Search for dissertations about: "Äldre kvinnor"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 116 swedish dissertations containing the words Äldre kvinnor.

  2. 1. 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

  4. 2. People living with dementia using eldercare in Sweden

    Author : S M Atiqur Rahman; Lars-Christer Hydén; Susanne Kelfve; Pär Schön; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Eldercare; Long-term care; Dementia; Social care policy; People living with dementia; Older adults; Äldreomsorg; Långtidsvård; Demens; Socialvårdspolitik; Personer som lever med demens; Äldre;

    Abstract : Dementia is a major public health concern. Due to the progressive nature of the disease, people living with dementia (PlwD) may experience challenges at different stages of dementia deriving from functional, cognitive, and communicative disabilities and as a consequence experience restriction in performing everyday tasks. 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. Working life, sustainable health and retirement for women : a qualitative analysis from a longitudinal study

    Author : Katriina Hugosson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Retirement; Pensionärer; hälsa; Äldre kvinnor; Livskvalitet; genusaspekter´; Sverige;

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  7. 5. Fall prevention exercise for older adults : self-management with support of digital technology

    Author : Beatrice Pettersson; Marlene Sandlund; Maria Wiklund; Rebecka Janols; Lillemor Lundin-Olsson; Anne Söderlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; eHealth; digital health; fall prevention; self-management; smartphone; digital technology; behavioural change support; Self-determination theory; Fallprevention; eHälsa; egenvård; digital teknik; beteendeförändring; självbestämmandeteorin; physiotherapy; fysioterapi; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : Background: Falls are a major public health issue, which can cause physical and psychological suffering for the individual as well as large costs for the society. To increase access and adherence to evidence-based fall prevention exercise, utilisation of older adults’ own capabilities and digital health offers promising solutions. READ MORE