The Experiences of Elderly People Living at Home Related to Their Receiving Meals Distributed by a Municipality in Sweden

The study was funded by Kristianstad University and Skåne County Council. Sweden. The purpose of the study was to describe the experiences of elderly people, living at home who receive hot meals that are distributed by their municipality. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the (n=13) interviews. The results showed that feelings of dependency, loneliness and gratitude were expressed by the participants in the study related to their meals being delivered home. Dependency was expressed as not having influence over the food products the meals were made from. Loneliness was expressed as being isolated and being confined a