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Ways in which 'community' benefits frail older women's well-being
— 'we are much happier when we feel we belong' | | Author(s) | Emily Learmonth, Ann Taket, Lisa Hanna |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 31, no 1, March 2012 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell, March 2012 |
| Pages | pp 60-63 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Social contacts ; Social interaction ; Attitude ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This paper aimed to explore frail older women's lived experiences of `community' and which aspects of `community' they perceived as beneficial to their well-being. This qualitative project used a mixed methodological approach which integrated aspects of descriptive phenomenology and grounded theory. Ten frail, older women residing in South East Melbourne, Australia participated in in-depth interviews. The research obtained a rich and detailed account of the aspects of `community' identified by participants as enhancing their well-being. These included: social contact, community dynamics, feelings of support and positive orientation. The paper concludes that service providers should actively consider how they can strengthen these factors to improve social connectedness for frail older women by the use of volunteers, developing social networks and increasing availability and quality of community-based activities. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130405221 A |
| Classmark | BD: F:59: D:F:5HH: TOA: TMA: DP: 7YA |
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