‘It can be difficult to help them’

Colliding logics of care and choice in Danish elder care for older citizens with substance use

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ID21827768
AuthorsJonas Strandholdt Bach (0000-0002-9120-5807, Aarhus University), B Bjerge (0000-0002-0942-0322, Aarhus University), Johanne Korsdal Sørensen (Aarhus University)
Year2024
Volume9
Issue1
Pages51-75
Publication date2024-02-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1903-7031 • E-ISSN: 1903-7031
PublisherDet Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7146/qs.v9i1.143671
OpenAlexW4392773463
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

Older marginalized citizens with severe substance use are presently a growing population in Denmark. They struggle with comprehensive and complex needs for care and treatment, which put high demands on health and care professionals working with them. Yet, the complexity of their needs for care and the care provided to them is highly understudied. We take our empirical point of departure in an anthropological pilot study of care work in private homes and retirement homes in two municipalities, where we followed care professionals on their shifts and interviewed them in order to identify challenging situations in daily care. Building on Mol’s concept of logic of care (Mol 2008), we examine how the care professionals in their everyday work with substance using older citizens faced dilemmas in the provision of care within the logics of on the one hand Danish standards for “correct” care and on the other respecting the autonomy of substance using citizens

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