The intertwining of reconciliation and displacement: a lifeworld hermeneutic study of older adults’ perceptions of the finality of life

Palmér, Lina; Nyström, Maria; Carlsson, Gunilla; Gillsjö, Catharina; Eriksson, Iréne; Dalheim-Englund, Ann-Charlotte

doi:10.1080/17482631.2020.1799588

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“…This study is part of a larger project using a mixed-methods design to address lifestyles’ influence on community-dwelling older adults’ health (Dalheim-Englund et al, 2020 ; Gillsjö et al, 2021 ; Palmér et al, 2020 , 2020 ). The project as a whole comprises quantitative data collected through a lifestyle questionnaire and a genetic analysis of saliva samples, as well as qualitative, semi-structured interviews.…”

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Balance in life as a prerequisite for community-dwelling older adults’ sense of health and well-being after retirement: an interview-based study

Gillsjö

Nyström

Palmér

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: This study aimed to describe community-dwelling older adults' perceptions of health and well-being in life after retirement. Methods: This study is part of a larger project using a mixed-methods design to address lifestyles' influence on community-dwelling older adults' health. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 older adults in age 70 to 95 years. Data were analysed according to a phenomenographic approach. Results: The results encompass four categories describing variations in community-dwelling older adults' perceptions of health and well-being after retirement: feeling well despite illness and disease, interacting with and being useful for oneself and others, independently embracing opportunities and engaging in life, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Conclusions: The absence of illness and disease is not a clear prerequisite for a sense of health and well-being. To promote and preserve health and well-being after retirement, older adults strived for-and coached themselves to uphold-a balance in life, focusing on not burdening others. This life orientation after retirement must be acknowledged by society at large, especially from an ageist perspective, and in health and social care to preserve and promote health and well-being.

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“…Previous research (Dalheim-Englund et al, 2020 ; Palmér et al, 2020 , 2020 ) focusing on healthy older adults’ lives after retirement and the meaning of ageing have shown that post-retirement freedom is highly valued. Moreover, this period exposes older adults to an increased risk of illness and disease.…”

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Balance in life as a prerequisite for community-dwelling older adults’ sense of health and well-being after retirement: an interview-based study

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“…Choosing any interpretative support is a creative process in itself, with the advantage that it prevents one from making pre-understanding a dominating interpretative guide. Theoretical or philosophical support is perhaps most useful when it is difficult to understand meanings in data that appear to be hidden or implied, i.e., not directly pronounced and therefore not easy to discover with a completely open approach [11,32].…”

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Lifeworld hermeneutics: An approach and a method for research on existential issues in caring science

Palmér,

Nyström,

Karlsson

2023

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Background and aimThe aim of the present article was to elaborate on a research approach and method called ‘lifeworld hermeneutics’. Significant to lifeworld hermeneutics is that interpretation is the main methodological instrument for explaining and understanding existential research questions and lived experiences. From a caring science perspective, this often refers to research that aims to gain a deeper understanding of existential phenomena and issues, such as existential meaning of health, well‐being, homelessness, lostness, suffering and ageing, as well as what it means to experience unhealthiness and illness, the need for care, and caring that responds to such needs.DesignTheoretical paper.ResultThe article briefly covers ontology and epistemology that clarifies the meaning and importance of a lifeworld hermeneutic attitude. This is followed by suggestions for how to perform a lifeworld hermeneutic study, expressed in relation to methodological principles for the interpretation, validation and structuring of interpretations. Thereafter, follow reflections on how to use theoretical or philosophical support to develop and deepen existential interpretations. The findings of lifeworld hermeneutic research consist of existential interpretations where the researcher, with an open and pliable attitude towards the phenomenon and the aim of the study, clarifies, explains and suggests new ways of understanding participants’ lived experiences; the researcher should maintain such an attitude towards their understanding of the phenomenon as well.ConclusionThe lifeworld hermeneutical approach and method described in this article makes it possible to further deepen the understanding and knowledge about existential issues that is relevant for caring and caring science.

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“…The lifeworld perspective reveals an opportunity to develop care that focuses on older people’s perspectives and lived experiences to strengthen health and well-being (Dahlberg et al, 2008 ). To further strengthen health and well-being among older people, the lifeworld-led caring science approach includes readiness for a caring dialogue that focuses on not only physical or social issues but also existential issues about what it means to be human and to be cared for (Palmér et al, 2020 ). Well-being should be understood as a person’s experiences of feeling well and being able to do things in life that matter to them.…”

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“A becoming in the meeting”: the interpretations of competence in home care from the perspectives of older people and registered nurses – a meta-ethnography

Mathiesen,

Lindberg,

Nässén

et al. 2023

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Aim The aim of this meta-ethnography was to identify and synthesize qualitative studies focusing on older people’s and registered nurses’ interpretations of competence in home care. Methods The meta-ethnography followed the six phases developed by Noblit and Hare (1988). Results In Phase 6, the translation process of the included studies, three themes were identified: i) temporality—the feeling of being of value; ii) dignity—a person, not just a patient; and iii) mutuality of being—togetherness. A synthesis was developed, and the phrase “a becoming in the meeting” emerged. Conclusion The sense of becoming includes progress, which means becoming something other than before in relation with others and refers to what constitutes the meeting between the older person and the registered nurse working in home care. Competence originates from becoming in the meeting, and registered nurses should therefore value what they do and hold on to this aspect of caring competence that centres on a caring relationship. It is important for registered nurses working in home care to be able to cultivate a caring relationship.

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The intertwining of reconciliation and displacement: a lifeworld hermeneutic study of older adults’ perceptions of the finality of life

Abstract: Dalheim-Englund (2020) The intertwining of reconciliation and displacement: a lifeworld hermeneutic study of older adults' perceptions of the finality of life,

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Balance in life as a prerequisite for community-dwelling older adults’ sense of health and well-being after retirement: an interview-based study

Balance in life as a prerequisite for community-dwelling older adults’ sense of health and well-being after retirement: an interview-based study

Lifeworld hermeneutics: An approach and a method for research on existential issues in caring science

“A becoming in the meeting”: the interpretations of competence in home care from the perspectives of older people and registered nurses – a meta-ethnography

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