Search for dissertations about: "elderly care"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 412 swedish dissertations containing the words elderly care.

  2. 6. 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

  4. 7. Food Service and Nutritional Care in Swedish Elderly Care : The Progress of National Actions and their Local Interpretations

    Author : Malin Skinnars Josefsson; Ylva Mattsson Sydner; Margaretha Nydahl; Anne Marie Beck; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : food service; nutritional care; elderly care; national actions; municipality; questionnaire; registry data; Kostvetenskap; Food; Nutrition and Dietetics;

    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to study local level outcomes regarding food service and nutritional care in Swedish elderly care in relation to the progress of national actions. Study I compared results from a repeated national survey using a questionnaire investigating the general structure and organisation of food service in elderly care. READ MORE

  5. 8. The Impact of Care Process on Satisfaction with Elderly Care

    Author : Petri Kajonius; Ali Kazemi; Bo Malmberg; Högskolan Väst; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; elderly care; quality; satisfaction; individualized care; äldreomsorg; äldreboende; nöjdhet; Psychology; Psykologi; elderly care; quality; satisfaction; individualized care; äldreomsorg; äldreboende; nöjdhet; Humaniora-samhällsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This licentiate thesis is based on the growing interest in Swedish elderly care. The aim of this thesis is to investigate what generates satisfaction with elderly care among older persons. READ MORE

  6. 9. Nursing Staff Competence, Psychosocial Work Environment and Quality of Elderly Care: Impact of an Educational Intervention

    Author : Henna Hasson; Judith Arnetz; Bengt Arnetz; Marianne Carlsson; Paul Nystedt; Magnus Sverke; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Social medicine; elderly care; home care; nursing home; nursing staff; care recipient; family members; quality of care; the psychosocial work environment; competence development; Socialmedicin;

    Abstract : Insufficient competence among nursing staff is a major concern in elderly care worldwide as the healthcare needs of the elderly become increasingly complex. In previous research, insufficient competence has been associated with work dissatisfaction and stress among elderly care nurses, and with lower quality of care. READ MORE

  7. 10. ICU prognostication: Time to re-evaluate? Register-based studies on improving prognostication for patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)

    Author : Peder Andersson; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Intensive Care; Critical Care; Mortality; Cerebral Performance Category; Cardiac arrest; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Sepsis; Lactate; Troponin; Neuron-specific enolase; Neurofilament light; Age; Elderly; Prognostication; Prediction; Scoring system; Neural net; Artificial neural network; Deep learning; Artificial intelligence;

    Abstract : Background: ICU prognostication is difficult because of patients’ prior comorbidities and their varied reasons for admission. The model used for ICU prognostication in Sweden is the Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3 (SAPS 3), which uses information gathered within one hour of ICU admission to predict 30-day mortality. READ MORE