dc.contributor.advisor | Testad, Ingelin | |
dc.contributor.author | Aakre, Jon Arild | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-04T13:22:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-04T13:22:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-06-29 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2603455 | |
dc.description | Master's thesis in Health and social sciences | nb_NO |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract
Objective: To explore the home living elderly’s experience with appetite and perceived ability to influence their Meals on wheels service. Design: Exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured qualitative interviews. Setting: A meals on wheels service in a municipality situated in South-western Norway. Participants: A total of three home living elderly receiving a meals-on-wheels service aged 80-90 years, one male and two females. Results: Systematic text condensation revealed three categories that represents the experience of the home living elderly relating to appetite and influence on their meals-on-wheels service: 1) Aspects of the meals challenging the informant’s appetite 2) Compensating and complementary strategies developed to ensure appetite in relation to their received meals 3) User involvement; the informants perceived ability to exert influence on the meals Conclusion: Findings from this study indicate a need for MOW products that considers the elderly’s sensory capabilities and preferences, as to maintain and increase the elderly’s appetite. In addition, the importance of user involvement as a factor to counteract the feeling of being dependent whilst receiving MOW service has been highlighted in this study, and should be further investigated.
Key words: Appetite, Meals-on-Wheels, experiences, Home-living, elderly | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | nob | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | University of Stavanger, Norway | nb_NO |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2017; | |
dc.subject | helse- og sosialfag | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Meals-on-Wheels | nb_NO |
dc.subject | experiences | nb_NO |
dc.subject | home-living | nb_NO |
dc.subject | elderly | nb_NO |
dc.subject | appetite | nb_NO |
dc.subject | matlyst | nb_NO |
dc.subject | helsevitenskap | nb_NO |
dc.subject | hjemmeboende eldre | nb_NO |
dc.title | Hjemmeboende eldres erfaringer med appetitt og evne til å påvirke middagsleveringstjenesten | nb_NO |
dc.title.alternative | Meals on Wheels - Home Living Elderly’s Experiences of Appetite and Influence on the Service | nb_NO |
dc.type | Master thesis | nb_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800 | nb_NO |