Browsing by Author "Ihalainen, Mira"

Ageing and the old age is often associated with health related problems as dementia, functional problems and social challenges as loneliness. In modern society where the life expectancy has increased also elderly are more active and healthier than they used to be. Therefore it is important to understand the needs of the modern elderly in order to plan more effective social services but also to be able to capture the inner potential that this group of modern old embrace. I have analysed data that the Institution of health and welfare gathered in connection with a project where one of the main objectives was to gain a deeper understanding of what the key elements that build up a good ageing are from the point of view of Pohjanmaa elderly. I have used Erik Allardt's theory of the welfare dimensions: having, loving, being in order to find out which of the dimensions have the most powerful connection to good ageing.The results show that the dimension being has the most powerful connection to good ageing. To increase and obtain being- resources one need to have enough of having- and loving- resources. Further it seems that the more you have of having- and loving resources the more you will have of being- resources which bode in turn more of good ageing. The connection ground between the dimensions is activity.