A resilience lens on homeless older persons in the City of Tshwane : an illumination through photovoice
dc.contributor.author | Jacobs, Leone | |
dc.contributor.author | Geyer, Stephan | |
dc.contributor.email | stephan.geyer@up.ac.za | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-16T06:43:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-16T06:43:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.description.abstract | This qualitative study explores and describes the resilience of homeless older persons in the City of Tshwane, South Africa. Eleven participants, recruited purposively, participated in photovoice activities supplemented with semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed through reflexive thematic analysis and trustworthiness was ensured. Findings indicate that conflict, abuse, family disappointment, unemployment, mental health challenges, declining mobility, isolation and a lack of access to services are risk factors hindering resilience. Religion, support and socialisation, amongst other things, are identified as protective factors enabling resilience. Recommendations for resilience-informed biopsychosocial gerontological social services to homeless older persons are offered to navigate towards better-than-expected outcomes. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Social Work and Criminology | en_US |
dc.description.librarian | am2023 | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Tthe National Research Foundation of South Africa. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Jacobs, L. & Geyer, S. 2022, 'A resilience lens on homeless older persons in the City of Tshwane : an illumination through photovoice', Social Work / Maatskaplike Werk, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 1-25. DOI : 10.15270/58-4-1073 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0037-8054 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2312-7198 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.15270/58-4-1073 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92867 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Work | en_US |
dc.rights | © University of Stellenbosch, Department of Social Work. | en_US |
dc.subject | Gerontological social services | en_US |
dc.subject | Homeless | en_US |
dc.subject | Late-life homelessness | en_US |
dc.subject | Older persons | en_US |
dc.subject | Photovoice | en_US |
dc.subject | Resilience | en_US |
dc.subject | City of Tshwane, South Africa | en_US |
dc.title | A resilience lens on homeless older persons in the City of Tshwane : an illumination through photovoice | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |