 days of participating observations that took place on a caring home for elderly people in Sweden. The observations were focused on every staff in the caring home, but mostly on the caregivers. Throughout the study, questions were asked to the caregivers along with the observations. The findings of the study seemed to be many different things, among others the fact that a good relationship between the caregiver and caretaker is necessary for a good care. The study also showed that there is a lot of caring and thought in small actions. Things that might be hard to reflect on by yourself can appear very significant when someone detached observes it. The analysis was based on different theories about caring, focused on the relationship between caregivers and caretakers, and on the caregiving work itself.}},
  author       = {{Wöhlecke, Moa and Svensson, Karolina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att sätta ord på omsorg: En kvalitativ observationsstudie av omsorgsarbetet på ett särskilt boende för äldre}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}