Search for dissertations about: "IADL"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the word IADL.

2. 1. 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

4. 2. Beyond the Years : Exploring the role of sensory functions and cognitive abilities in shaping the patterns of old age disabilities and successful aging in an aging population in Sweden and Denmark: An epidemiological perspective of disability

   Author : Andreea Badache; Elina Mäki-Torkko; Stefan Fors; Stephen Widén; Boo Johansson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; older adults; successful aging; Sweden; Denmark; sensory functions; prevalence; longitudinal epidemiology; ADL; IADL; cognition;

   Abstract : AIMS: This research project aims to review the lay perspectives of older adults 75 and above regarding successful aging, as well as estimate the prevalence of sensory difficulties by different subgroups, explore the role of cognition and sensory function in explaining decreasing disability trends over time in Sweden and Denmark and, lastly, longitudinally examine the sensory-cognitive relation in older adults. METHODS: For Study I, a systematic review was conducted, while for Study II the prevalence of sensory functions was estimated. READ MORE

5. 3. Movement performance in elderly women. Relation to neuroimaging findings, medical conditions and activities of daily living

   Author : Xinxin Guo; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : movement performance; elderly women; PLM test; age; cerebral white matter lesions; brain atrophy; obesity indices; serum lipids; medical conditions and IADL.;

   Abstract : Aims: To study age-related changes of movement performance and their relation to cerebral white matter lesions, brain atrophy, obesity indices, serum lipids, medical conditions and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).Methods: Study samples were part of the Prospective Population Study of Women and the Gerontological and Geriatric Population Studies (H 70) in Göteborg, Sweden. READ MORE

6. 4. Everyday life with dementia : aspects of assessing and understanding the consequences and experiences of living with dementia

   Author : Louise Nygård; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Strategies for compensation; dementia; environment; everyday life; IADL; illness experience; occupational therapy;

   Abstract : The overarching aim of this study was to extend and deepen the understanding of the consequences and experiences of dementia in everyday life. The first study (I) compared the performances of the instrumental activities of daily life (IADL) in an unfamiliar, clinical setting and in the familiar home settings of 19 subjects with suspected dementia. READ MORE

7. 5. Navigating through technological landscapes : views of people with dementia or MCI and their significant others

   Author : Lena Rosenberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sweden Stockholm Karolinska Institutet Division of Occupational Therapy Care Sciences And Society Department of Neurobiology; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer s disease; assistive technology; cognitive impairment; community living; design; environment; everyday technology; IADL; occupational therapy; older adults; Rasch analysis;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about people with MCI or dementia and their significant others, particularly as users of everyday technology and assistive technology (AT). The overall aim included increasing knowledge about the interactions between people with MCI or dementia and their significant others, and technology. READ MORE