Mahin Kiwi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6224526 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mahin Kiwi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mahin |
| FAMILY NAME | Kiwi |
| SIGNATURE | KIWI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6420-1915 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Away from Home or Returned Home? What Iranian Participants with Dementia Experience while Living in a Culturally Profiled Nursing Home in Sweden
This study explores Iranian immigrants with dementia living in a culturally profiled Swedish nursing home and what it means to be at “home.” The meaning given to a place, in general, is understood to be generated and formed by experiences, expectations, hopes, and chains of events, and its significance can change over time. Life changes will mainly affect the understanding of what constitutes “home.” Such a concept can be challenging to define, e…
Deciding upon Transition to Residential Care for Persons Living with Dementia
Previous research has shown how filial piety is strong among people of Iranian background and that traditional Iranian culture result in most families' preferring to care for their elderly (and sick) family members at home. While acknowledging this, this article highlights what living in diaspora could mean in terms of cultural adaption and changing family values. By interviewing people with Iranian background living in Sweden (n = 20), whom all …
Ethnographic methods for understanding practices around dementia among culturally and linguistically diverse people
This chapter introduces some general concepts and methods concerning ethnographic methods such as participant observations, the writing of field notes, video-ethnography and in-depth interviews. It analyses such methods with regard to dementia studies, revolving around people of varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The chapter provides the three authors' own experience – and pitfalls – as examples in order to discusses issues such as close…
Deciding upon Transition to Residential Care for Persons Living with Dementia
Previous research has shown how filial piety is strong among people of Iranian background and that traditional Iranian culture result in most families' preferring to care for their elderly (and sick) family members at home. While acknowledging this, this article highlights what living in diaspora could mean in terms of cultural adaption and changing family values. By interviewing people with Iranian background living in Sweden (n = 20), whom all …
Ethnographic methods for understanding practices around dementia among culturally and linguistically diverse people
This chapter introduces some general concepts and methods concerning ethnographic methods such as participant observations, the writing of field notes, video-ethnography and in-depth interviews. It analyses such methods with regard to dementia studies, revolving around people of varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The chapter provides the three authors' own experience – and pitfalls – as examples in order to discusses issues such as close…
Deciding upon Transition to Residential Care for Persons Living with Dementia
Previous research has shown how filial piety is strong among people of Iranian background and that traditional Iranian culture result in most families' preferring to care for their elderly (and sick) family members at home. While acknowledging this, this article highlights what living in diaspora could mean in terms of cultural adaption and changing family values. By interviewing people with Iranian background living in Sweden (n = 20), whom all …
Away from Home or Returned Home? What Iranian Participants with Dementia Experience while Living in a Culturally Profiled Nursing Home in Sweden
This study explores Iranian immigrants with dementia living in a culturally profiled Swedish nursing home and what it means to be at “home.” The meaning given to a place, in general, is understood to be generated and formed by experiences, expectations, hopes, and chains of events, and its significance can change over time. Life changes will mainly affect the understanding of what constitutes “home.” Such a concept can be challenging to define, e…
Dementia (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Disease (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Feeling (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works)