Search for dissertations about: "caregiving"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 59 swedish dissertations containing the word caregiving.

2. 21. Singing, background music and music-events in the communication between persons with dementia and their caregivers

   Author : Eva Götell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Background music; caregiver; caregiving; concept; dementia; emotion; mood; movements; music events; patient; singing; sensory awareness; verbal communication;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to illuminate the impact of singing and music on persons with dementia and their caregivers, and to describe a concept based on caregiver singing. The aim of Study I was to illuminate the importance of music events and the reactions and social interactions of patients with dementia or suspected dementia and their caregivers before, during and after such events, including the reminder of the day. READ MORE

4. 22. Formal and informal care in an urban and a rural elderly population : who? when? what?

   Author : Gunilla Nordberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ADL; aging; caregiving; cost of care; dementia; disability; formal care; functional status; informal care; in-home care; observational study; population-based; RUD; rural; spouses; urban;

   Abstract : This thesis explored informal and formal care in relation to physical and mental functioning in an urban and a rural setting in Sweden. Three different study populations were used: eight cohabiting couples where one of the spouses was the primary caregiver for a partner with dementia; an urban and a rural elderly population (75+ years) participating in the Kungsholmen Project in central Stockholm; or the Kungsholmen-Nordanstig Project in the county of Hälsingland. READ MORE

5. 23. Informal caregivers of older persons with dementia in eight European countries. Experiences, support, well-being and burden

   Author : Connie Lethin; Äldres hälsa och personcentrerad vård; []
   Keywords : Nursing Care; Informal caregivers; Dementia; Europe; Health Services; Home Nursing; Life change events;

   Abstract : The overall aim was to investigate informal caregivers providing care for older persons with dementia (≥ 65 years of age) in eight European countries. Focus was on their experiences of formal care, access to support and factors that were associated with caregivers’ psychological well-being and burden. READ MORE

6. 24. Informal caregivers' conceptions of daily life with a spouse having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

   Author : Gunilla Lindqvist; Katarina Hjelm; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Informal caregivers; gender; literature review; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; daily life; feelings of guilt; grounded theory; main concerns; male spouses; female spouses; everyday life; phenomenography; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore informal caregivers’ daily life with particular focus on those living with a spouse who has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in different grades, mild to severe, based on the ill person’s main concern.The study design was explorative, comparative and descriptive. READ MORE

7. 25. Combining informal care with paid work : An exploration of working carers’ situation with regards to their health status, gendered patterns of care, support and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

   Author : Joana Vicente; Elizabeth Hanson; Henk Nies; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; working carers; informal care; family care; support; employment; gender; health; COVID-19 pandemic; yrkesverksamma anhöriga; informell vård; anhörigomsorg; stöd; anställning; kön; hälsa; COVID-19 pandemi; Health and Caring Sciences; Hälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Working carers (WKCs) combine paid work with informal care. Little is known about this important group of carers, which is expected to increase in number due topopulation ageing and economic trends. READ MORE