The aim of this study was to understand how care managers are handling caregivers´ self-determination and participation in the assessment routines regarding needs and support. The study has focused on elderly care and caregivers living in a relationship with a partner diagnosed with dementia. Furthermore the study tried to understand the care managers´ views of complications with caregiver support and the priority between physical and mental needs. In this qualitative study vignettes were used as a framework in focus group interviews in two municipalities. The result was divided in the following themes: Self-determination, Complications, The individuals´ needs in the center, Physical and mental needs. The results were analyzed by the theoretical framework using self-determination, Scott´s institutional pillars with the regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive elements and Bowlby´s attachment theory. The results in this study shows that several factors have impact on caregivers´ self-determination and participation. These complicating factors are presented both at individual and organizational level.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-85971 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Johansson, Jenny |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA) |
| 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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