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Hallberg Lilja, Nellie LU and Gustafsson, Frida LU (2021) SOPA63 20202
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore care managers view on loneliness among elderly and to examine what interventions they proposed. Ten qualitative interviews were conducted with care managers from nine municipalities in the region of Skåne. The empirical material that has been collected was analyzed through Håkan Jönsons (2010) perspective analysis and Roine Johanssons (2007) theory of street-level bureaucracy. Our study has shown that loneliness among older people was constructed as a complex and subjective problem. At the same time care managers constructed loneliness as a natural consequence of getting older. Furthermore, the care managers seemed to have difficulties dealing with the elderly as complex individuals, and they often... (More)
The aim of this study was to explore care managers view on loneliness among elderly and to examine what interventions they proposed. Ten qualitative interviews were conducted with care managers from nine municipalities in the region of Skåne. The empirical material that has been collected was analyzed through Håkan Jönsons (2010) perspective analysis and Roine Johanssons (2007) theory of street-level bureaucracy. Our study has shown that loneliness among older people was constructed as a complex and subjective problem. At the same time care managers constructed loneliness as a natural consequence of getting older. Furthermore, the care managers seemed to have difficulties dealing with the elderly as complex individuals, and they often ended up with predetermined interventions rather than meeting the needs of the individual. We have also been able to conclude that care managers have a discretion, which gives them the opportunity to make flexible interpretations regarding client’s situations. Although our result has shown that it can be difficult for the care managers to know how to use their discretion. Instead their interventions to meet client’s loneliness tended to follow an equal pattern of either company by nursing staff, or company in a municipal meeting point. (Less)
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author
Hallberg Lilja, Nellie LU and Gustafsson, Frida LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20202
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
care managers, loneliness, elderly, interventions, perspective analysis and street-level bureaucracy
language
Swedish
id
9036671
date added to LUP
2021-01-20 16:55:00
date last changed
2021-01-20 16:55:00
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to explore care managers view on loneliness among elderly and to examine what interventions they proposed. Ten qualitative interviews were conducted with care managers from nine municipalities in the region of Skåne. The empirical material that has been collected was analyzed through Håkan Jönsons (2010) perspective analysis and Roine Johanssons (2007) theory of street-level bureaucracy. Our study has shown that loneliness among older people was constructed as a complex and subjective problem. At the same time care managers constructed loneliness as a natural consequence of getting older. Furthermore, the care managers seemed to have difficulties dealing with the elderly as complex individuals, and they often ended up with predetermined interventions rather than meeting the needs of the individual. We have also been able to conclude that care managers have a discretion, which gives them the opportunity to make flexible interpretations regarding client’s situations. Although our result has shown that it can be difficult for the care managers to know how to use their discretion. Instead their interventions to meet client’s loneliness tended to follow an equal pattern of either company by nursing staff, or company in a municipal meeting point.}},
  author       = {{Hallberg Lilja, Nellie and Gustafsson, Frida}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"Vi är ju också insatsstyrda [...] det är ju svårt med såna begrepp som ensamhet" : Tio biståndshandläggares syn på ofrivillig ensamhet bland äldre}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}