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PMID: 22074617 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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ACCESSIBLE SUMMARY: • Society undergoes long-term changes that in many ways are hard to visualize, explore, and grasp. Many previous obstacles, problems and risks of the everyday life have been solved, but new ones have emerged. Characteristics of these new risks are that they might appear anywhere, are hard to protect against, and are created by human actions. An assumption might be that they strike harder against already vulnerable groups than others. This goes for other societal changes as well, like the demand for ever-raising technical skills, where electronic communication sometimes replaces face-to-face contacts. • In order to learn more about what these changes really means for persons with mental disabilities, a study was made together with members of a user-governed centre in Eastern Norway. The group met three times in a focus group interview, the results were presented and discussed in an open meeting, and reported in a research report. This article contains a deepened analysis of how it is to live in this partly new society (the risk society) for persons who experience mental disability. • The results show that the characteristics of the risk society are identified of and well known among the members. Fast changes create feelings of alienation, uncertainty, and stress. Societal institutions are sometimes hard to reach, abstract, impersonal, and formalistic. The technological development increases the demands, but opens at the same time new possibilities. The Centre offers a new way of building companionship, trust in others, and a new meaningful everyday life. ABSTRACT: The contemporary society is to some extent characterized by longitudinal changes, towards individualization, uncertainty, and risk. Numerous risks and dangers in modern society have been mastered, while others have emerged, often created by human actions. The individual's freedom of choice has increased, but also the responsibility for the choices made. In this society, the risk society, there is a greater need for formative and situation-related knowledge to manage risks. The aims of this paper are to discuss the concept of risk society in the light of everyday experiences made by people with mental disabilities, how challenges can be mastered and positive possibilities can be utilized. Data collection was made through a multistage focus group, and the data were analysed by qualitative content analysis. The results show that characteristics of the risk society are identified by people with mental disabilities. Change and uncertainty, obstacles created by societal institutions, lack of trust, and the need of adapted working conditions are frequently experienced, impersonal relations and feelings of loneliness as well. However, these conditions can be partly counteracted by belonging to an alternative fellowship, which might lead to quality of life-related personal improvements. |
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B G Eriksson; J K Hummelvoll |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-20 |
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Title: Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing Volume: - ISSN: 1365-2850 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-11-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9439514 Medline TA: J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 Blackwell Publishing. |
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Professor, Faculty of Health and Sports, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway. |
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