Search for dissertations about: "institutional care of elderly people"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words institutional care of elderly people.
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1. Physical restraint use and falls in institutional care of old people : effects of a restraint minimization program
Abstract : Physical restraint use and falls are common in institutional care of old people and various attempts have been made to reduce their occurrence. Falls and concomitant injuries are a major problem due to their negative effect on morbidity and mortality. READ MORE
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2. Tradition, change and variation : past and present trends in public old-age care
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
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3. Stroke in elderly people. A randomised study of stroke unit care. Evaluation of health care utilisation and costs
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate stroke unit care for elderly patients, aged > 70 years, in daily life activities, health-related quality of life and costs, to describe patients´ conditions from the perspectives of re-admissions to hospital care and to identify the consequences of cognitive impairments on daily life activities and costs.I-II. READ MORE
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4. There is no escape from getting old - Older persons' experiences of environmental change in residential care
Abstract : A life of quality in residential care has to be finely balanced against the characteristics of institutionalization. Highly desirable aspects of person-hood, such as dignity, privacy, and eligibility, are bound up with satisfying and supportive living arrangements. READ MORE
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5. According to need? : Predicting use of formal and informal care in a Swedish urban elderly population
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