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Introduction <p>To address communication barriers, minimise social isolation, prevent psychosocial illness and increase the independence of Deaf older adults, a mobile care team consisting of Deaf assistant nurses using sign language was initiated and developed by a nongovernmental organisation in a region in southern Sweden.</p> Aim <p>To describe Deaf older adults’ experiences receiving support from an NGO-initiated mobile old-age care team for Deaf and sign language-speaking older adults in Sweden.</p> Methods <p>A series of 15 individual interviews with four Deaf older adults were analysed via content analysis.</p> Results <p>Support from the mobile care team was appreciated, as illustrated by the following categories: <i>support in everyday activities</i>, <i>communication supported and enabled</i> and <i>support for psychosocial well-being</i>. The care team facilitated communication using sign language. For example, they enabled in-depth communication and information sharing and supported older adults in expressing opinions and thoughts to authorities and regular care staff. Increased communication supported psychosocial well-being, independence, and feelings of safety.</p> Conclusion <p>A sign language mobile care team that is well familiar with Deafness as a culture rather than a hearing disability is highly valued by Deaf older adults in need of home or residential care later in life. It also shows that access to a sign language mobile care team leads to increased psychological wellbeing and happiness among Deaf older adults, as well as to their increased participation in decision-making concerning various aspects of their lives.</p>

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Deaf older adults’ experiences of support from a mobile old-age care team providing support in Swedish sign language

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    2025年12月15日

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  • Elin Karlsson,
  • Yashar Mahmud,
  • Susanne Andersson,
  • Linda Jonsson,
  • Åsa Gustavsson,
  • Sofia Kjellström,
  • Sofi Fristedt

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Introduction

To address communication barriers, minimise social isolation, prevent psychosocial illness and increase the independence of Deaf older adults, a mobile care team consisting of Deaf assistant nurses using sign language was initiated and developed by a nongovernmental organisation in a region in southern Sweden.

Aim

To describe Deaf older adults’ experiences receiving support from an NGO-initiated mobile old-age care team for Deaf and sign language-speaking older adults in Sweden.

Methods

A series of 15 individual interviews with four Deaf older adults were analysed via content analysis.

Results

Support from the mobile care team was appreciated, as illustrated by the following categories: support in everyday activities, communication supported and enabled and support for psychosocial well-being. The care team facilitated communication using sign language. For example, they enabled in-depth communication and information sharing and supported older adults in expressing opinions and thoughts to authorities and regular care staff. Increased communication supported psychosocial well-being, independence, and feelings of safety.

Conclusion

A sign language mobile care team that is well familiar with Deafness as a culture rather than a hearing disability is highly valued by Deaf older adults in need of home or residential care later in life. It also shows that access to a sign language mobile care team leads to increased psychological wellbeing and happiness among Deaf older adults, as well as to their increased participation in decision-making concerning various aspects of their lives.