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2. 1. Contemporary home-based care : encounters, relationships and the use of distance-spanning technology

   Author : Britt-Marie Wälivaara; Aina Willman; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Encounters and relationships are basic foundations of nursing care and the preconditions for these foundations are changing along with a change in healthcare towards an increase of home-based care. In this development the use of distance-spanning technology is becoming increasingly common. READ MORE

4. 2. Nurses go visiting : ethics and gender in home-based nursing care

   Author : Stina Öresland; Birgit Rasmussen Holritz; Astrid Norberg; Kim Lützén; Sylvia Määttä; Gunilla Silfverberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to explore how nursing is constructed in home-based nursing care from the viewpoint of patients and nurses who are receiving or giving care. Since nursing both constructs and is in turn constructed by the context in which it serves, language plays a central part in those constructions and in this thesis. READ MORE

5. 3. Tradition, change and variation : past and present trends in public old-age care

   Author : Gun-Britt Trydegård; Mats Thorslund; John Baldock; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Care of elderly people; old-age care; eldercare; Home based care; Institutional care of elderly people; Nordic welfare state; Manager; Supervisor; History; Local traditions; Municipal variation; Regional inequality; Welfare municipality; Äldreomsorg; Social hemtjänst; Sverige; 1900-talet; Social work; Socialt arbete;

   Abstract : The general aim of this dissertation is to describe and analyse how public old-age care in Sweden has developed and changed during the last century. The study applies a provider perspective on how care has been planned and professionally carried out. READ MORE

6. 4. According to need? : Predicting use of formal and informal care in a Swedish urban elderly population

   Author : Kristina Larsson; Mats Thorslund; Marta Szebehely; Svein Olav Daatland; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; home-based care; community-based services; predicting use of eldercare; home-help services; informal care; institutionalization; dementia; depression; Social work; Socialt arbete;

   Abstract : This dissertation studies factors that predict use of public eldercare, informal care, and purchase of private services in relation to an individual’s needs, social network characteristics, and sociodemographic factors. A further purpose is to examine whether use of public eldercare is correlated to receipt of informal care and purchase of private services in the Swedish welfare state. READ MORE

7. 5. Cloud Computing for Interoperability in Home-Based Healthcare

   Author : Yan Hu; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : The care of chronic disease has become a main challenge for healthcare institutions around the world. As the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases continue to increase, traditional hospital-based healthcare is less able to meet the needs of every patient. READ MORE