Health Soc Care Community
September 2022
To a great extent, older people in Sweden, often with extensive care needs, are cared for in their own home. Support is often needed from both family and professional caregivers. This study aimed to describe and analyse different aspects of health, functioning and social networks, and how they relate to formal and informal care in the home among older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: When the ageing population increases, the burden and responsibility of close family members will likely increase. Those closely related who assume a great responsibility can be significantly affected in health, well-being and daily life.
Aim: This study aims to describe the life situation when family caregivers are imposed responsibility for an older person with complex care needs in their own home.
Aim And Objective: To describe the meaning of the phenomenon home care from the perspective of older persons who live alone with multimorbidity.
Background: In line with worldwide changing demographics, conditions for older people in need of home care are changing. In Sweden there is a stay-in-place policy and older people are expected to live and be cared for in their own home as long as possible.