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Everyday life in old age: past, present, and future
Astrid BerglandÅShild Slettebøsubject
GerontologyCoherence senseRehabilitationNorwegianlanguage.human_languageContinuity theoryOlder women03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineContinuity theoriesOccupational Therapy030502 gerontologylanguage030212 general & internal medicineGeriatrics and GerontologyQualitative content analysis0305 other medical sciencePsychologyEveryday lifeGerontologyQualitative content analysesSense of coherencedescription
Aims: To explore how older Norwegian women living at home experience ageing, and how their everyday life has been influenced by their encounters with the challenges of life. Methods: A qualitative design, interviewing ten women age 90 or older, was employed. Results: The overall theme of the findings is how everyday life in old age is influenced by past, present and future. The subcategories focus on (a) changes in daily life, (b) giving an account of life as it is, (c) various perceptions of experienced loss, and finally, (d) thoughts about the future. Conclusions: Older women need the opportunity to reflect upon their past, present and future existence to have a good everyday life in old age. Our findings might be important in shaping health promotion interventions for older people. The project has had funding from The Norwegian Research Council, no. 194493.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics |