Perceiving Falls within a Family Context: A Focused Ethnographic Approach

Autor/inn/en	Kilian, Christine; Salmoni, Alan; Ward-Griffin, Catherine; Kloseck, Marita
Titel	Perceiving Falls within a Family Context: A Focused Ethnographic Approach
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal on Aging, 27 (2008) 4, S.331-345 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0714-9808
DOI	10.3138/cja.27.4.331
Schlagwörter	Family Attitudes; Older Adults; Risk; Accident Prevention; Accidents; Injuries; Safety; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; Risiko; Accident statistics; Unfall; Statistik; Unfallstatistik; Sicherheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	The purpose of the present research was to examine the perceptions of risk regarding falling held by older adults and their adult children. Using a focused ethnographic approach, older adults and adult children were interviewed in depth. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify themes within groups and to compare the perspectives of older adults and adult children. Findings highlighted differences in perceptions and approaches to action between older adults and their adult children. There were three approaches to action adopted by these families, which focused around whose actions were dominant: "parents' actions," "shared actions," and "children's secret actions." The results emphasize the value placed on independence by older adults and the impact of multiple family relations taking action to prevent falls. The present study points to the importance of including multiple family perspectives in research concerning injury prevention for older adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10