Aktiv Omsorg
Aktiviteter och deras inverkan på välbefinnandet utifrån ett brukar- och personalperspektiv
The purpose of this study is to investigate how activities in elderly care matters to well-being among elderly people, from both user perspective and staff perspective. The study is made out of a qualitative method, this to create a deep-going understanding of how the people participating in the investigation are experiencing the impact of activities on well-being from their unique situation. Personal interviews have been used as method. Six persons were participating, three elderly persons and three persons working as staff. All interviews were made in a ?short-time? ward in the county of Västernorrland.The result of the investigation shows that the elderly people that were interviewed not directly related the participation in activities to feelings of well-being. On the other hand the practice of personal interests had a positive effect on their well-being. The staff expressed that meaningful activities can be to notice the ?little? in everyday life and that the elder people get the possibility to take charge of functioning abilities.