The epistemological complexity of ideal care : long-term care professionals’ perspectives
| Autor: | Antti Hämäläinen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Health (social science)
Sociology and Political Science Health Policy care of older people tietoteoria Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health epistemology corporeality ruumiillisuus vanhustyöntekijät vanhustenhuolto ammatillinen tieto hoivatyö vanhustyö kvalitatiivinen tutkimus tietämys qualitative methods |
| Popis: | The article elaborates what aspects of knowledge eldercare workers describe concerning everyday long-term care practices. The article utilises a thematic analysis of Finnish long-term care workers’ semi-structured interviews (n = 25), and in doing so, it contributes to the discussion concerning the epistemological basis of care. The analysis specifies four aspects of knowledge in long-term care work: objective/objectifying, particular, corporeal and tacit. In line with existing literature on knowledge and care, the findings indicate that rational-technical epistemological approaches are insufficient when complex and fluid care relations are concerned. Moreover, cognitive impairments and other particularities of eldercare provide previously under-researched epistemological perspectives for consideration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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