Search for dissertations about: "council homes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words council homes.

  2. 1. Formal carers in health care and the social services witnessing abuse of the elderly in their homes

    Author : Britt-Inger Saveman; Astrid Norberg; Ingalill Rahm Hallberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Elder abuse; primary health care; district nurses; general practitioners; home service assistants; Lögstrup’s ethic;

    Abstract : The purpose was to elucidate the reactions of formal carers as witnesses and helpers in situations of elder abuse, to illuminate abusive situations and to reflect on the findings from an ethical point of view. Twenty-one district nurses from one county council were interviewed (I, II, III, IV). READ MORE

  4. 2. “Doing things together” : Towards a health promoting approach to couples’ relationships and everyday life in dementia

    Author : Therése Bielsten; Ingrid Hellström; Agneta Kullberg; John Keady; Anna-Karin Edberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Couplehood; Dementia; Everyday life; Intervention; Salutogenesis; Demens; Det vardagliga livet; Intervention; Parskap; Salutogenesis;

    Abstract : Background: Most people with dementia live in their own homes, often together with their partners, who become informal caregivers. Relationship quality and sense of couplehood can be threatened as a result of the transition from a mutually interdependent relationship to a caregiver-care-receiver relationship. READ MORE

  5. 3. Challenges of renovating the Gothenburg multi-family building stock - An analysis of comprehensive building-specific information, including energy performance, ownership and affordability

    Author : Mikael Mangold; Seppo Junnila; Sweden Chalmers University of Technology; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Aging building stock; Energy performance certificate; Energy retrofitting; Equity; GIS; Göteborg; Measured energy usage; Multi-family dwellings; Social sustainability; Tenure;

    Abstract : In Sweden and many European countries, the building stock increased at a rapid pace during the period of 1950-1975. This aging building stock is in need of renovation which is a challenge and an opportunity in reaching the energy performance targets as well as decreasing societal inequities. READ MORE

  6. 4. Preventive home visits for 75 year-old persons by the district nurse

    Author : Helena Sherman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : 75-year-old persons;

    Abstract : Background: Action plans are needed to promote health and to prevent diseases amongst older persons so that they can remain with good health in their homes for as long as possible. One method which has been tried in many countries is preventive home visits. READ MORE

  7. 5. Postpartum care in transition : parents' and midwives' expectations and experience of postpartum care including the use of videoconferencing

    Author : Inger Lindberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aims are to explore pregnant women's expectations of postpartum care, midwives experience of organizational and professional change and parents' and midwives' experiences of postpartum care using VC. During the 1980s early discharge was introduced to facilitate a more family-oriented postpartum care. READ MORE