Search for dissertations about: "residential care facility"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words residential care facility.
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1. 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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2. Fall prediction and a high-intensity functional exercise programme to improve physical functions and to prevent falls among older people living in residential care facilities
Abstract : Impairments in balance, mobility, and lower-limb strength are common in the growing population of older people and can lead to dramatic consequences for the individual, such as dependency in activities of daily living, admission to nursing home, falls, and fractures. The main purposes of this thesis were, among older people in residential care facilities, to validate a fall-risk assessment tool and to evaluate a high-intensity functional weight-bearing exercise pro-gramme regarding its applicability as well as its effect on physical functions and falls. READ MORE
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3. Depression in older people with and without dementia : non-pharmacological interventions and associations between psychotropic drugs and mortality
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate associations between psychotropic drug use and death, associations between functional capacity, dependency in ADL and depression, and to evaluate a non-pharmacological intervention to reduce depressive symptoms, among older people with and without dementia.There is limited knowledge about the risk of death associated with psychotropic drug use among those aged ≥85 years, those with dementia, or those living in residential care facilities; groups that have a higher intake of psychotropic drugs and who are also more prone to adverse drug reactions. READ MORE
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4. Promoting agency among people with severe psychiatric disability : occupation-oriented interventions in home and community settings
Abstract : In general, people with severe psychiatric disability living in sheltered or supported housing lead passive, solitary lives. Current rehabilitative approaches often neglect considering an agentic perspective of the residents in sheltered or supported housing. Furthermore, the outreach and societal contexts are often not considered. READ MORE
