Transnational mobilities of care in old age

Spiritual Care in Old Age: Nursing Reflection

As the age progresses there is a deep connection with spirituality and religiosity perhaps due to the maturity reached by the lived experiences, or by a sense of connection with the corporal finitude that makes necessary the connection with the beliefs and values more intimate Aging affects the perception of well-being, and therefore seeks strategies that allow it to have resilient mechanisms, ...

Care of older persons in transnational settings.

The question posed in this research is: in what ways is care of older persons practiced in a transnational setting. It is answered by looking at certain transnational activities where a migrant is helping an older person living in another country. This is done by using the description of care developed by Berenice Fisher and Joan Tronto [Fisher, Berenice & Tronto, Joan. 1990. "Toward a feminist...

The Citizenship Paradox in a Transnational Age,

Care-related quality of life in old age.

Promoting quality of life is a central theme in recent ageing policies, but what quality of life means in concrete terms for people in different stages of old age is rather unclear. This study presents a multi-dimensional model of care-related quality of life (crQoL) and, based on analyses of three Finnish cross-sectional datasets from the years 2004-2007, examines the distinctions between dime...

Promoting sense of security in old-age care

Purpose: The concept of security is related to the experience of health but has ever so often been argued from a risk perspective rather than from a promotional perspective. The experience of older persons’ sense of security in private homes and in nursing homes seems to be missing when it comes to promote aging well throughout the life span. This study aimed to describe and analyze factors rel...