Search for dissertations about: "boo johansson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words boo johansson.

  2. 1. 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

  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

    Author : Andreea Badache; Elina Mäki-Torkko; Boo Johansson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

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  5. 3. An Inquiry into Satisfaction and Variations in User-Oriented Elderly Care

    Author : Petri Kajonius; Ali Kazemi; Åke Wahlin; Boo Johansson; Högskolan Väst; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Satisfaction; elderly; care quality; user-orientated care; Psychology; Psykologi; satisfaction elderly care quality user-orientated care;

    Abstract : The foundation for this thesis is an ongoing discussion about quality in Swedish elderly care: Which are the most important factors that contribute to elderly care in terms of satisfaction among older persons, and what are the primary reasons for their differences? Aims. The principal aim was to examine what determines satisfaction with elderly care in home care and nursing homes, using the perspective of older persons (Studies I and II). READ MORE

  6. 4. Cognitive training in young and old adults : Transfer, long-term effects, and predictors of gain

    Author : Petra Sandberg; Anna Stigsdotter Neeyl; Michael Rönnlund; Boo Johansson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cognitive training; aging; old adults; executive function; life-span; individual differences; episodic memory; inhibition; shifting; updating; cognitive control; strategy training; mnemonics; predictors; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Aging, also in the absence of pathological conditions, is associated with cognitivedecline, especially in so called fluid abilities, such as episodic memory andexecutive functions. Due to an ongoing demographic shift, a larger part of thepopulation will reach higher ages, and more people will be affected by age-relatedcognitive decline. READ MORE

  7. 5. Gender Matters : Differences and change in disability and health among our oldest women and men

    Author : Pär Schön; Marti G. Parker; Mats Thorslund; Boo Johansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; oldest old; gender differences; health trends; disability; care utilization; healthy life expectancy; Sweden; Social work; Socialt arbete; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates gender differences in health and how they have changed between 1992 and 2002 among very old people. It explores gender differences in the association between disability and health, and gender differences in care utilization among our oldest old people. READ MORE