Search for dissertations about: "elderly couples"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words elderly couples.

2. 1. You don't have to agree with me, but we have to be jointly responsible : Collaborative remembering in old couples

   Author : Olof Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collaborative memory; transactive memory; elderly couples; group productivity; predicted potential; interactive expertise; compensation; division of responsibility; stimulated recall;

   Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was to investigate old couples' memory collaboration to try to improve the understanding of how memory collaboration influenced the memory performance of the couples. This was done in three studies. Collaborative group dimensions were studied: different social aspects, such as friendship, age, and interaction strategy. READ MORE

4. 2. Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

   Author : Ann-Kristin Högman; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; demography; family; gender; labour force participation; living arrangements; modernisation; Norrköping; old age; poor relief; Stockholm; Sundsvall; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande; Social welfare social pedagogics; Social omsorg socialpedagogik; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; caring sciences in social sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

   Abstract : This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continuities and changes between pre-industrial and industrial times are examined. READ MORE

5. 3. Time for Retirement : Studies on how leisure and family associate with retirement timing in Sweden

   Author : Linda Kridahl; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Ingrid Esser; Kène Henkens; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; retirement; leisure; grandparenthood; elderly parents; marriage; Sweden; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Retirement transition is a major life event in later adult life. Its timing is important for older individuals for economic, personal and family reasons, as well as for aging societies contemplating a comprehensive plan for population changes, including sustainability of the labor force, pension system, and welfare services such as eldercare. READ MORE

6. 4. Elderly people's perceptions about care and the use of assistive technology services (ATS)

   Author : Christina Harrefors; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Values associated with the care of the elderly have changed and developed during the last decades due to socio-political changes. Dignity is a basic concept for quality care regardless of how and where care is given. Assistive Technology Services (ATS) are used to promote quality care and support for care-dependent elderly living at home. READ MORE

7. 5. 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