• Hjemme best? En tematisk analyse av eldres fortellinger om omsorg og trygghet i eget hjem Home sweet home? 

      Munkejord, Mai Camilla; Eggebø, Helga; Schönfelder, Walter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-22)
      Denne artikkelen undersøker hvordan eldre kvinner og menn med varierende omsorgsbehov opplever sitt hjem. Hva bidrar til å skape trygghet i egen bolig, og hva er deres tanker om og eventuelt erfaringer med flytting? Artikkelen analyserer data fra hjemmebesøk og dybdeintervjuer med 28 eldre kvinner og menn bosatt i to distriktskommuner. Studien belyser ulike dimensjoner som er med på å skape trygghet ...
    • Innovations in home-based elderly care in remote areas. Findings from northern Norway 

      Munkejord, Mai Camilla; Schönfelder, Walter; Eggebø, Helga (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2017)
      We live in a society marked by an ageing population. Research indicates that the majority of elderly people prefer to live in their own home, including in the later stages of their lives when they depend on care (Berglund, Dunér, Blomberg, & Kjellgren, 2012) It is also documented that the number of users of care services in Norway has increased by 20% from 1994 to 2013, whereas the public ...
    • Voices from the North: Stories About Active Ageing, Everyday Life and Home-Based Care Among Older People in Northern Norway 

      Munkejord, Mai Camilla; Schönfelder, Walter; Eggebø, Helga (Peer reviewed; Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2019-08-27)
      What is the meaning of active ageing in the daily life of frail older people in need of comprehensive home-based care services? This chapter addresses this question using in-depth interviews with women and men aged 70-97 in Northern Norway. The chapter illustrates first, that some older women and men actually prefer to age actively <i>within their home</i> by doing activities such as reading books, ...