Search for dissertations about: "needs old age"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 74 swedish dissertations containing the words needs old age.

  2. 1. Negotiating needs : Processing older persons as home care recipients in gerontological social work practices

    Author : Anna Olaison; Elisabet Cedersund; Håkan Jönson; Ann Mari Sellerberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care management; old age care; home care; assessment processes; institutional interaction; communication; discourse analysis; gerontological social work; Behovsbedömning; äldreomsorg; hemtjänst; bedömningsprocesser; institutionella samtal; kommunikation; diskursanalys; gerontologiskt socialt arbete; Health and medical services in society; Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället;

    Abstract : The study concerns the needs assessment processes that older persons undergo to gain access to home care. The participation of older persons, their relatives and municipal care managers was studied from a communicative perspective. The assessment meetings functions as formal problem-solving events. READ MORE

  4. 2. On vision in old age. A longitudinal study of subjects 70 to 97 years old

    Author : Birgitta Bergman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; hearing impairment; intervention; longitudinal study; ocular disorders; old; risk factors; visual ability; visual acuity VA ;

    Abstract : Aims. The main purpose of this study was to investigate different aspects of vision and visual function in old people, like change in vision and visual ability, to study the natural course of eye diseases, assess needs of visual intervention, investigate risk factors for ocular disorders late in life, and also to investigate coexistence between visual and hearing impairments. READ MORE

  5. 3. Living with cancer in old age. Quality of life and meaning

    Author : Bibbi Thomé; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cytology; oncology; cancerology; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; hermeneutic-phenomenology; meaning; SF-12; EORTC QLQ C-30; receiving help for daily living; gender; age; comorbidity; complaints; quality of life; content analysis; cancer experience; Aged;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate quality of life in people aged 75 and older with cancer in relation to age, gender, presence and type of complaints, comorbidity, living conditions, perceived economic situation, sense of coherence, receiving help for daily living and social resources. The aim was also to investigate older people’s experiences and the meaning of living with cancer in old age. READ MORE

  6. 4. 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

  7. 5. Epidemiological studies of sexuality in old age

    Author : Nils Beckman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Old people sexuality; Midlife women; Sexual concerns in human senescence; Cross-sectional; General population;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to improve knowledge about sexuality in an older population and to try to understand the context and factors, affecting sexuality in general population. It is based on three studies of general populations in Gothenburg. READ MORE