Table 1
Characteristics of the participants. The abbreviation ID-P will be used when referring to older adults and ID-R for relatives.
| ID-P | GENDER | AGE | RESIDENCE | RELATIVES | ID-R | RELATION | LIVING STATUS RELATED TO THE OLDER ADULT | INTERVIEW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male | 80 | House with garden | Distant relatives** | At home Face-to-face | |||
| 2 | Male | 89 | House with garden | Living with wife | Phone | |||
| 3 | Male | 80 | House with garden | Living with wife 2 daughters | 11 | Wife | Lives with husband | At home Face-to-face |
| 4 | Female | 88 | Senior housing | 1 daughter | At home Face-to-face | |||
| 5 | Female | 79 | Senior housing | 1 son and 1 daughter | At home Face-to-face | |||
| 6 | Male | 94 | House with stairs and garden | Son | 12 | Son | Lives under 1 kilometre away | At home Face-to-face/ Phone |
| 7 | Male | 85 | House with stairs and garden | Distant relatives** | At home Face-to-face | |||
| 8 | Female | 85 | House with garden | 2 sons | At home Face-to-face | |||
| 9 | Male | 81 | House with garden | Living with wife 2 children and grandchildren | 16 | Wife | Lives with husband | At home Face-to-face |
| 10 | Female | 96 | House with garden | 1 son and 1 daughter and grandchildren | At home Face-to-face | |||
| 13* | Daughter | Lives 40 kilomertes away | Phone | |||||
| 14* | Wife | Lives with husband | At home Face-to-face | |||||
| 15* | Daughter | Lives 15 kilometres away | Phone |
[i] *Indicates relatives who participated without the older adult.
**Older adults described their relatives as distant, describing that they were not involved in the older adult’s everyday lives.
Table 2
Example of the analytic process resulting in Theme 1 ‘Cross-sectoral home-based follow-up visit – an experience of caring and competent nurses’.
| DATA | SUB-THEMES | THEME |
|---|---|---|
| I felt they kept an eye on me (ID-P 7) It was like being at the doctor’, they asked and we talked (ID-P 6) They (the nurses) were so nice (ID-P 8) | Experienced competent nurses | Cross-sectoral home-based follow-up visit – an experience of caring and competent nurses |
| Test results showed no sign of infection (ID-P 9) My haemoglobin count was low, so I had to go to the geriatric outpatient clinic (ID-P 10) I still register how much I drink, showing the fluid chart (Fieldnote ID-P 4) | The cross-sectoral home-based follow-up visit was experienced as a continuation of treatment and care | |
| So many people come into my house every day, and I can not remember who they are or what they do (ID-P 8) | Depending on help from primary care | |
| When admitted to the hospital they found he had very low sodium, but now they said it was normal, which made me feel safe (ID-R 12) When she (the hospital-based nurse) entered she talked with my dad, she looked him in the eyes and waited for him to answer… I felt so safe as I experienced my responsibility was shared… by someone who knows about older people (ID-R 13) | Relatives were supported by the cross-sectoral home-based follow-up visit |