Search for dissertations about: "old age lived experience"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words old age lived experience.
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1. Living with cancer in old age. Quality of life and meaning
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
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2. ELDERLY PERSONS LIVING WITH CANCER. Quality of life and lived experience
Abstract : Over the coming decades, the numbers of elderly will increase, and through improved lifestyles and better treatment longevity has increased, and with it, the risk of contracting cancer. How elderly people live with cancer has until now attracted limited research. READ MORE
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3. Age, Longevity and Life-History Trade-Offs in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
Abstract : Age is often a neglected factor in ecological studies. However, age-related changes in reproduction and survival of organisms may strongly influence population dynamics. READ MORE
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4. Parents, children and their families : living arrangements of old people in the XIX century, Sundsvall region, Sweden
Abstract : This study deals with the intergenerational coresidence during the nineteenth century. The main focus is placed on the possible differences in the coresidences among parents and children and whether demographic transition and industrialization changed this relation. READ MORE
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5. Icelandic patients in oncology outpatient care: Distress, coping and satisfaction with care
Abstract : This study was conducted at three oncology outpatient clinics in Iceland. The overall aim was to investigate outpatient psychosocial distress, coping strategies and satisfaction with care and to explore patients? experiences of having cancer while receiving treatment. READ MORE