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| Living in a foreign country in old age: life in Sweden as experienced by elderly Iranian immigrants | | Author(s) | Azita Emami, Sirkka-Liisa Ekman |
| Journal title | Health Care in Later Life, vol 3, no 3, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 183-198 |
| Keywords | Immigrants ; Over 70s ; Integration ; Isolation ; Health [elderly] ; Informal care ; Usage [services] ; Attitude ; Sweden ; Iran. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of older Iranian immigrants living in Sweden. In-depth interviews with 30 individuals, aged 75 years and over were conducted, tape-recorded, and then analysed using the phenomenological-hermeneutics method. Topics covered include: social background; life in Iran and reasons for emigration; life in Sweden; social network, including adult children and friends and acquaintances; social activities, including hobbies, and learning Swedish; health and functional ability; and future plans. The findings revealed that older Iranian immigrants living in Stockholm felt ambivalent towards their situation, expressing gratitude while feeling isolated and experiencing a loss of respect. Their high use of medication and health services may be due to their need for social contact. The authors call for further research to provide a deeper understanding of the problems expressed by the participants. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980908403 A |
| Classmark | TJ: BBK: TO: TP: CC: P6: QLD: DP: 76P: 7FL |
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