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‘Do you have a future when you are 93?’ Frail older person’s perceptions about the future and end of life – a qualitative interview study in primary care
Linköping University, Department of Culture and Society, Division of Social Work. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9293-4932
Linköping University, Department of Culture and Society, Division of Ageing and Social Change. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1443-5895
Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Region Östergötland, Local Health Care Services in Central Östergötland, Department of Acute Internal Medicine and Geriatrics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6452-3930
Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Region Östergötland, Primary Care Center, Primary Health Care Center Valla.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3257-2981
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2022 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, ISSN 0281-3432, E-ISSN 1502-7724, Vol. 40, no 4, p. 417-425Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objective: To explore frail older persons’ perceptions of the future and the end of life.

Design: Qualitative content analysis of individual semi-structured interviews.

Setting: Nine primary health care centres in both small and middle-sized municipalities in Sweden that participated in the intervention project Proactive healthcare for frail elderly persons.

Subjects/Patients: The study includes 20 older persons (eight women and 12 men, aged 76–93 years).

Main outcome measures: Frail older persons’ perceptions of the future and end of life.

Results: The analysis uncovered two main categories: Dealing with the future and Approaching the end of life. Dealing with the future includes two subcategories: Plans and reflections and Distrust and delay. Approaching the end of life includes three subcategories: Practical issues, Worries and realism, and Keeping it away.

Conclusion: This study highlights the diverse ways older people perceive future and the end of life. The results make it possible to further understand the complex phenomenon of frail older persons’ perceptions on the future and the end of life.

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Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. Vol. 40, no 4, p. 417-425
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-189616DOI: 10.1080/02813432.2022.2139348ISI: 000876156500001PubMedID: 36308755Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85141153781OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-189616DiVA, id: diva2:1707145
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Funding: Strategic Research Area Healthcare Welfare, Ostergotland County Council and Linkoping University

Available from: 2022-10-30 Created: 2022-10-30 Last updated: 2023-04-04Bibliographically approved

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