Search for dissertations about: "dementia studies"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 338 swedish dissertations containing the words dementia studies.

  2. 6. Dementia and learning : The use of tablet computers in joint activities

    Author : Elias Ingebrand; Lars-Christer Hydén; Christina Samuelsson; Ray Wilkinson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dementia; Situated learning; Conversation analysis; Collaboration; Scaffolding; Demens; Situerat lärande; Samtalsanalys; Samarbete; Stöttande;

    Abstract : Living with dementia is generally associated with terms such as loss, confusion, and dependency; not development, agency and collaboration. Contributing to a growing body of research that acknowledges the remaining abilities of people living with dementia, and how they cope with challenges in their everyday lives, this thesis concerns a topic habitually framed by negative presumptions, namely learning. READ MORE

  4. 7. Facing dementia as a we : Investigating couples’ challenges and communicative strategies for managing dementia

    Author : Elin Nilsson; Lars-Christer Hydén; Anna Olaison; Jaqueline Kindell; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; conversation analysis; couplehood; dementia; epistemics; multimodal interaction; pronouns; relationships; video-recorded interviews; we-ness; “couplehood”; demens; kunskapshantering; multimodal interaktion; pronomen; relationer; samtalsanalys; videoinspelade intervjuer; vi-skap; Socialt arbete;

    Abstract : We live longer than ever before, which means that we also live longer with disorders such as those connected with dementia. Most people diagnosed with dementia live in ordinary housing for a long time, relying on their social network for support, mainly involving spouses or adult children. READ MORE

  5. 8. Dementia care alternatives in the Sundsvall-region, Sweden : studies on symptoms, costs and quality of life

    Author : Anders Wimo; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Dementia; costs; Quality of life; dementia symptoms; cost utility analysis; QALY; behaviour; institutionalization;

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  6. 9. Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in population-based studies

    Author : Mats Ribbe; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer’s disease; cerebrospinal fluid; dementia; hypertension; magnetic resonance imaging; older; survival; vascular dementia;

    Abstract : Dementia, a clinical syndrome with several profiles and causes, is characterised by a decline in cognitive functions, including memory, learning, executive function, attention, language, and social ability. The most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. READ MORE

  7. 10. The influence of social relationships and leisure activity on adult cognitive functioning and risk of dementia : Longitudinal population-based studies

    Author : Daniel Eriksson Sörman; Michael Rönnlund; Anna Sundström; Lars-Göran Nilsson; Martin Lövdén; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cognitive functioning; cognition; memory; dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; cognitive reserve; reverse causality; old age; middle age; leisure activity; social relationships; social network; longitudinal; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Today, as we live longer, dementia diseases are becoming more prevalent around the world. Thus, further knowledge of how to maintain levels of cognitive functioning in old age and how to identify factors that postpone the onset of dementia are of acute interest. Lifestyle patterns and social life are important aspects to consider in this regard. READ MORE