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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 61 avhandlingar innehållade orden äldre livskvalitet.
16. On Falls in the Elderly –Epidemiological Studies from the Longitudinal General Population Study ‘Good Aging in Skåne’ (GÅS), Sweden
Sammanfattning : In a ‘greying world’ with aging populations, falls in the elderly are a challenge to the health care system as they are associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. Apart from physical injuries, the consequences of falls are broad, with additional psychological and social consequences. LÄS MER
17. DEAF SIGN LANGUAGE USERS - Prevalence and Aspects of Quality of Life in Old Age
Sammanfattning : Very little is known about the consequences of aging and the wellbeing of deaf sign language users. This thesis contributes to filling this knowledge gap. LÄS MER
18. PARTICIPATION IN NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF OLDER PEOPLE PRIOR TO PUBLIC HOME HELP Older persons', their family members', and assessing home help officers' experiences
Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to illuminate older persons' experience of becoming in need of public home help and their family members' experience of this situation. Further, the aim was to illuminate experiences of participation in the needs assessment process of older people and influence on decisions about public home help from the perspective of older needs-assessed persons, their family members, assessing home help officers and external home help officers. LÄS MER
19. Urinary and faecal incontinence among older women and men in relation to other health complaints, quality of life and dependency
Sammanfattning : Aim: The aim of this thesis was to investigate type, degree and patterns of health complaints, need for help and health-related quality of life across gender among persons aged 75?105 as well as to identify how patterns of health complaints, gender, age and socio-economic factors related to need for help with daily activities and quality of life (Paper I). The aim was also to investigate the prevalence of self-reported symptoms of urinary, faecal and double incontinence among men and women aged 75 and above, and to identify how other health complaints and quality of life relate to incontinence symptoms (Paper II). LÄS MER
20. Prosthodontics, care utilization and oral health-related quality of life
Sammanfattning : Att förlora en eller flera tänder och vara hänvisad till att bära avtagbar protes kan, beroende på individ och situation, inverka på livskvaliteten. Kostnaderna för tandvård kan påverka såväl val av behandling som att en individ avstår från tandbehandling. LÄS MER