Search for dissertations about: "old-age"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 239 swedish dissertations containing the word old-age.

  2. 1. A Divided Old Age through Research on Digital Technologies

    Author : Arianna Poli; Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Susanne Kelfve; Marijke Veenstra; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Digital inequalities; Involvement in research; Biased outcomes; Old age exclusion; Old age social inequalities; Disuguaglianze digitali; Coinvolgimento nella ricerca; Risultati distorti bias ; Esclusione in età anziana; Disuguaglianze sociali in età anziana; Digital ojämlikhet; Forskningsdeltagande; Snedvridna resultat; Exkludering av äldre; Social ojämlikhet bland äldre;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at contributing to the understanding of digital inequalities among older people, by studying the involvement of older people in research on digital technologies. Some mechanisms driving old age digital inequalities are well known. READ MORE

  4. 2. Adverse effects of psychotropic drugs in old age

    Author : Jon Brännström; Hugo Lövheim; Yngve Gustafson; Peter Nordström; Patrik Midlöv; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Geriatric medicine; psychotropic drugs; adverse effects; mortality; hip fracture; cohort study; old age; Geriatrics; geriatrik;

    Abstract : Background: With increasing age, the body and mind transform. Many of our organs gradually lose capacity, making them more sensitive to the effects of several drugs. In parallel, many of us accumulate an increasing burden of disease and other conditions warranting the use of medications. READ MORE

  5. 3. Getting Intimate : A Feminist Analysis of Old Age, Masculinity and Sexuality

    Author : Linn Sandberg; Jeff Hearn; Julia Twigg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender; masculinity; sexuality; old age; ageing; subjectivity; intimacy; touch; interview; body diaries; Genus; maskulinitet; sexualitet; hög ålder; åldrande; subjektivitet; intimitet; beröring; kroppsdagböcker; intervjuer; Gender studies; Genus;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the intersections of masculinity, old age and sexuality from the perspectives of old men themselves, how they understand and experience sex and sexuality in later life. The study uses qualitative in-depth interviews and body diaries, an exploratory method that asked men write about their bodies in everyday life. READ MORE

  6. 4. Living conditions in old age: Coexisting disadvantages across life domains

    Author : Josephine Heap; Carin Lennartsson; Mats Thorslund; Peter Dellgran; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Old age; Living conditions; Welfare; Deprivation; Coexisting disadvantages; Inequality; Longitudinal analysis; Trends; Sweden; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyse coexisting disadvantages in the older Swedish population. Coexisting disadvantages are those that occur simultaneously in various life domains. READ MORE

  7. 5. Colour perception in old age

    Author : Helle Wijk; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colour perception; elderly; Colour perception;

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