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"Eenzaamheid is een collectieve verantwoordelijkheid"
No full textDe Nederlandse emeritus hoogleraar Anja Machielse onderzoekt al 30 jaar sociale relaties en eenzaamheid. In haar recente afscheidsrede brak ze een lans voor zorgzame buurten en het kleine gebaar. “Veerkracht en sociale weerbaarheid zijn relationele begrippen. Je mag de verantwoordelijkheid voor sociaal isolement niet alleen bij het individu leggen.
Wenn alles auf den Tisch kommt:Die Weltbeziehungen der Homesharer werden in der Küche verhandelt
No full textThe starting point of our contribution is the observation that property relations are linked to specific forms of our relationship to the world. In order to pursue the question of whether and how relationships to the world of subjects change when property relations are altered, we investigate whether irritations and changes in relationships to things, to social others, and to oneself can be observed in the practices and experiences of homesharing, and what form and direction these take. Our focus is on the empirically observable, always precarious, tentative, and temporary communalization processes that arise when sharing interpersonal space. Based on qualitative interviews with users of homesharing platforms, we show that the kitchen and situations of communal eating are central starting points for shaping communality and reconstruct three types of homesharers that oscillate between the patterns of professionalism and familiarity
Boekbespreking: Rosa, Hartmut. 2023. Democratie vraagt om religie. Over een bijzondere resonantierelatie.
No full textThe role of group formation and interpersonal connections in support:A qualitative analysis of social structures in emergency services organizations and hospital-based emergency settings
No full textProfessionals in emergency services organizations (firefighters, paramedics, police, military) and professionals in hospital-based emergency settings (emergency rooms, operating rooms, intensive care units) are frequently exposed to potentially traumatic events. They are at higher risk for the development of trauma-related mental health problems than the general population. To maintain mental health, it is essential for individuals to be embedded in a social environment with supportive relationships. We employed ethnographical research that explored the social environment of seven high-risk professional groups in the Netherlands through observational fieldwork, interviews, and document analysis. We analyzed the data using Chie Nakane’s social anthropological model of Group formations and interpersonal connections as a heuristic lens. Findings indicate that in the social environments of these various high-risk occupational groups, two different social structural tendencies can be distinguished: vertical versus horizontal group formation and interpersonal connections. In our discussion, we suggest how these different social structures in which the professional is embedded might explain inconsistent results in current studies, and how knowledge of these different social structures might be relevant for support and prevention of trauma-related mental health problems
Barriers and drivers of public engagement in palliative care, Scoping review
No full textBackgroundThe integral model of Palliative Care recognizes the community as essential element in improving quality of life of patients and families. It is necessary to find a formula that allows the community to have a voice. The aim of this scoping review is to identify barriers and facilitators to engage community in PC.MethodsSystematic search was conducted in NICE, Cochrane Library, Health Evidence, CINAHL and PubMed database. Keywords: Palliative care, End of life care, community networks, community engagement, public engagement, community participation, social participation, barriers and facilitators.ResultsNine hundred seventy-one results were obtained. Search strategy and inclusion criteria yielded 13 studies that were read in detail to identify factors influencing community engagement in palliative care, categorized into: Public health and public engagement; Community attitudes towards palliative care, death and preferences at the end of life; Importance of volunteers in public engagement programs; Compassionate communities.ConclusionSocietal awareness must be a facilitated process to catalyse public engagement efforts. National policy initiatives and regional system support provide legitimacy and focus is essential for funding. The first step is to get a sense of what is important to society, bearing in mind cultural differences and to channel those aspects through health care professionals; connecting the most assistential part with community resources. The process and long-term results need to be systematically evaluated
Caregiver-child communication on parental loss in the context of the AIDS epidemic in Namibia
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Experiences and needs of residents with dementia in relocating to an innovative living arrangement within long-term care:A qualitative study
No full textDuring the last decade, an increasing number of care organizations have chosen to rebuild or build a new care facility to provide better person-environments for residents with dementia. This has inevitably led to an increase in relocations. This study investigated how residents with dementia experienced a relocation from a regular nursing home to an innovative living arrangement. A qualitative study was performed, using semi-structured interviews and observations. Two nursing homes offering 24 h care to residents with psychogeriatric symptoms that planned a relocation to an innovative living arrangement were selected. Sixteen residents were included. Five themes from the data described what was of importance to residents when moving, including (1) the physical environment of the new location, (2) the belongings of residents, (3) feeling at home, (4) the importance of social contact when relocating, and (5) the need to be engaged in daily life. This study found that the residents were not actively involved in the relocation process, despite the clear desire they expressed to be involved and of importance. As the residents with dementia were able to express what was important to them in this study, relocation processes should focus more on involving such residents and incorporating them within relocation processes