Anhörigas vardag
En kvalitativ studie om att ge omsorg till en närstående
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this thesis has been to increase the knowledge about the life situation for next of kin who are caring for the elderly and mentally disabled. Also, the impact of ?supportive actions? on the quality of life for the next of kin has been assessed. This study tried to answer the following questions:? How do next of kin perceive their every day life.? Do supportive actions lead to a better situation in your every day life.? Do supportive actions raise the quality of life for next of kinTo answer the questions above a qualitative method was used. Individual interviews were chosen to get a deeper understanding of how the target group was experiencing their life situation. The participants in our study were six women, three were home nursing their husbands and the other three were caring for their parents.Through the interviews it was concluded that their life situation was trying and strenuous before the ?supportive actions? begun. Stress, anxiety and confinement were common place. In the study it was identified that the ?supportive actions? had a positive influence on the life situation and as a consequence the next of kin had a more manageable everyday life after the actions were implemented. The support created the necessary conditions for an increased quality of.