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Employed relative careers in Sweden 1993

SND-ID: SND 0745

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Bengt Furåker - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Ann-Britt Sand - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Description

In Sweden the municipalities have the responsibility to provide the elderly, ill and disabled with the assistance they need to make home living possible. Still, most caring take place in the family and is performed by relatives. Sometimes a relative carer can be employed and paid by the municipality to perform the help. The aim of this study is to explore the situation of employed family careers.

Purpose:

The aim of this study is to explore the situation of employed family careers.

Language

Swedish

Research principal, contributors, and funding

Research principal

University of Gothenburg

Responsible department/unit

Department of Sociology and Work Science

Funding

  • Funding agency: Swedish Council for Social Research
Protection and ethical review

Data contains personal data

No

Method and time period

Unit of analysis

Population

Relative carers in 100 Swedish municipalities.

Time Method

Time period(s) investigated

1993-04-01 – 1993-05-01

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Topic and keywords

Research area

Working conditions, Elderly, Social welfare systems/structures, Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Sociology (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords

ethics, employment, care of the elderly, health, family life, diseases, care of dependants, gender, home help, social responsibility, physical mobility, care of the disabled, home-based work, responsibility, conditions of employment, care in the community, families, social welfare philosophy, welfare policy, disabilities

Publications

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Mossberg, A-B. (1997) Mellan familj och välfärdsstat - om anställda anhörigvårdare i Sverige. Report no. 39 Människa Handikapp Livsvillkor. Psykiatri och habilitering. Örebro läns landsting.

Furåker, B., & Mossberg, A-B. (1997) Arbetsglädje bland anställda anhörigvårdare. Socialvetenskaplig Tidskrift no. 4.

Mossberg, A-B (1994) De anhöriganställdas vardag. Äldreutvärderingen 1994:1. Socialstyrelsen.

Mossberg, A-B. (1996) Jag tar en dag i sänder : om ålderspensionerade anhörigvårdare. I Eliasson, R. (ed.) Omsorgens skiftningar - Begreppet, vardagen, politiken, foskningen. Lund: Studentlitteratur.

Mossberg Sand, A-B. (2000) Ansvar, kärlek och försörjning : om anställda anhörigvårdare i Sverige. Göteborg: Department of Sociology. (With a summary in English). ISBN: 91-972940-6-3.
ISBN: 91-972940-6-3

Mossberg, A-B. (1994) Anhörigvårdare - informella vårdare i ett formellt vårdsystem. Socialvetenskaplig Tidskrift no. 2-3.

Furåker, B., & Mossberg, A-B. (1997) Vårdansvar och bundenhet. Socialvetenskaplig Tidskrift no. 1.

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Employed relative carers in Sweden 1993

Associated documentation

Version 1.0

Citation

Bengt Furåker, Ann-Britt Sand. University of Gothenburg (2007). Employed relative carers in Sweden 1993. Swedish National Data Service. Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5878/001118

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Data format / data structure

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Bengt Furåker - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Ann-Britt Sand - University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science

Data collection

  • Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire: paper
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1993-04-01–1993-05-01
  • Data collector: University of Gothenburg, Department of Sociology and Work Science
  • Source of the data: Population group

Variables

217

Number of individuals/objects

1197

Published: 2001-01-01
Last updated: 2020-01-17