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Unga vuxnas uppfattningar om det individuella hälsoansvaret respektive samhällsansvaret: En explorativ kvalitativ studie
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: I Sverige är den självskattade hälsan god, dock har vissa aspekter av hälsan försämrats hos unga vuxna. I och med att hälsoansvaret har förespråkat åt ett mer individuellt ansvarstagande, har begreppet ansvar diskuterats i form av eget hälsoansvar samt inom prioriteringsarbete. Tidigare studier indikerar att individen förstår att hälsoansvaret ligger hos den enskilde individen men att olika strukturer i samhället eller individuella omständigheter begränsar individen. Syfte:Syftet med studien var att undersöka uppfattningar hos unga vuxna angående vilket ansvar individen har för den egna hälsan. Metod: En explorativ kvalitativ ansats med tematisk analys tillämpades i studien. Resultat: Unga vuxna uppfattade det individuella hälsoansvaret som ett eget åtagande och förstod att de oftast var ansvariga själva för förändringen av sina hälsobesvär genom olika strategier. Dock existerade en viss förståelse av omständigheter, självkännedom om hälsoansvaret och begränsningar som kunde komma att påverka relationen till hälsoansvaret. Resultatet resulterade i fyra övergripande teman: Individuellt hälsotillstånd, Styrningen av hälsobeslut, Hälsoansvaret och Samhällsansvaret. Slutsats: Hälsoansvaret uppfattades som ens egna åtagande dock vid psykisk ohälsa ansåg informanterna att samhället behövde engagera sig mer.

Abstract [en]

Background: In Sweden, self-rated health is considered to be good, however, certain aspects of health have deteriorated in young adults. As health responsibility has advocated towards a more individual responsibility, the concept of responsibility has been discussed within priority setting but also for one's health in regards to the individual health responsibility. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how young adults perceive the individual responsibility for health. Method: The study was conducted with an explorative qualitative design with a thematic analysis. Results: Young adults perceived the individual health responsibility as their own commitment and understood that they were often responsible themselves for the changes they needed to do concerning their own health issues through various strategies. However, there was a certain level of understanding of circumstances, self-awareness about the health responsibility and limitations that could impact on the individual’s association to health responsibility. The results from the analysis were grouped into four overall themes: Individual health condition, direction of health decisions, personal health responsibility and societal responsibility. Conclusion: Health responsibility was perceived as one's own responsibility, however, in the case of mental illness, the informants considered that an engagement from the society was much needed.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 47
Keywords [en]
Individual, responsibility, healthism, early adulthood, public health
Keywords [sv]
Individ, ansvar, healthism, unga vuxna, folkhälsa
National Category
Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-504062OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-504062DiVA, id: diva2:1765566
Subject / course
Public Health
Educational program
Master Programme in Public Health
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Available from: 2023-06-11 Created: 2023-06-11 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved

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