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Meningsfulla aktiviteter bland äldre personer på äldreboenden

Lindström Andersson, Anna LU and Hansson Bergvall, Albin LU (2024) ATPK62 20232
Department of Health Sciences
Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
Abstract
Background: Meaningful activities are interconnected with health and well-being. When people age or their circumstances for engaging in occupations change, a loss of meaningful activities can occur, leading to illness. Older people may not only lose the ability to perform occupations but may also find that their circumstances for engaging in occupations change when the home environment and nursing home become integrated.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore which occupations older people in a nursing home perceive as meaningful.
Method: This study explores the perceptions seven participants had of meaningful occupations through semi-structured interviews. Participants responded to questions about their lives and everyday... (More)
Background: Meaningful activities are interconnected with health and well-being. When people age or their circumstances for engaging in occupations change, a loss of meaningful activities can occur, leading to illness. Older people may not only lose the ability to perform occupations but may also find that their circumstances for engaging in occupations change when the home environment and nursing home become integrated.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore which occupations older people in a nursing home perceive as meaningful.
Method: This study explores the perceptions seven participants had of meaningful occupations through semi-structured interviews. Participants responded to questions about their lives and everyday living at the nursing home. Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Results: Activities regarding social participation, being outdoors, walks and relaxing activities emerged as meaningful activities among the participants. These activities lead the participants to well-being, engagement, positive emotions, community with others and being able to continue to feel belonging to society. This by keeping up to date on what is happening in the outside world.
Conclusion: Participants perceived well-being and health when the retirement home could accommodate the meaningful activities. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Bakgrund: Meningsfulla aktiviteter är sammankopplade med hälsa och välbefinnande. När människor åldras eller deras förutsättningar för aktivitet förändras kan förlusten av meningsfulla aktiviteter leda till ohälsa. Äldre personer kan både förlora förmågan att utföra aktiviteter, men också finna att förutsättningar till aktivitetsutförande förändras när hemmiljö och äldreboende blir ett.
Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vilka aktiviteter som äldre människor på ett äldreboende upplever som meningsfulla och på vilket sätt.
Metod: Studien undersökte upplevelser av meningsfulla aktiviteter bland sju deltagare genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Deltagarna fick svara på frågor kring deras liv och vardag på boendet. Data... (More)
Bakgrund: Meningsfulla aktiviteter är sammankopplade med hälsa och välbefinnande. När människor åldras eller deras förutsättningar för aktivitet förändras kan förlusten av meningsfulla aktiviteter leda till ohälsa. Äldre personer kan både förlora förmågan att utföra aktiviteter, men också finna att förutsättningar till aktivitetsutförande förändras när hemmiljö och äldreboende blir ett.
Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vilka aktiviteter som äldre människor på ett äldreboende upplever som meningsfulla och på vilket sätt.
Metod: Studien undersökte upplevelser av meningsfulla aktiviteter bland sju deltagare genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Deltagarna fick svara på frågor kring deras liv och vardag på boendet. Data analyserades utifrån en kvalitativ innehållsanalys.
Resultat: Aktiviteter kring social delaktighet, utevistelse, promenader och medieaktiviteter framkom som meningsfulla aktiviteter bland deltagarna. Dessa aktiviteter ledde för deltagarna till välbefinnande, engagemang, positiva känslor, gemenskap med andra och att kunna få fortsätta känna en tillhörighet till samhället. Detta genom att hålla sig uppdaterad om vad som händer i omvärlden.
Slutsats: Deltagare upplevde välbefinnande och hälsa när äldreboendet kunde tillmötesgå deltagarnas meningsfulla aktiviteter. (Less)
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author
Lindström Andersson, Anna LU and Hansson Bergvall, Albin LU
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organization
course
ATPK62 20232
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Arbetsterapi, aktivitetsvetenskap, meningsfulla aktiviteter, äldres personers hälsa, äldreboende
language
Swedish
id
9149237
date added to LUP
2024-03-01 10:50:43
date last changed
2024-03-01 10:50:43
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  abstract     = {{Background: Meaningful activities are interconnected with health and well-being. When people age or their circumstances for engaging in occupations change, a loss of meaningful activities can occur, leading to illness. Older people may not only lose the ability to perform occupations but may also find that their circumstances for engaging in occupations change when the home environment and nursing home become integrated. 
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore which occupations older people in a nursing home perceive as meaningful.
Method: This study explores the perceptions seven participants had of meaningful occupations through semi-structured interviews. Participants responded to questions about their lives and everyday living at the nursing home. Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Results: Activities regarding social participation, being outdoors, walks and relaxing activities emerged as meaningful activities among the participants. These activities lead the participants to well-being, engagement, positive emotions, community with others and being able to continue to feel belonging to society. This by keeping up to date on what is happening in the outside world.
Conclusion: Participants perceived well-being and health when the retirement home could accommodate the meaningful activities.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Meningsfulla aktiviteter bland äldre personer på äldreboenden}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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