OPINIONS OF THE ELDERLY ABOUT INDEPENDENT, INSTITUTIONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL LIVING ARRANGEMENT IN FINLAND
Tran, Dung; Korva, Dung (2018)
Tran, Dung
Korva, Dung
Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201901071112
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201901071112
Tiivistelmä
Living arrangements of older adults are critically important to their quality of life and well-beings. Since Finland’s population is rapidly aging, therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the Finnish elders’ opinion about independent living arrangement, institutional living arrangement and intergenerational living arrangement. The aim is to provide the updated knowledge for geriatric-specialized nurses, healthcare service and family members about the Finnish elders’ opinion about living arrangements. As a result, nurses and family members together have the proper care to fulfill the wishes of elderly people.
The theoretical framework of this study was Theory of Comfort by Kolcaba, since there is a close relationship between comfort, living arrangement and human health. The purpose of this Comfort Theory is to profoundly explore the thesis topic and fulfil the gap of the literature reviews. The aim is to study the Finnish elderly comfort’s preference in different living arrangement types so thereafter, to suggest better and more precise solutions.
Methodology used in this thesis is semi-structured qualitative research, where the in-depth interview sessions were conducted with five Finnish senior citizens of both genders. The data were, then, analysed through utilizing coding process. The findings of this thesis were categorized and covered based on four contexts of Comfort Theory, which are Physical, Psychospiritual, Environmental and Socio-cultural.
This study has revealed that Finnish senior citizens overall would like to live independently when they are still able to take care of themselves. However, some share negative point of view towards the homecare service. Thus, in case the health status does not allow them to live independently anymore, they might want to live in institutional living arrangement. Yet, some are reluctant and feel unsure about institutions’ service. Surprisingly, the female seniors show the wish to live in intergenerational households; while the male seniors would like to live close to their beloveds and have frequent visits. The findings also propose for further research on the topic with more precise approaches in accordance to different target sample and native speaking authors to provide greater insights.
The theoretical framework of this study was Theory of Comfort by Kolcaba, since there is a close relationship between comfort, living arrangement and human health. The purpose of this Comfort Theory is to profoundly explore the thesis topic and fulfil the gap of the literature reviews. The aim is to study the Finnish elderly comfort’s preference in different living arrangement types so thereafter, to suggest better and more precise solutions.
Methodology used in this thesis is semi-structured qualitative research, where the in-depth interview sessions were conducted with five Finnish senior citizens of both genders. The data were, then, analysed through utilizing coding process. The findings of this thesis were categorized and covered based on four contexts of Comfort Theory, which are Physical, Psychospiritual, Environmental and Socio-cultural.
This study has revealed that Finnish senior citizens overall would like to live independently when they are still able to take care of themselves. However, some share negative point of view towards the homecare service. Thus, in case the health status does not allow them to live independently anymore, they might want to live in institutional living arrangement. Yet, some are reluctant and feel unsure about institutions’ service. Surprisingly, the female seniors show the wish to live in intergenerational households; while the male seniors would like to live close to their beloveds and have frequent visits. The findings also propose for further research on the topic with more precise approaches in accordance to different target sample and native speaking authors to provide greater insights.