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dc.contributor.authorVan Aerschot, Lina
dc.contributor.authorKadi, Selma
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorHrast, Maša Filipovič
dc.contributor.authorHlebec, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorAaltonen, Mari
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-16T11:24:07Z
dc.date.available2022-03-16T11:24:07Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationVan Aerschot, L., Kadi, S., Rodrigues, R., Hrast, M. F., Hlebec, V., & Aaltonen, M. (2022). Community-dwelling older adults and their informal carers call for more attention to psychosocial needs : Interview study on unmet care needs in three European countries. <i>Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics</i>, <i>101</i>, Article 104672. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2022.104672" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2022.104672</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_104561253
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80167
dc.description.abstractBackground Unmet care needs are usually defined in terms of receiving sufficient help in instrumental activities and activities of daily living. Research on unmet needs is mostly based on quantitative data. Older persons’ and informal carers’ views and experiences have received less attention. Methods In this paper, we rely on a definition of unmet needs which includes both unmet needs due to insufficient care and those situations where informal carers experience undue strain. Using theory-driven content analysis, we examine community-dwelling older adults’ and their informal carers’ experiences of unmet needs: what kind of unmet needs they have, why and in which ways these needs are left unmet and what would they want to do to improve the situation. The data consists of interviews gathered in Austria, Finland and Slovenia. Results Results of the analysis reveal that unmet needs are largely psychosocial in nature. The predominating task-oriented care systems often do not consider these as care needs. Using methods of qualitative content analysis, we conclude that care users’ unmet psychosocial needs are related to lacking a personal relationship with care workers; means to maintain or develop social contacts and pursue activities and interests; and adequate home care services or respite care. Excessive responsibilities are put on informal carers as they top up and fill in the insufficient care. Conclusions This study contributes to a broader understanding of unmet care needs: the relational aspects of care and the universal nature of psychosocial care needs should be addressed in care services.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseriesArchives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.otherunmet needs
dc.subject.otherpsychosocial needs
dc.subject.otherinformal care
dc.titleCommunity-dwelling older adults and their informal carers call for more attention to psychosocial needs : Interview study on unmet care needs in three European countries
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202203161868
dc.contributor.laitosYhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Social Sciences and Philosophyen
dc.contributor.oppiaineYhteiskuntapolitiikkafi
dc.contributor.oppiaineIkääntymisen ja hoivan tutkimuksen huippuyksikköfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineHyvinvoinnin tutkimuksen yhteisöfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineSocial and Public Policyen
dc.contributor.oppiaineCentre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Careen
dc.contributor.oppiaineSchool of Wellbeingen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn0167-4943
dc.relation.volume101
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2022 the Authors
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.relation.grantnumber312303
dc.subject.ysoomaishoitajat
dc.subject.ysohaastattelututkimus
dc.subject.ysoikääntyneet
dc.subject.ysoomaishoito
dc.subject.ysotarpeet
dc.subject.ysopsykososiaalinen tuki
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p19104
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p10632
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p2433
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p19584
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p4176
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p12954
dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1016/j.archger.2022.104672
dc.relation.funderResearch Council of Finlanden
dc.relation.funderSuomen Akatemiafi
jyx.fundingprogramCentre of Excellence, AoFen
jyx.fundingprogramHuippuyksikkörahoitus, SAfi
jyx.fundinginformationAcademy of Finland 312303; Slovene research agency (ARRS), P5-0200 and J5-8235; Austrian Science Fund I3422-G29
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