Search for dissertations about: "Kihlgren"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the word Kihlgren.

2. 1. Older patients in transition : from home care towards emergency care

   Author : Annica Kihlgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Older adults; transition; health care organisations; management; nurses decision making; responsibility;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to study the praxis of referrals to the emergency department (ED) from different community health care settings and the caring process of older adults in the ED (I-V). With this knowledge, the prerequisites needed to provide older adults with better care can be attained. READ MORE

4. 2. Integrity promoting care of demented patients

   Author : Mona Kihlgren; Astrid Norberg; Ingvar Karlsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dementia; nursing home; collective living; staff training; the E. H. Erikson theory; integrity; interaction; hermeneutics; GBS - scale; somatostatin; EEG;

   Abstract : The purpose of the thesis was to investigate if integrity promoting care improves functions in demented patients over time. The Erikson (1982) theory of ”eight stages of man” was used as a basis for training of staff in a three-month intervention study (I-VI) at a nursing home ward. READ MORE

5. 3. Graphite and some alkali metal-graphite systems studied by photoelectron spectroscopy

   Author : Theresa Kihlgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

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6. 4. To be at one's best : The evolution of Optimal Functionality and its possible implementation in an ICT-platform

   Author : Samal Algilani; Annica Kihlgren; Agneta Schröder; Stefan Sävenstedt; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; older adults; optimal functionality; scoping review; focus group; qualitative content analysis; mental health; interviews; phenomenological approach; ICT-platform;

   Abstract : At the Nutrition and Physical Activity Research Centre for Optimal Health and Functionality through Life (NUPARC), a research gap was uncovered regarding the concept optimal functionality based on the older adult’s own perspective. The overall aim was to explore the concept of optimal functionality among older adults and the possibility of creating and developing an ICT-platform to measure it. READ MORE

7. 5. Health in later life: A nursing perspective

   Author : Ariel Almevall; Karin Zingmark; Päivi Juuso; Catharina Melander; Annica Kihlgren; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aging Population; Home Care Services; Self-Rated Health; Geriatric Nursing; Nurse-Patient Relationship; Health; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The ongoing demographic shift towards an older population calls for a corresponding shift to a proactive approach, aiming for health and well-being in old age. This dissertation addresses the need for increased knowledge about health in the context of aging at home. READ MORE