”Det finns nog ett stort mörkertal, men jag vet inte.” : En kvalitativ intervjustudie av hur enhetschefer och vård- och omsorgspersonal inom hemtjänst och särskilt boende konstruerar förståelsen av våld i nära relationer bland äldre.

• Main Authors: Johansson, Anna-Maria, Wilner, Jeanette
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA) 2020
• Subjects: elderly; elder abuse; domestic violence; elderly care; social constructivism; ageism; role concepts; äldre; våld i nära relationer bland äldre; våld i nära relation; äldreomsorg; socialkonstruktivism; ålderism; rollbegrepp; Social Sciences; Samhällsvetenskap
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-97036

The aim of this study was to highlight and analyze how the understanding of elder abuse is phrased, enunciated and socially constructed by unit managers and care personnel in elderly care. Despite being globally recognized as a social problem, elder abuse is an under-researched field. The data collection consists of eight qualitative and semistructured interviews with unit manager and care personnel in swedish elderly care. The study has been analyzed by applying a theoretical framework consisting of social constructivism, ageism and role concepts. The results of the study shows that unit manager and care personnel has the tools and ambition to notice and perceive elder abuse. The results also shows that the lack of an coherent definition of elder abuse has an influence in how the phenomenon is constructed by care personnel.