'Meaning in life? Make it as bearable, enjoyable and good as possible!': A qualitative study among community-dwelling aged adults who receive home nursing in the Netherlands.
aged
home-care services
independent living
public health
qualitative research
quality of life
social work
Journal
Health & social care in the community
ISSN: 1365-2524
Titre abrégé: Health Soc Care Community
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9306359
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
received:
25
09
2019
revised:
03
05
2020
accepted:
26
05
2020
pubmed:
12
7
2020
medline:
20
8
2021
entrez:
12
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The population of adults ageing in place and using home-care services is growing rapidly worldwide. Meaning in life (MiL) of this group of clients is relevant for healthcare and social workers. MiL is associated with many positive outcomes, but can be challenging for aged persons. Objective of this study was to explore MiL in daily life of community-dwelling aged persons who receive homecare. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was followed. Three waves of semi-structured interviews took place among 24 clients of a home-care organisation in the Netherlands between November 2015 and July 2018. Photo-elicitation was part of the interview procedure. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and dialogues enhanced understanding. Findings show that participants derived meaning from self, others, environment and living. The process of retaining MiL involved maintaining, adapting and discovering. We conclude that community-dwelling aged adults can draw MiL from many sources. Retaining MiL is interwoven in everyday life and requires continuous adaptation to ever-changing life conditions during later life. Although relevant general themes were sketched in this paper, the importance of each, and the connections between them, vary and come to light at the individual level. The themes in this paper and the cases in the appendices provide insights that may help professionals recognise MiL in their work. Besides listening to the stories of aged adults, person-centred interventions should support aged adult's strategy to retain MiL.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32652728
doi: 10.1111/hsc.13071
pmc: PMC7818134
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
78-90Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Health and Social Care in the Community published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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