Search for dissertations about: "health seeking behaviour of the elderly"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words health seeking behaviour of the elderly.

  2. 1. Exploring health-seeking behaviour of disadvantaged populations in rural Bangladesh

    Author : Syed Masud Ahmed; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Bangladesh; disadvantaged populations; health-seeking behaviour; health-system; self-care;

    Abstract : Background: Improving ability of the health system to reach the poor/disadvantaged populations is important for health and essential to mitigate the income-erosion consequences of ill- health in Bangladesh. This study examined the health-seeking behaviour of some identified disadvantaged population groups, including the effect of poverty focused non-governmental development interventions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Counselling in Swedish Community Pharmacies : Understanding the Process of a Pharmaceutical Care Service

    Author : Anna Montgomery; Åsa Kettis Lindblad; Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong; Mary P. Tully; Anna-Birna Almarsdottír; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Community pharmacy; Counselling; Pharmaceutical care; Sweden; Community pharmacy services; Samhällsfarmaci; Social Pharmacy; samhällsfarmaci;

    Abstract : Community pharmacy practice is moving towards patient care and away from the mere dispensing of medicines. In this movement, which is guided by the philosophy of Pharmaceutical care (PC), new counselling services emerge. READ MORE

  5. 3. Family caregivers caring for relatives with dementia : pre- and post-death experiences

    Author : Britt Almberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Dementia; caregiver; non-caregiver; strain; burnout; coping; social support; bereavement; grief; gender differences; elderly living place; population-based project;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to describe caregiving relatives' experiences pre- and post-death of a relative with dementia disease. This thesis involved 52 caregivers for demented elderly persons and 66 non-caregivers for non-demented elderly persons who were included in the Kungsholmen Project, a population-based study of people aged 75 years and over. READ MORE