From the state to the family: reconfiguring the responsibility for long‐term nursing care at home
From the state to the family: reconfiguring the responsibility for long‐term nursing care at home This paper discusses the implications of the shift in the location of the provision of healthcare services from healthcare institutions to the home, which has occurred or is projected to occur in coming...
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crwiley:10.1046/j.1440-1800.2002.00124.x 2024-06-02T08:09:25+00:00 From the state to the family: reconfiguring the responsibility for long‐term nursing care at home Björnsdóttir, Kristin 2002 http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1800.2002.00124.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1440-1800.2002.00124.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1440-1800.2002.00124.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Nursing Inquiry volume 9, issue 1, page 3-11 ISSN 1320-7881 1440-1800 journal-article 2002 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1800.2002.00124.x 2024-05-03T10:46:58Z From the state to the family: reconfiguring the responsibility for long‐term nursing care at home This paper discusses the implications of the shift in the location of the provision of healthcare services from healthcare institutions to the home, which has occurred or is projected to occur in coming years. It is argued that the responsibility for the provision of care and assistance needed by the elderly living at home and people with long‐term conditions living at home has shifted from public services to the family. Studies of care‐givers have shown that in many situations they experience tremendous burdens, financial difficulties and health problems. Their social lives have been confined to the home, and contacts with friends and neighbors have been significantly reduced. This situation needs to be addressed by nurses, who in many cases serve as the bridge between the home and the official healthcare system. Using Foucault’s exploration of power, particularly his idea of governmentality, a genealogy of care‐giving in the home in Iceland’s health‐care has been constructed. The main findings were that, although this is occurring somewhat later than in many other countries, the state is withdrawing from its previously defined responsibility for the health and well‐being of the nation. At the same time the citizen’s responsibility for maintaining health is emphasized. Based on these findings, the argument is made that nurses in Iceland can have a profound influence on policy‐making in relation to the organization of services provided in those homes. Suggestions are made as to how this can be done, which may be of interest to nurses in other countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Nursing Inquiry 9 1 3 11 |
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From the state to the family: reconfiguring the responsibility for long‐term nursing care at home This paper discusses the implications of the shift in the location of the provision of healthcare services from healthcare institutions to the home, which has occurred or is projected to occur in coming years. It is argued that the responsibility for the provision of care and assistance needed by the elderly living at home and people with long‐term conditions living at home has shifted from public services to the family. Studies of care‐givers have shown that in many situations they experience tremendous burdens, financial difficulties and health problems. Their social lives have been confined to the home, and contacts with friends and neighbors have been significantly reduced. This situation needs to be addressed by nurses, who in many cases serve as the bridge between the home and the official healthcare system. Using Foucault’s exploration of power, particularly his idea of governmentality, a genealogy of care‐giving in the home in Iceland’s health‐care has been constructed. The main findings were that, although this is occurring somewhat later than in many other countries, the state is withdrawing from its previously defined responsibility for the health and well‐being of the nation. At the same time the citizen’s responsibility for maintaining health is emphasized. Based on these findings, the argument is made that nurses in Iceland can have a profound influence on policy‐making in relation to the organization of services provided in those homes. Suggestions are made as to how this can be done, which may be of interest to nurses in other countries. |
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