Kai Saks

Biographic Data

ID235762
NAMEKai Saks
GIVEN NAMESKai
FAMILY NAMESaks
SIGNATURESAKS K
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Tartu
ORCID0000-0002-5699-4708
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Launching support groups for informal caregivers of people living with dementia within participatory action research

    Open AccessMerle Varik, Marju Medar et al.ARTICLEAction Research2021References: 10

    Support groups are one possibility to empower informal carers and accordingly have spread across many countries because of their informal, inexpensive nature and because of their effectiveness. This paper aims to reflect on the viewpoints and experiences of the lessons learned from the participatory action research (PAR) conducted from 2016 to 2019. During PAR, several support groups in different regions of Estonia were launched to empower the in…

  • Support groups for informal caregivers of people with dementia as opportunities for empowerment in Estonia

    Merle Varik, Kai Saks et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Social Work2020References: 10

    Support groups for informal caregivers of people living with dementia have been recognised as an effective intervention for empowering caregivers. Regular support groups for caregivers who care for people living with dementia were launched from 2017 to 2019 over different regions of Estonia. Using a participatory action research approach, the aim of this study was to explore empowerment within these support groups from the perspective of the indi…

  • Informal caregivers’ experiences of caring for persons with dementia in Estonia

    Open AccessMerle Varik, Marju Medar et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2019Cited by: 4References: 4

    This paper presents the results of a qualitative study aimed at exploring the experiences and needs of informal caregivers of persons with dementia and identifying caregiver expectations for support. The research was based on phenomenological and social constructionist approaches; it also took experience-centred and culturally oriented approaches to narratives. It was conducted in Estonia in 2017 by means of unstructured in-depth interviews with …

  • Body mass index of elderly Europeans

    Open AccessEne-Margit Tiit, Ene‐Margit Tiit et al.ARTICLEPapers on Anthropology2015

    SHARE data about older (aged 50 and more) Europeans are used to assess the adequacy of the traditional scale for deciding if a person is underweight, normal, overweight or obese. The results of measurements and calculations in 17 countries (15 from the EU, including Estonia, plus Switzerland and Israel) demonstrate that for older European people the traditional scale is somewhat biased. The scale used and suggested by geriatricians for people age…

  • A European study investigating patterns of transition from home care towards institutional dementia care

    Open AccessH Verbeek, Gabriele Meyer et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    The current study, which is part of a large European project 'RightTimePlaceCare', generates primary data on outcomes and costs of long-term nursing care for people with dementia and their informal caregivers, specifically focusing on the transition from home towards institutional care. Together with data collected in three other work packages, knowledge gathered in this study will be used to inform and empower patients, professionals, policy and…

  • Spiritual Needs and Quality of Life in Estonia

    Open AccessMare Teichmann, Mart Murdvee et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research2006Cited by: 1References: 2