Landscapes of care and despair for rural youth – a qualitative study in the northern Swedish ‘periphery’
Abstract Background This study emerges as a response to the lack of youth perspectives when it comes to discussions about access to and experiences of health and social services in rural areas. It subsequently contributes to the literature by positioning young people at the centre of this debate, an...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8db459699d404ec590ed0acd61238847 2023-05-15T17:45:05+02:00 Landscapes of care and despair for rural youth – a qualitative study in the northern Swedish ‘periphery’ Frida Jonsson Isabel Goicolea Monica Christianson Dean B. Carson Maria Wiklund 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01288-z https://doaj.org/article/8db459699d404ec590ed0acd61238847 EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01288-z https://doaj.org/toc/1475-9276 doi:10.1186/s12939-020-01288-z 1475-9276 https://doaj.org/article/8db459699d404ec590ed0acd61238847 International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) Northern Sweden Rural Youth Health Landscapes of care Thematic analysis Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01288-z 2022-12-31T00:34:34Z Abstract Background This study emerges as a response to the lack of youth perspectives when it comes to discussions about access to and experiences of health and social services in rural areas. It subsequently contributes to the literature by positioning young people at the centre of this debate, and by taking a more holistic approach to the topic than is typically the case. Specifically, based on the idea that a good life in proper health for young people may be contingent on notions of care that are bounded up in multi-layered social and spatial environments, the aim of this study was to explore what characterises ‘landscapes of care’ for rural youth. Methods In this qualitative study, the participants included young people and professionals residing in five diverse areas across the northern Swedish ‘peripheral’ inland. Individual interviews (16 in total) and focus group discussions (26 in total) were conducted with 63 youth aged 14–27 years and with 44 professionals operating across sectors such as health centres, school health, integration units, youth clinics and youth clubs. Following an emergent design and using thematic analysis, we developed one main theme, ‘landscapes of care and despair’, comprising the two themes: ‘(dis)connectedness’ and ‘extended support or troubling gaps’. Results The findings illustrate how various health-promoting and potentially harmful aspects acting at structural, organisational and interpersonal levels contributed to dynamic landscapes characterised simultaneously by care and despair. In particular, our study shows how rural youths’ feelings of belongingness to people and places coupled with opportunities to participate in society and access practical and emotional support appear to facilitate their care within rural settings. However, although the results indicate that some in the diverse group of rural youth were cared for and about, a negative picture was painted in parallel. These aspects of despair included youths’ senses of exclusion and marginalisation, degrading ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles International Journal for Equity in Health 19 1 |
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Abstract Background This study emerges as a response to the lack of youth perspectives when it comes to discussions about access to and experiences of health and social services in rural areas. It subsequently contributes to the literature by positioning young people at the centre of this debate, and by taking a more holistic approach to the topic than is typically the case. Specifically, based on the idea that a good life in proper health for young people may be contingent on notions of care that are bounded up in multi-layered social and spatial environments, the aim of this study was to explore what characterises ‘landscapes of care’ for rural youth. Methods In this qualitative study, the participants included young people and professionals residing in five diverse areas across the northern Swedish ‘peripheral’ inland. Individual interviews (16 in total) and focus group discussions (26 in total) were conducted with 63 youth aged 14–27 years and with 44 professionals operating across sectors such as health centres, school health, integration units, youth clinics and youth clubs. Following an emergent design and using thematic analysis, we developed one main theme, ‘landscapes of care and despair’, comprising the two themes: ‘(dis)connectedness’ and ‘extended support or troubling gaps’. Results The findings illustrate how various health-promoting and potentially harmful aspects acting at structural, organisational and interpersonal levels contributed to dynamic landscapes characterised simultaneously by care and despair. In particular, our study shows how rural youths’ feelings of belongingness to people and places coupled with opportunities to participate in society and access practical and emotional support appear to facilitate their care within rural settings. However, although the results indicate that some in the diverse group of rural youth were cared for and about, a negative picture was painted in parallel. These aspects of despair included youths’ senses of exclusion and marginalisation, degrading ... |
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Landscapes of care and despair for rural youth – a qualitative study in the northern Swedish ‘periphery’ |
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