Search for dissertations about: "daily living"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 488 swedish dissertations containing the words daily living.

  2. 16. Ergonomics at Home : Design for Safe Living and Home Care

    Author : Jenny Hjalmarson; Tore Johan Larsson; Stefan Lundberg; Lars Nyberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Ergonomics; aging; work posture; four-wheeled walker; home care worker; living at home; accessibility;

    Abstract : The home should represent safety and security for the person who lives there, and this is an important factor for independence and autonomy in very old age. With aging populations, the needs for long-term care increase, care provided by spouses and/or from the growing home care sector. Injuries among these groups are common. READ MORE

  4. 17. Housing Matters for People with Parkinson´s disease. Accessibility, Meaning, Control and Activities of Daily Living

    Author : Nilla Andersson; Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Parkinsons disease; Housing accessibility; Percieved housing; Activities of daily living ADL ; Occupational Therapy; Psychometric;

    Abstract : Parkinson´s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurological diseases with both motor and non-motor symptoms that can be perceived as difficult to control despite medical treatment. This leads to several consequences in everyday life for example difficulties in activities of daily living (ADL), sometimes already at diagnosis. READ MORE

  5. 18. Living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

    Author : Britta Berglund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Ehlers-Danlos syndrome EDS ; functional health status; joint hypermobility; chronic pain; foot pain; skin disorders; connective tissue; acceptance of disability; sense of coherence.;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on how individuals with the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), an inherited connective-tissue disorder, experience and describe their daily lives with focus on physical and psychosocial problems. The syndrome primarily affects the skin, ligaments, joints and blood vessels and the symptoms in EDS vary from mild to more severe forms. READ MORE

  6. 19. Living conditions in old age: Coexisting disadvantages across life domains

    Author : Josephine Heap; Carin Lennartsson; Mats Thorslund; Peter Dellgran; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Old age; Living conditions; Welfare; Deprivation; Coexisting disadvantages; Inequality; Longitudinal analysis; Trends; Sweden; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyse coexisting disadvantages in the older Swedish population. Coexisting disadvantages are those that occur simultaneously in various life domains. READ MORE

  7. 20. Adults with Cerebral Palsy : living with a lifelong disability

    Author : Karin Sandström; Birgitta Öberg; Kersti Samuelsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Although Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a lifelong disability, the research has mainly focused in children with CP. However, in recent years new studies have examined the different aspects of being an adult with a congenital disability. READ MORE