Give Older Persons a Voice in the Society—By Using Information Compiled during Preventive Home Visits on a Societal Level

Anna Nivestam, Maria Haak, Albert Westergren and Pia Petersson
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Anna Nivestam: The Research Platform for Collaboration for Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, SE-291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden
Maria Haak: The Research Platform for Collaboration for Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, SE-291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden
Albert Westergren: The Research Platform for Collaboration for Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, SE-291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden
Pia Petersson: The Research Platform for Collaboration for Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, SE-291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 14, 1-17

Abstract: Preventive home visits (PHVs) are offered to older persons with the purpose of promoting health and preventing risks on an individual level. However, aspects of health need to be considered on a societal level as well. This study aims to get a deeper understanding of perceptions of the usability of the information compiled during the PHVs to promote health, among older persons, on a societal level. Three online focus groups were conducted with heads of unit of PHVs, heads of department, and politicians responsible for health and welfare in seven municipalities in Sweden ( n = 12). The findings were visualised in the core category Enable an inclusive society and the interrelated categories Monitoring determinants of health and Enabling exchange of information . The information from the PHVs could be used to monitor determinants of health by identifying assets, challenges, shifts, trends, and future needs in the society. Moreover, exchange of information from the PHVs could occur within and outside the health and welfare organisation. However, the potential use was affected by hindrances illustrated in the category Obstacles to interpreting and communicating the information . To conclude, using the information from the PHVs could possibly contribute to an inclusive society, where persons not usually represented in decision making are given a voice.

Keywords: aged; communication; decision makers; determinants of health; health promotion; inclusive society; monitoring; older people; old age policy; participation in society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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