Daycare for elderly people in Sweden: a national survey

Samuelsson, Lena; Malmberg, Bo; Hansson, Jan-Håkan

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2397.1998.tb00251.x

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“…These expectations are in line with the goals reported by Samuelsson et al . (9) in their 1995 survey of day-care centres in Sweden (13). Scientific support for the beneficial effects of physical activity for older adults is numerous and well documented.…”

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Elderly persons’ expectations of day-care rehabilitation

Tollén

Fredriksson

Kamwendo

2007

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The aim of this study was to explore elderly persons' conceptions of what they expected to gain from attending day-care rehabilitation centres (DCR). A purposeful sampling procedure was employed. Interviews with 22 prospective elderly day-care patients were carried out and analysed according to a phenomenographic approach. The analysis yielded eight categories. Two categories, Social contact and Exercise, described what the elderly persons expected to encounter. The remaining categories, A change from the monotony of everyday life, An opportunity to be yourself, A balm for the body, A safety net, A mastery of everyday activities, and An energizing spark, described the meanings of the encounters. Two categories were attributed to the elderly persons' physical presence at the centre and the gains were expected to end when the programme ended. In three categories the expected improvements were projected into the future and were expected to last. The findings imply that follow-up home visits and suggestions for alternative social activities in order to provide stimulation and social equality would be a valuable complement to the DCR programme. Rehabilitation personnel need to consider the ambivalent view on assistive devices as well as the elderly person's need for continuity when setting goals and planning individual programmes.

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“…Attendance is usually restricted to three months, with the option to return for a new session if needed. The DCR centres have strict admission routines and usually require referral by a physician or home help director (9).…”

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Elderly persons’ expectations of day-care rehabilitation

Tollén

Fredriksson

Kamwendo

2007

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…In the Nordic countries, day centres are of one two types, either medical day centres or community-based day centres (Samuelsson, Malmberg, & Hansson, 1998). he medical day centres ofer rehabilitative programmes to elderly people who live at home but need attention due to an illness or injury.…”

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What do older people learn from young people? Intergenerational learning in ‘day centre’ community settings in Malta

Spiteri

2016

International Journal of Lifelong Education

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This study analyses what motivates older people to attend 'day centres' in Malta and what they believe that they derive from young people who carry out their placements at these day 'centres' These young people, who are aged 16-17, attend a vocational college in Malta and are studying health and social care. The study is based on a qualitative approach and employs the usage of focus groups. The main indings are that the elderly see the students as helping them on an emotional level by giving them encouragement, and on a practical level, by ofering them insights that help them in modern-day life.

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“…Samuelsson et al. (2) described the provision of day programmes for elderly people in Sweden and categorized community‐based day centres in two main groups, social day centre programmes and medical day centre programmes. The study shows that the provision of day centres was very unevenly distributed in different parts of the country and that there were also indications of a trend to close down day centres during the period of investigation.…”

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“…Recreational activities and social support distinguish community‐based day programmes for the elderly with restricted function (2). Social day centres and rehabilitative day centres, all provided by the local authority, are the focus of this study.…”

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Elderly participants of social and rehabilitative day centres

Svidén

Tham

Borell

2004

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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As it develops, an ageing society has increased need of services that can promote the health and well-being of the elderly. Community-based day programmes are one kind of service intended to support elderly people with restricted function in their daily lives. There are several different forms of day programmes for the elderly in Sweden, but guidelines are vague about their aim and implementation and little is known about the persons using them. The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of the elderly people living in their own home who participated in social day centres in comparison with participants who attended a rehabilitative day centre. The focus was on perceived functioning and competence in daily life. Twelve social day centre participants and 12 rehabilitative day centre participants answered two questionnaires, the sickness impact profile (SIP) and occupational self-assessment (OSA). The results show that the majority of participants from both centres were elderly persons living alone who experienced severely restricted physical function. This demonstrates that the day centres serve the needs of a specific group of elderly people, namely, those with highly restricted functioning living on their own. A significant difference between the groups was that those who attended the social day centre perceived better psychosocial function than the group attending the rehabilitative centre. The fact that the social centre group had better psychosocial function than the other group, but yet had severely restricted physical function indicates that it is preferably the psychosocial well-being of elderly persons with restricted functioning that is possible to influence. This result implies that these centres serve as an important meeting place for elderly persons who would otherwise be isolated in their homes because of their physical restrictions. To fulfil this challenge, the day centres might need to accommodate a wider range of persons with restricted functioning.

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Daycare for elderly people in Sweden: a national survey

Cited by 12 publications

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Elderly persons’ expectations of day-care rehabilitation

What do older people learn from young people? Intergenerational learning in ‘day centre’ community settings in Malta

Elderly participants of social and rehabilitative day centres

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