Health-promoting aspects of a paid job: findings in a qualitative interview study with elderly women in Sweden.
This article is one aspect of a larger, qualitative interview study and deals with health-promoting aspects of gainful employment, as experienced by a group of elderly Swedish women. Through these interviews we demonstrate the central importance of outside employment for many of the women, although they belonged to a generation where outside work conflicted with societal norms. We will illustrate a wide variety of ways in which gainful employment can contribute to women's well-being and, ultimately, their health.
Forssén
Annika S K
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Family Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. annika.forssen@nll.se
Carlstedt
Gunilla
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D005783:Gender Identity; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D013548:Sweden; D016387:Women's Health; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology