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  1. 1. Older couples' participation in everyday life - when living in changing and shifting contexts

    Författare :Jenni Riekkola; Gunilla Isaksson; Margareta Lilja; Stina Rutberg; Ingeborg Nilsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; aging in place; older adults; older couples; occupational therapy; participation; respite care; shifting contexts; togetherness; qualitative methodology; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and develop an understanding about older couples’ participation in everyday life when living in shifting contexts. To achieve the aim, multiple perspectives were sought and a variety of qualitative methods were applied. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Ageing and Caring as Couples with Disabilities

    Författare :Cristina Joy Torgé; Eva Jeppsson Grassman; Anna Whitaker; Lotta Holme; Anneli Anttonen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Care; physical disability; ageing; older couples; conjoint interviews; Omsorg; funktionshinder; åldrande; äldre par; parintervjuer;

    Sammanfattning : In gerontology and care research, care is often studied in ways in which older people and people with disabilities are portrayed as dependent on the care of younger or non-disabled people. This thesis, in contrast, studies care provided by people that are both old and have physical disabilities. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Facing dementia as a we : Investigating couples’ challenges and communicative strategies for managing dementia

    Författare :Elin Nilsson; Lars-Christer Hydén; Anna Olaison; Jaqueline Kindell; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; conversation analysis; couplehood; dementia; epistemics; multimodal interaction; pronouns; relationships; video-recorded interviews; we-ness; “couplehood”; demens; kunskapshantering; multimodal interaktion; pronomen; relationer; samtalsanalys; videoinspelade intervjuer; vi-skap; Socialt arbete;

    Sammanfattning : We live longer than ever before, which means that we also live longer with disorders such as those connected with dementia. Most people diagnosed with dementia live in ordinary housing for a long time, relying on their social network for support, mainly involving spouses or adult children. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Changes in everyday life after stroke : older individuals and couples daily occupations at home during the first year after stroke

    Författare :Lisa Ekstam; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :CVA; rehabilitation; occupational therapy; adaptation; everyday activities; home environment; family function; person-oriented-approach; qualitative approach; constant comparative analysis; hermeneutics;

    Sammanfattning : In designing occupational therapy interventions there is a need of knowledge concerning aspects of change in everyday life through the lens of occupation. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore, describe and understand change in everyday life among older individuals and couples as a unit during the first year at home after stroke from an occupational perspective. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

    Författare :Ann-Kristin Högman; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; class; demography; family; gender; labour force participation; living arrangements; modernisation; Norrköping; old age; poor relief; Stockholm; Sundsvall; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande; Social welfare social pedagogics; Social omsorg socialpedagogik; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; caring sciences in social sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continuities and changes between pre-industrial and industrial times are examined. LÄS MER