ABSTRACT Introduction: This study is based on Aantonovskys SOC-theory; Sense of Coherence. SOC can be described as a theory which describes how a person experience her existence and the theory is based on three key expressions; comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. Aim: The aim of the study is to examine a group of elderly (>80 years) men and women who live alone to investigate how many percent of the group that estimate a high value of SOC. The study aims to investigate which factors contribute to the fact that a person achieve a high value of SOC and increase the understanding about how these factors concretely can appear in a persons life. Methods: Questionnaire (SOC scale) and Interviews. Results: Out of 59 questionnaires, 10 were answered completely. The 10 answers were represented equally of 50 % women and 50% men. Three persons out of ten (30%) estimated a high SOC (>160p). From the answered questionnaires, the 6 representatives with the highest estimated SOC were chosen for participating in interviews. The chosen people hade an estimated SOC-value between 132 and 177 points. The content from the interviews were analyzed and seven different subcategories were found consisting of common factors that had contributed to a high value of SOC. The subcategories were; relations, childhood, belief, conditions, career, occupation and experiences. Afterwards the subcategories were re-established to the three key-expressions; comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. Conclusions: The number of answered questionnaires in the investigation was unexpected very low and therefore the result is only to be applied as an example of the meaning that the procedure have for the result. However the result from the interviews is to be considered as possible to transmit into the work with elderly in healthcare. The result shows how factors that contribute to good health can be expressed in elderly peoples life. This makes it easier for the nurse to take care of and illuminate these factors and to work from a salutogenetic perspective.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-105505 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Sundeson, Lisa, Wilhelmsson, Sofia, Brard, Johanna |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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