Search for dissertations about: "äldre invandrare"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words äldre invandrare.

  2. 1. 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

  4. 2. Older immigrants in need of care in times of digitalization : The case of filial piety in transition among Chinese families in Sweden

    Author : Xin Chen; Britt Östlund; Susanne Frennert; Magdalena Kania-Lundholm; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Acculturation; Chinese; cultural norms; digitalization; eldercare; filial piety; older immigrants; welfare state; ackulturation; kina; kulturella normer; digitalisering; äldreomsorg; plikt; filial piety; äldre invandrare; välfärdsstat; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : Globalization has facilitated international communication and economic activities that motivate more international migration. Different cultures and values from the West and the East are interwoven in the same social context. READ MORE

  5. 3. Quality of life among disability pensioners with musculoskeletal disorders : Studies in a geographically defined population in Sweden

    Author : Lena Edén; Socialhögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Care and help to handicapped; musculoskeletal disorders; disability pension; early retirement; quality of life; life satisfaction; Handikappade; vård och rehabilitering;

    Abstract : The starting-point of this thesis was the high rate of disability pensioners in Sweden and the lack of knowledge about what a disability pension entails for quality of life (QL). The aim of the study was to gain knowledge about QL among disability retirees with musculoskeletal disorders (ERPs). READ MORE

  6. 4. Elderly Immigrants, Socio-economic Status and Health. An epidemiological study of cardiovascular risk factors, impaired mobility and self-reported health status

    Author : Sonja Pudaric; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stress; cardiovascular risk factors; IADL; impaired mobility impaired working capacity; self-reported health; socio-economic status; country of birth ethnicity; elderly people; discrimination; Socialmedicin; Social medicine; samhällsmedicin;

    Abstract : Aims: To analyse the relationship between country of birth/ethnicity, socio-economic status (SES) and impaired mobility, impaired working capacity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, health behaviours among those with CVD risk factors, self-reported health status, impaired instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and all-cause mortality. Methods: Two main data sources were used: the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions (in Swedish ULF) 1986–1993, people aged 55–74 years, and the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) 1988–1994 in the USA, people aged 65–84. READ MORE

  7. 5. Myocardial infarction in an urban population - Studies on patterns of disease in terms of time, place and person

    Author : Patrik Tydén; Kardiovaskulär forskning - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiologi; demography; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; psychosocial aspects; socio-economic factors; risk factors; mortality; survival rate; case fatality rate; incidence; Myocardial infarction; ischaemic heart disease;

    Abstract : Malmö (pop. 250 000) is a city in the south of Sweden where there are marked intra-urban differences in the mortality rates from myocardial infarction. READ MORE