Search for dissertations about: "Psychosocial Aspects Among Caregiver"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Psychosocial Aspects Among Caregiver.

  2. 1. Family caregiving, a long and winding road. Aspects on burden and life satisfaction among caregivers from the general population study 'Good Aging in Skåne' and effects of psychosocial intervention

    Author : Beth Dahlrup; Geriatrik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health economic analysis; intervetion; quality of Life; Life satisfaction; Caregiver burden;

    Abstract : With an aging population and a reduction in social services provided by the municipality, a huge majority of us will take care of elderly family members, relatives and friends in need of assistance. How will this affect our lives? Approximately 20% of the adult population in Sweden, mainly middle-aged persons, identify themselves as family caregivers. READ MORE

  4. 2. Family caregivers of persons with dementia. Experiences of burden, satisfaction and psychosocial intervention

    Author : Signe Andrén; Geriatrik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; Dementia; caregivers; caregiver burden ; Gerontologi; Gerontology; intervention studies ; socio-economic factors ; satisfaction; strain; isolation;

    Abstract : One of the most common diseases occurring in old age groups is dementia. Caring for a relative with dementia poses many challenges for family caregivers and they bear the main responsibility for the persons with dementia living at home. READ MORE

  5. 3. Stress : Clinical and Developmental Aspects of Salivary Cortisol in Infants

    Author : Katrin Ivars; Nina Nelson-Follin; Evalotte Mörelius; Annette Theodorsson; Mikael Norman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : A functional stress-response system is essential for survival at birth, as well as for health and further development. Altered cortisol response and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system function may have both short and long-term effects on health and development throughout life. Cortisol secretion follows a circadian rhythm in adults. READ MORE

  6. 4. Psychological perspectives on alcohol use among young adolescents: Mental health and personality

    Author : Karin Boson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alcohol debut; alcohol inebriation; gender-specific patterns; mental health problems; mental well-being; personality; JTCI; young adolescents; LoRDIA;

    Abstract : Alcohol use is an important risk factor in psychosocial development through adolescence that has been incompletely examined among the youngest adolescents. The aim of this doctoral thesis is to investigate how mental health and personality traits are related to alcohol use and inebriation in early adolescence. READ MORE

  7. 5. The perspective of being a family caregiver of a patient treated for oesophageal cancer : problems and needs

    Author : Cecilia H Ringborg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : There is a need to put family caregivers on the cancer survivorship research agenda. Research among family caregivers of patients treated for oesophageal cancer is sparse. However, it has been indicated that they are at an increased risk of emotional distress in terms of anxiety and depression. READ MORE