Beschreibung
Norway is a high-service country with a wide range of community services.
In the public opinion the welfare state is the prime source of care for
elderly, supported by the family. Norwegian families provide practical as
well personal care, however slightly less than in countries with a more
family dominated care system. The total level of help is high, however.
Family carers are important both in care giving and care administration.
To secure individualised user-oriented services, the family perspective
and co-operation between the informal and formal care systems are of
uttermost importance.
Reidun Ingebretsen, Cand.psychol., chartered clinical psychologist,
University of Oslo. Senior researcher, NOVA – Norwegian social research,
Oslo, Norway. Research fields: Life transitions, coping, dementia care,
ethnic minorities. rin@nova.no
John Eriksen, Mag.art. sociology, University of Oslo, research director
NOVA – Norwegian social research, Oslo, Norway. Research fields: Care
arrangements, family policy, quality of life, chronic illness and
disability. jer@nova.no
