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Old Age Care: An International Perspective 7,5 Credits

The common knowledge has since long had it that relatives do little or nothing to help their aged kin in Sweden and other Nordic countries. Research has shown this to be quite to the contrary. Relatives have also in the Scandinavian countries helped aged kin and continue to do so even in decreased level in later years. There have been a number of programs to support relatives to manage caring longer. It has been shown that family care complete formal care rather than substitute it. Relatives prefer to help next of kin together with Home Help and other formal care system rather than take total responsibility. Old persons also do not want to trouble their family but often want to take care of themselves as long as possible and use informal help together with formal.

Course Contents

- demographic structures and processes

- health status and health problems of older people

- economic and cultural factors with relevance for old-age care

- organisation and structure of formal and informal care/nursing

- needs for care and nursing of older people

- needs for support and care to informal carers

Prerequisites

General entry requirements. Exemption is granted from the requirement in Swedish.

Level of Education: Undergraduate G1N
Course code/Ladok code: HVIG13
The course is conducted at: School of Health and Welfare

Previous and ongoing course occasions

Type of course
Single subject
Study type
Campus
Semester
Autumn 2014: Aug 25 - Sep 28
Rate of Study
100%
Language
English
Location
Jönköping
Time
Day
Examiner
Gerdt Sundström
Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students
20000kr
Syllabus
HTML  PDF
Application code
HJ-11196
Type of course
Program
Study type
Campus
Number of required meetings
4
Semester
Autumn 2014: Aug 25 - Sep 28
Rate of Study
100%
Language
English
Location
Jönköping
Time
Day
Examiner
Gerdt Sundström
Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students
20000kr
Syllabus
HTML  PDF
Application code
HJ-HVIG3
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