Search for dissertations about: "Hemmaboende"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word Hemmaboende.

2. 1. Medicine management in municipal home care : delegating, administrating and receiving

   Author : Åsa Gransjön Craftman; Eva von Strauss; Margareta Westerbotn; Kristina Johnell; Kenneth Asplund; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Delegation; District nurse; Home dwelling; Home care; Home care assistent; Health care; Medication use; Medication management; Polypharmacy; Population-based; Time trends; Task shifting; Responsible authorities; Older people; Delegering; Distriktssjuksköterska; Hemmaboende; Hemtjänst; Hemtjänstpersonal; Hälso- och sjukvård; Medicinanvändning; Medicinhantering; Polyfarmaci; Populationsbaserad; Tidstrender; Uppgiftsväxling; Huvudmän; Äldre; delegation;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate how delegation of medication is handled in municipal home care. Specific aims were to 1) explore the prevalence of medication use in older adults over time; 2) describe district nurses’ experiences of the delegation of medication management to municipal home care personnel; 3) explore and describe how home care assistants experience receiving the actual delegation of the responsibility of medication administration; and 4) to describe how older adults, living at home, perceive receiving assistance from home care assistants to manage their own medication. READ MORE

4. 2. On the making of age : A constructionist study on ageing and later life in the Faroe Islands

   Author : Ása Róin; Catharina Nord; Elisabet Cedersund; Chris Phillipson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; meaning of ageing; older people; constructionism; Faroe Islands; åldrandets innebörd; konstruktionism; äldre människor; Färöarna;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore how older people living in the Faroe Islands make sense of ageing, how political intentions and strategies resonate with the lived reality of ageing and how theories on ageing compare with this reality.This thesis builds on two data sets. READ MORE

5. 3. Data-driven Implementations for Enhanced Healthcare Internet-of-Things Systems

   Author : Amleset Kelati; Hannu Tenhunen; Juha Plosila; Nerey Mvungi; Ethiopia Nigussie; Bengt Oelmann; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; IoT; Real_time; Smart meter; Biosignal; NIALM; Data-driven; Machine Learning; FPGA; Informations- och kommunikationsteknik; Information and Communication Technology;

   Abstract : Healthcare monitoring systems based on the Internet of Things (IoT) areemerging as a potential solution for reducing healthcare costs by impacting and improving the quality of health care delivery. The rising numberof elderly and chronic patient population in the world and the associatedhealthcare costs urges the application of IoT technology to improve andsupport the health care services. READ MORE

6. 4. Health promotion and fall prevention for older people : impact, relevance and economic justification for decision making in a municipality context

   Author : Saranda Bajraktari; Marlene Sandlund; Magnus Zingmark; Erik Rosendahl; Beatrice Pettersson; Erja Portegijs; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Older people; health promotion; primary prevention; falls prevention; digital health; mHealth; healthy ageing; self-management; reach; cost-effectiveness; self-reported health outcomes; knowledge translation; impact; Public health; folkhälsa; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Abstract : Background: The proportion of older people is increasing and calls for a shift towards proactive approaches to support healthy ageing. The evidence base on health-promoting and preventive interventions (HPP) is promising in terms of maintaining health in older people, but for such interventions to have an impact on population health, translation of evidence to practice is crucial. READ MORE

7. 5. Health-related quality of life in persons with Parkinson's disease. Aspects of symptoms, caregiving and sense of coherence

   Author : Marianne Caap-Ahlgren; Geriatrik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SOC; PDQ-8 and 39; SF-36; GDS; insomnia; caregiving; Parkinson s disease; health-related quality of life; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; Gerontology; Gerontologi;

   Abstract : Abstract Aims: The aim of this thesis was to investigate how the impact of Parkinson’s disease, a chronic neurodegenerative disorder, influences the person’s health-related quality of life. The aim was also to investigate nursing assessment and management of Parkinson’s in elderly persons. READ MORE