<p>People who cannot manage their daily life have the right to be granted assistance, according</p><p>to SoL §4. The purpose of this study was to investigate how older people, who have been</p><p>granted assistance with an open framework, feel that they are involved and able to</p><p>influence the decisions that are being made. The advantages with a framework decision are</p><p>that older people receive a greater influence and involvement, which provides greater</p><p>security and a more flexible way of working. To fulfil the purpose, a qualitative interview</p><p>with six care holders was conducted. The theoretical framework refers to Habermas’s</p><p>Communications theory and Antonovsky’s theory of KASAM. The results o</p><p>suggest that older people have difficulties in accepting their needs and try to fend for</p><p>themselves for as long as possible. Furthermore, the study shows that good communication</p><p>between the care holders and the organisation is vital, as the elderly do not know who to</p><p>turn to when wanting to appeal or apply for more help. Moreover, our informants feel that</p><p>they are involved in their care as they are able to interact with their home care staff and able</p><p>to make decisions regarding what to wear for example. The informants also inform us that</p><p>they do not change their relief efforts very often and that it is their relatives who are</p><p>responsible for bringing forward complaints, when needed. However, it is mostly the care</p><p>holders themselves that decide when or if their needs are changed, but for some of our</p><p>informants this responsibility lies on their relatives.</p><p>f our study</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hik-2628 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Petersson, Anita, Liljås, Ann |
| Publisher | University of Kalmar, School of Human Sciences, University of Kalmar, School of Human Sciences |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
| Relation | Humanvetenskapliga institutionens rapportserie / Högskolan i Kalmar, 1654-6482 |
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