'Possibilities and challenges for older couples to continue ageing in place'.
J Aging Stud
; 69: 101229, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38834252
ABSTRACT
Ageing in place is an imminent concern for both older couples and communities. Identifying ways to support ageing in place is required to meet the needs and challenges of older couples and social services systems. Through focus groups with a total of 46 participants and a constant comparative methodology, this study aimed to explore and describe the experiences and reasoning of spousal carers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders regarding possibilities for older couples to age in place. The findings consisted of one main category, 'Facilitating ageing in place is a win-win situation with challenges' and four interrelated categories, 'Focus on older couples - building relationships and providing adequate services', 'Engaged civil society as a source of care and social inclusion,' 'Motivated professionals with competence and time,' and 'Services working together for a sustainable society,' that present possibilities and challenges for ageing in place. This study suggests that facilitating ageing in place is possible but involves a complex series of challenges that can be linked to different contexts ranging from individuals and couples to civil society, services provided, organisational systems, and existing resources. All these aspects need to be considered and balanced to achieve a situation that contributes to older couples' possibilities to age in place as well as to a sustainable society.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidadores
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Grupos Focais
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Vida Independente
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Aging Stud
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia
País de publicação:
Reino Unido