Feeling existentially touched – A phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionals
This article presents a phenomenological analysis of interview material, in which 12 care professionals in elderly care reflect on the elderly's well-being within the frame of special housing accommodation. The perspective of the care professionals is of special interest. The findings sho...
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doaj-9aa0c5d67d9b4391b3a5c05eb94b9d9b2020-11-25T01:07:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312013-04-01801810.3402/qhw.v8i0.20587Feeling existentially touched – A phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionalsAnette LundinLars-Erik BergUlla Hellström MuhliThis article presents a phenomenological analysis of interview material, in which 12 care professionals in elderly care reflect on the elderly's well-being within the frame of special housing accommodation. The perspective of the care professionals is of special interest. The findings show that the well-being is characterized as the elderly's feelings of being existentially touched. The well-being is an existential experience of being acknowledged as a human being and is an approach that classifies the elderly's needs as those of having, loving, and being. The meaning of the phenomenon is elucidated by the constituents: (1) to feel the freedom of choice, (2) to feel pleasure, and (3) to feel closeness to someone or something. The findings contribute new understanding of well-being in the elderly care by its existential dimension of the well-being as “just being” and of doing things in order to experience meaningfulness. Accordingly, the well-being of the elderly as it is seen from the perspective of the care professionals involves both carers’ subjectivity and intersubjectivity between the care professional and the elderly. An implication for promoting elderly's well-being is to develop awareness of these existential dimensions.http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/download/20587/26979Well-beingphenomenologyelderly carelifeworldlived experienceexistentially touched |
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Anette Lundin Lars-Erik Berg Ulla Hellström Muhli Feeling existentially touched – A phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionals International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being Well-being phenomenology elderly care lifeworld lived experience existentially touched |
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Feeling existentially touched – A phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionals |
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Feeling existentially touched – A phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionals |
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Feeling existentially touched – A phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionals |
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Feeling existentially touched – A phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionals |
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Feeling existentially touched – A phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionals |
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feeling existentially touched – a phenomenological notion of the well-being of elderly living in special housing accommodation from the perspective of care professionals |
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Taylor & Francis Group |
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being |
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1748-2623 1748-2631 |
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2013-04-01 |
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This article presents a phenomenological analysis of interview material, in which 12 care professionals in elderly care reflect on the elderly's well-being within the frame of special housing accommodation. The perspective of the care professionals is of special interest. The findings show that the well-being is characterized as the elderly's feelings of being existentially touched. The well-being is an existential experience of being acknowledged as a human being and is an approach that classifies the elderly's needs as those of having, loving, and being. The meaning of the phenomenon is elucidated by the constituents: (1) to feel the freedom of choice, (2) to feel pleasure, and (3) to feel closeness to someone or something. The findings contribute new understanding of well-being in the elderly care by its existential dimension of the well-being as “just being” and of doing things in order to experience meaningfulness. Accordingly, the well-being of the elderly as it is seen from the perspective of the care professionals involves both carers’ subjectivity and intersubjectivity between the care professional and the elderly. An implication for promoting elderly's well-being is to develop awareness of these existential dimensions. |
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Well-being phenomenology elderly care lifeworld lived experience existentially touched |
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http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/download/20587/26979 |
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