Bemötandet mellan äldre och äldreomsorgen : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om vilken innebörd bemötande har med avseende i kulturella utmaningar

Sammanfattning: Close to two million of Sweden's population are born abroad. Within this population group, many people fall under the target group "elderly". This means that there is a large group of elderly people with a different cultural background. In recent years, professional elderly care has been challenged by cultural frameworks of interpretations. It is therefore possible, with the help of a cultural interpretation framework, to claim that the professional elderly care work should consider how individuals and groups make decisions about their background, beliefs and culture. The aim with this study is to highlight the meaning of treatment in the professional elderly care work with regard to cultural challenges. In elderly care, a good treatment is crucial to promoting good health, care and well-being. The treatment is an important determining factor for elderly care experiences. Listening, responding and prioritizing the elderly's needs can be a challenge for the care staff, especially within cultural interpretation frameworks where background, beliefs and culture can differ from how it is in Sweden. With the help of a cultural interpretation framework, it can therefore be argued that care staff in their treatment must take into account how individuals and groups define themselves in relation to origin, religion and culture. It is an important care practice to highlight the meaning of treatment in the professional elderly care work with regard to cultural challenges.