Sari Rissanen
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3915552 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Sari Rissanen |
| NOMBRES | Sari |
| APELLIDO | Rissanen |
| FIRMA | RISSANEN S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9882-7991 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Family carers as service producers – insights into psychological contracts
Family carers and caregiving have a role in the service system but family carers are often invisible and go unnoticed in society. In this article we are interested in family carers as service producers in health and social care. We analyze family care using the concept of a psychological contract. A psychological contract is an unspoken, unconfirmed and unwritten agreement where an exchange is based on perception rather than what is explicitly wr…
Young People's Experiences of Out‐of‐Home Care as Conveyed by Video Vlogs
This article examines the experiences of young people in out‐of‐home care through video vlogs published on YouTube. YouTube is popular among young people as a communication channel where they can use videos to express their opinions and share hobbies or life experiences through diary‐like vlogs. The research group consists of Finnish‐speaking young people ( n = 47) and the study employed narrative analysis as this method is appropriate for explor…
Process evaluation of a complex group-based intervention for older adults living alone
A complex intervention called 'participatory group-based care management' was developed and carried out in Central and Eastern Finland to promote older adults' wellbeing and quality of life. This study analyses the process of the intervention using two types of qualitative data. Firstly, during the sixmonth intervention, 120 reflection diaries in total were written by researchers and care managers, based on their observations of the group meeting…
The Path Towards Personal Growth in Spousal Caregiving
Caregiver support is necessary for many long-term ill or disabled people to enable them to live at home. However, the impact of this care relationship on the caregiver is still partly unknown. This article focuses on the process of achieving personal growth in spousal caregiving. The aim of our study was to conduct an integrative literature review to describe the aspects associated with achieving personal growth as well as to analyze the relation…
Navigating Social Services from the Perspective of Finnish Older Adults with Complex Needs
This study aims to increase understanding of accessing social services for older adults with complex needs. Individual interviews (18) with older clients of gerontological social work and diaconal social work in Finland were analyzed using abductive content analysis. The conceptual framework of access to services, consisting of five interrelated dimensions by Penchansky and Thomas (Citation1981) and the sixth dimension, awareness, by Saurman (Cit…
Experiences of influencing one's own life when living with working-age dementia
Having opportunities to make decisions and choices regarding one's life is crucial when living with dementia. This inter-disciplinary study draws on the concept of relational autonomy to explore how working-age people living dementia seek to influence their lives, and what makes it easier or more difficult for them in their everyday life. The data consist of three focus group discussions conducted with 12 retired adults who developed dementia whi…
They’re always in a hurry” – Older people ́s perceptions of access and recognition in health and social care services
The article examines older people's perceptions of quality of life from the perspective of access and use of health and social care services. The data include focus group discussions with older people living alone. The data were analysed using thematic analysis focusing on the older people's collective views on health and social care services as supportive or restrictive factors for their quality of life. Two central themes were present in all th…
Global Standards and the realities of multiculturalism in social work curricula
This study highlights social work’s response to socio-cultural diversity by investigating the reality of multiculturalism in social work curricula vis-a-vis the Global Standards debates. Content analysis technique is used from a transcendental perspective to explore the attributes of multiculturalism in social work curricula via the online directory of the International Association of Schools of Social Work. Each curriculum reflects relative attr…
Predictive Factors for Voluntary and/or Paid Work among Adults in their Sixties
Information sources and innovation-linked networking
Innovation, information sources and networking influence organizations' performance. Previously, related services have been mostly publicly provided in the health and social sector, at least in some countries, but privatization is advocated as a means to improve innovation and performance in the sector. However, there are uncertainties regarding the relationships involved, particularly in Finland. Thus, this study examines the information sources…
Innovating care for people with multimorbidity through integration
Introduction: An estimated 50 million people in Europe suffer from multiple chronic diseases. The complex health care problems of these patients and their need for continuous and multidisciplinary care poses a great challenge to health systems and social services. Integration lies in the core of care innovation. The main aim is to describe and analyze the role of integration as a tool for innovating care in the context of multimorbidity. In parti…
What happens to quality in integrated homecare? A 15-year follow-up study
The results show that despite the structural integration and cuts in staff and service provision, the quality of homecare remained at a good level. Assuming that the potential confounders did have inhibiting effects, the results suggest that structural integration had a positive impact on homecare quality. To obtain firmer evidence to support this tentative conclusion, further research with a randomised comparison design is needed
Integration of social and health care—three case studies from staff perspective
The main aim is to describe and analyze the chances in work content, work development and managers' support in the integration processes at different levels
They’re always in a hurry” – Older people ́s perceptions of access and recognition in health and social care services
The article examines older people's perceptions of quality of life from the perspective of access and use of health and social care services. The data include focus group discussions with older people living alone. The data were analysed using thematic analysis focusing on the older people's collective views on health and social care services as supportive or restrictive factors for their quality of life. Two central themes were present in all th…
Global Standards and the realities of multiculturalism in social work curricula
This study highlights social work’s response to socio-cultural diversity by investigating the reality of multiculturalism in social work curricula vis-a-vis the Global Standards debates. Content analysis technique is used from a transcendental perspective to explore the attributes of multiculturalism in social work curricula via the online directory of the International Association of Schools of Social Work. Each curriculum reflects relative attr…
Predictive Factors for Voluntary and/or Paid Work among Adults in their Sixties
Integration of social and health care—three case studies from staff perspective
The main aim is to describe and analyze the chances in work content, work development and managers' support in the integration processes at different levels
What happens to quality in integrated homecare? A 15-year follow-up study
The results show that despite the structural integration and cuts in staff and service provision, the quality of homecare remained at a good level. Assuming that the potential confounders did have inhibiting effects, the results suggest that structural integration had a positive impact on homecare quality. To obtain firmer evidence to support this tentative conclusion, further research with a randomised comparison design is needed
Information sources and innovation-linked networking
Innovation, information sources and networking influence organizations' performance. Previously, related services have been mostly publicly provided in the health and social sector, at least in some countries, but privatization is advocated as a means to improve innovation and performance in the sector. However, there are uncertainties regarding the relationships involved, particularly in Finland. Thus, this study examines the information sources…
Innovating care for people with multimorbidity through integration
Introduction: An estimated 50 million people in Europe suffer from multiple chronic diseases. The complex health care problems of these patients and their need for continuous and multidisciplinary care poses a great challenge to health systems and social services. Integration lies in the core of care innovation. The main aim is to describe and analyze the role of integration as a tool for innovating care in the context of multimorbidity. In parti…
Global Standards and the realities of multiculturalism in social work curricula
This study highlights social work’s response to socio-cultural diversity by investigating the reality of multiculturalism in social work curricula vis-a-vis the Global Standards debates. Content analysis technique is used from a transcendental perspective to explore the attributes of multiculturalism in social work curricula via the online directory of the International Association of Schools of Social Work. Each curriculum reflects relative attr…
Predictive Factors for Voluntary and/or Paid Work among Adults in their Sixties
They’re always in a hurry” – Older people ́s perceptions of access and recognition in health and social care services
The article examines older people's perceptions of quality of life from the perspective of access and use of health and social care services. The data include focus group discussions with older people living alone. The data were analysed using thematic analysis focusing on the older people's collective views on health and social care services as supportive or restrictive factors for their quality of life. Two central themes were present in all th…
Experiences of influencing one's own life when living with working-age dementia
Having opportunities to make decisions and choices regarding one's life is crucial when living with dementia. This inter-disciplinary study draws on the concept of relational autonomy to explore how working-age people living dementia seek to influence their lives, and what makes it easier or more difficult for them in their everyday life. The data consist of three focus group discussions conducted with 12 retired adults who developed dementia whi…
Process evaluation of a complex group-based intervention for older adults living alone
A complex intervention called 'participatory group-based care management' was developed and carried out in Central and Eastern Finland to promote older adults' wellbeing and quality of life. This study analyses the process of the intervention using two types of qualitative data. Firstly, during the sixmonth intervention, 120 reflection diaries in total were written by researchers and care managers, based on their observations of the group meeting…
The Path Towards Personal Growth in Spousal Caregiving
Caregiver support is necessary for many long-term ill or disabled people to enable them to live at home. However, the impact of this care relationship on the caregiver is still partly unknown. This article focuses on the process of achieving personal growth in spousal caregiving. The aim of our study was to conduct an integrative literature review to describe the aspects associated with achieving personal growth as well as to analyze the relation…
Navigating Social Services from the Perspective of Finnish Older Adults with Complex Needs
This study aims to increase understanding of accessing social services for older adults with complex needs. Individual interviews (18) with older clients of gerontological social work and diaconal social work in Finland were analyzed using abductive content analysis. The conceptual framework of access to services, consisting of five interrelated dimensions by Penchansky and Thomas (Citation1981) and the sixth dimension, awareness, by Saurman (Cit…
Family carers as service producers – insights into psychological contracts
Family carers and caregiving have a role in the service system but family carers are often invisible and go unnoticed in society. In this article we are interested in family carers as service producers in health and social care. We analyze family care using the concept of a psychological contract. A psychological contract is an unspoken, unconfirmed and unwritten agreement where an exchange is based on perception rather than what is explicitly wr…
Young People's Experiences of Out‐of‐Home Care as Conveyed by Video Vlogs
This article examines the experiences of young people in out‐of‐home care through video vlogs published on YouTube. YouTube is popular among young people as a communication channel where they can use videos to express their opinions and share hobbies or life experiences through diary‐like vlogs. The research group consists of Finnish‐speaking young people ( n = 47) and the study employed narrative analysis as this method is appropriate for explor…
Psychology (9 obras) · Computer Science (7 obras) · Medicine (7 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Business (5 obras) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 obras) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (5 obras) · Political science (5 obras) · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (4 obras) · Nursing (4 obras)