Search for dissertations about: "Äldre och åldrande"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the words Äldre och åldrande.

  2. 1. Unpacking the Welfare Technology Solution Discourse : An analysis of society’s perceptions of formal and informal care of older people

    Author : Maria Nilsson; Elizabeth Hanson; Lennart Magnusson; Stefan Andersson; Teppo Kröger; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Welfare technology; discourse; older people; informal carers; informal care; elder care; policy analysis; local health and social care policy of older people; Nordic welfare state model; healthy ageing; Välfärdsteknik; diskurs; äldre; anhöriga; anhörigomsorg; närstående; policy-analys; äldreomsorg; lokal policy; pensionärsorganisationerna; välfärdsstaten; hälsosamt åldrande; Health and Caring Sciences; Hälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : The overarching aim of this thesis is to examine how the welfare technology solution discourse can provide insights into society’s views of formal and informal care for older people.  The thesis employs a qualitative inductive design based on social constructionism and discourse analysis. READ MORE

  4. 2. Active and healthy ageing in Europe : significance of social relationships

    Author : Septi Kurnia Lestari; Nawi Ng; Xavier de Luna; Malin Eriksson; Mikael Rostila; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; older population; ageing; social relationships; social support; social participation; social contact; quality of life; frailty; panel data; latent class analysis; growth model; multilevel logistic regression; pandemic; Europe; SHARE; äldre befolkning; åldrande; sociala relationer; socialt stöd; socialt deltagande; sociala kontakter; livskvalitet; åldersskörhet; paneldata; latent klassanalys; tillväxtmodell; flernivålogistisk regression; pandemi; Europa; SHARE; epidemiologi; Epidemiology; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : Background: Social relationships have important roles in achieving active and healthy ageing. Social relationships are dynamic across the life course. A myriad of contextual and individual (e.g. READ MORE

  5. 3. Identity, Old(er) Age and Migrancy : A Social Constructionist Lens

    Author : Laura Machat-From; Sandra Torres-Örsten; Lars Andersson; Finnur Magnússon; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; identity; migrancy; old age; older migrants; social constructionism; ethnicity; ageing; identity categories; social positions; identity negotiation; identitet; invandrarskap; hög ålder; utrikesfödda äldre; äldre invandrare; socialkonstruktionism; etnicitet; åldrande; identitetskategorier; sociala positioner; identitetsförhandling;

    Abstract : ldentity research in relation to ethnicity and migration has tended to focus an younger people whilst identity research in relation to ageing and old(er) age has not focused an migrants. This inadvertent mutual neglect has led to a lack of identity research that examines the identity categories of old(er) age and migrancy together, a lacuna that this dissertation aims to redress. READ MORE

  6. 4. A Socio-Material Study of User Involvement : Interrogating the practices of technology development for older people in a digitalised world

    Author : Björn Fischer; Britt Östlund; Alexander Peine; Steve Woolgar; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; User involvement; Older People; Participation; Socio-material Conditions; Enactment; Ontology; Configuring; Ageing and Technology; Ethnography; Method and Design Practice; Användarinvolvering; Äldre Människor; Delaktighet; Sociomateriella förhållanden; Enactment; Ontologi; Konfigurering; Åldrande och Teknik; Etnografi; Metod och Designpraktik; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : Population ageing and increased digitalization each constitute an ongoing and profound transformation within contemporary modes of living, as growing advances in technological development mix and intermingle with the lived realities of older people as the final recipients. It is against the backdrop of this interplay that user involvement has enjoyed ever-rising advocacy to an almost normative degree. READ MORE

  7. 5. See and Be Seen : An Inquiry into the Role of Public Space in Combating Loneliness

    Author : Jing Jing; Tigran Haas; David Canter; Lena Dahlberg; Fran Tonkiss; KTH; []
    Keywords : Loneliness; social isolation; public space; third place; social infrastructure; streetscapes; care; aging; age-friendly; theory of place; built environment; social interaction; sense of community; belonging; neighborhood attachment; sorting; mixed-methods; urban design; urban planning; intervention; Ensamhet; social isolering; offentliga rum; tredje plats; social infrastruktur; gatumiljöer; omsorg; åldrande; äldrevänlig; teori om plats; byggd miljö; umgås; känsla av gemenskap; tillhörighet; tillgivenhet mot grannskap; sortering; mixade metoder; urban design; stadsbyggnad och stadsplanering; bekämpa ensamhet; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

    Abstract : Loneliness in cities has been an issue of great concern in public discourse, particularly during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The detrimental impact of loneliness on health and well-being is well documented and has recently become a rising priority for governments worldwide. READ MORE