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"Jag vill, men det går inte" -En studie om äldres uppfattningar kring sina möjligheter till självförverkligande på vårdboende

Widerberg, Sabina LU and Meijer Hermodsson, Mathilda LU (2023) SOPB63 20222
School of Social Work
Abstract
Self-actualization is a concept descriptive of when a person- through self-determined activities and realizations of one's highest potential- can live a meaningful life. This study aims to investigate whether elderly welfare users living in nursing homes in Sweden consider self-actualization to be possible to achieve or not. Factors that may facilitate and inhibit their possibilities are also investigated. A total of eight residents of three different nursing homes in Malmö participated in semi-structured interviews in order to attain empirical material for the study. Determined by this study is that the possibility to achieve self-actualization in nursing homes in Sweden varies. It is found that relationships, trust, and participation in... (More)
Self-actualization is a concept descriptive of when a person- through self-determined activities and realizations of one's highest potential- can live a meaningful life. This study aims to investigate whether elderly welfare users living in nursing homes in Sweden consider self-actualization to be possible to achieve or not. Factors that may facilitate and inhibit their possibilities are also investigated. A total of eight residents of three different nursing homes in Malmö participated in semi-structured interviews in order to attain empirical material for the study. Determined by this study is that the possibility to achieve self-actualization in nursing homes in Sweden varies. It is found that relationships, trust, and participation in matters relating to oneself, are significant factors to access in order for the respondents to achieve self-actualization. It is also found that there are different factors that both facilitate and inhibit the possibility to achieve self-actualization. Such as functional impairments, lack of relationships and limitations to influence matters concerning oneself. (Less)
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Widerberg, Sabina LU and Meijer Hermodsson, Mathilda LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20222
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
self-actualization, elderly, nursing home, självförverkligande, äldre, vårdboende
language
Swedish
id
9108325
date added to LUP
2023-01-20 20:47:50
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2023-01-20 20:47:50
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  abstract     = {{Self-actualization is a concept descriptive of when a person- through self-determined activities and realizations of one's highest potential- can live a meaningful life. This study aims to investigate whether elderly welfare users living in nursing homes in Sweden consider self-actualization to be possible to achieve or not. Factors that may facilitate and inhibit their possibilities are also investigated. A total of eight residents of three different nursing homes in Malmö participated in semi-structured interviews in order to attain empirical material for the study. Determined by this study is that the possibility to achieve self-actualization in nursing homes in Sweden varies. It is found that relationships, trust, and participation in matters relating to oneself, are significant factors to access in order for the respondents to achieve self-actualization. It is also found that there are different factors that both facilitate and inhibit the possibility to achieve self-actualization. Such as functional impairments, lack of relationships and limitations to influence matters concerning oneself.}},
  author       = {{Widerberg, Sabina and Meijer Hermodsson, Mathilda}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"Jag vill, men det går inte" -En studie om äldres uppfattningar kring sina möjligheter till självförverkligande på vårdboende}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}