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Older adults' experiences of being at a senior summer camp: A phenomenographic study
Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), Division of Social Work (SOCARB), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Örebro University Hospital. Örebro University, School of Health Sciences. University Health Care Research Center.
Örebro University, School of Health Sciences. Örebro University Hospital. University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Care and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Gjøvik, Norway.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2157-8579
2022 (English)In: Qualitative Social Work, ISSN 1473-3250, E-ISSN 1741-3117, Vol. 21, no 5, p. 956-973Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Senior summer camps are arranged by more and more municipalities in Sweden with the purpose of creating a place where older adults can meet and mitigate their social isolation. The aim of the study is to understand, from their own point of view, how the participants experienced senior summer camp. A phenomenographic approach was used to surface the older adults' experiences and analyze the data. Three descriptive categories evolved: "A pleasant environment to be in", "Something to do for everyone" and "Breaking one's loneliness". Findings from this study suggest that just getting away, not having to cook, seeing and experiencing something else, and having company when eating food or doing activities meant a lot to the participants, who all have different experiences of loneliness. Knowing that other people were lonely made the participants at the senior summer camp realize that they were not to blame for their loneliness.

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Sage Publications, 2022. Vol. 21, no 5, p. 956-973
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Ageing, gerontology, older adults, loneliness, senior summer camps
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-93996DOI: 10.1177/14733250211042063ISI: 000687366700001PubMedID: 35899323Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85113333509OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-93996DiVA, id: diva2:1590041
Available from: 2021-09-01 Created: 2021-09-01 Last updated: 2022-11-18Bibliographically approved

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