The multiple meaning of home as experienced by very old Swedish people

S Dahlin-Ivanoff, M Haak, A Fänge… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to explore aspects of the meaning of home as experienced by very
old single-living people in Sweden. A grounded theory approach was used, and interviews …

Home as a signification of independence and autonomy: experiences among very old Swedish people

M Haak, A Fänge, S Iwarsson… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to explore independence in the home as experienced by very old
single-living people in Sweden. A grounded theory approach was used and interviews were …

Understanding the essence of home: Older people's experience of home in Australia

DM de Jonge, A Jones, R Phillips… - Occupational therapy …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This qualitative inquiry explores the experiences of community‐living older people in
Australia living in their home environment. Semi‐structured interviews were undertaken with …

What does a home mean and when does it cease to be a home? Home as a setting for rehabilitation and care

M Tamm - Disability and rehabilitation, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This article addresses three issues:(1) what does a home mean to a person?(2)
what happens when the patients are rehabilitated in the home? and (3) can the home …

Home as the locus and origin for participation: Experiences among very old Swedish people

M Haak, SD Ivanoff, A Fänge… - OTJR: Occupation …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Using a grounded theory perspective, this article focuses on experiences of participation in
relation to home among very old people who are living alone. Eight people selected from the …

Home: The place the older adult can not imagine living without

C Gillsjö, D Schwartz-Barcott, I von Post - BMC geriatrics, 2011 - Springer
Background Rapidly aging populations with an increased desire to remain at home and
changes in health policy that promote the transfer of health care from formal places, as …

Exploring the perspectives of older people on the concept of home

D Hatcher, E Chang, V Schmied… - Journal of Aging …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Continuing to live at home is arguably one of the most important challenges
older persons face as they age. The aim of this study was to clarify how older adults …

Very old people's experience of occupational performance outside the home: possibilities and limitations

P Hovbrandt, B Fridlund, G Carlsson - Scandinavian journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
To support occupations outside the home for older people with functional limitations it is
important to understand how the person, environment, and occupations influence …

Elderly persons' reflections on relocating to living at sheltered housing

G Svidén, BM Wikström… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study is to analyse the ways in which individuals describe the experience of
moving to and living at sheltered housing. Fifty-nine randomly selected elderly persons …

The home is the hub of health in very old age: Findings from the ENABLE-AGE Project

A Fänge, SD Ivanoff - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim was to explore health in relation to the home as experienced by very old, single-
living Swedish people. Applying a grounded theory approach, 40 men and women aged 80 …