Ensamhet på särskilt boende (Säbo). : En kvalitativ intervjustudie.

Sammanfattning: Background: Involuntary loneliness has adverse effects on the physical and mental health of the elderly. Few interview studies have investigated older people's experience of loneliness in residential care. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to highlight thoughts about loneliness in individuals 70 years or older, living at nursing homes and their experience of loneliness related to the accommodation. Method: The study design was qualitative with an inductive approach. Semistructured interviews with 13 individuals 70-98 years old, was performed. The text was analyzed  and interpreted using qualitative content analysis. Result:  Five categories emerged; The move to the nursing home linked to loneliness, Individual aspects of loneliness, Loneliness and aging body, Significance of social factors for loneliness and Individual strategies to deal with loneliness.            Conclusion: Some older people were bothered by loneliness and asked for an increased community, in the context of meal, in the form of  group activities. It was common for the elderly with increasing age not to participate in all activities and instead chose to be for themselves, usually in a positive loneliness (solitude).