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Deaf older adults’ experiences of receiving old age care support
Audiological Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden; School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ, Department for Quality Improvement and Leadership. Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare. Department of Leadership and Command & Control, Swedish Defence University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2428-332x
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare.
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare.
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2026 (English)In: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, ISSN 1081-4159, E-ISSN 1465-7325Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Sustainable development
00. Sustainable Development, 3. Good health and well-being
Abstract [en]

Research examining Deaf older adults’ needs or experiences of old age care is scarce. This study aims to describe how Deaf older adults, supported by Swedish old age care, experience interactions and participation in everyday life and in social care situations. This study gives voice to Deaf older adults whose perspectives are rarely represented in research. To minimize misunderstandings, the qualitative individual interviews with Deaf older adults were conducted by Deaf signing research assistants. The results show that Deaf older adults face communication barriers due to a lack of shared language with their old age care staff, which may also pose health risks. Yet, despite the absence of sign language communication, participants described communication with those who help them as sufficient for basic needs, albeit limited. Furthermore, restricted community mobility contributed to sparse social contacts with Deaf peers, leading to social isolation and reduced social well-being.

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Oxford University Press, 2026.
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Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-71337DOI: 10.1093/jdsade/enag019ISI: 001761066500001PubMedID: 42113483Local ID: HOA;;1081185OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-71337DiVA, id: diva2:2059953
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and WelfareAvailable from: 2026-05-13 Created: 2026-05-13 Last updated: 2026-05-20

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