Sökning: "Annica Kihlgren"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden Annica Kihlgren.
1. Older patients in transition : from home care towards emergency care
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to study the praxis of referrals to the emergency department (ED) from different community health care settings and the caring process of older adults in the ED (I-V). With this knowledge, the prerequisites needed to provide older adults with better care can be attained. LÄS MER
2. To be at one's best : The evolution of Optimal Functionality and its possible implementation in an ICT-platform
Sammanfattning : At the Nutrition and Physical Activity Research Centre for Optimal Health and Functionality through Life (NUPARC), a research gap was uncovered regarding the concept optimal functionality based on the older adult’s own perspective. The overall aim was to explore the concept of optimal functionality among older adults and the possibility of creating and developing an ICT-platform to measure it. LÄS MER
3. Health in later life: A nursing perspective
Sammanfattning : The ongoing demographic shift towards an older population calls for a corresponding shift to a proactive approach, aiming for health and well-being in old age. This dissertation addresses the need for increased knowledge about health in the context of aging at home. LÄS MER
4. Sjuksköterskor som patienters företrädare : Med huvudsakligt fokus på företrädarskap för äldre patienter i kommunal hälso- och sjukvård
Sammanfattning : The overall aim was to study nurses’ and managers’ attitudes towards micro social patient advocacy (I) and factors related to patient advocacy (II, III) with the main focus being on advocacy in the care of older patients in community health care together with psychometric testing of the instrument 'Attitudes toward Patient Advocacy Scale-Attitudes toward MIcrosocial Advocacy' (IV).Methods: A quantiative cross-sectional study and a qualitative study were carried out. LÄS MER
5. The Ageing Gut, in Health and Disease
Sammanfattning : There is a global ageing phenomenon, which stress the importance for an improved health for the increased population of older adults. One important factor for a good health is a well-functioning gut. LÄS MER