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1. 16. Health-promoting intervention for community-dwelling older adults - Focusing on the concept of frailty and intervention outcome

   Författare :Susanne Gustafsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged 80 and over; frail elderly; health promotion; self-rated health; activities of daily living; review; International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health; focus groups; randomized controlled trial;

   Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to increase our understanding of the concept of frailty in relation to older adults, and to review and evaluate outcomes in health-promoting interventions for community-dwelling older adults. Methods: In study I, definitions of frailty applied in, the content and organisation in, and the effects of, health-promoting interventions for community-dwelling frail older persons were systematically reviewed using the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) as a structural framework. LÄS MER

3. 17. There is no escape from getting old - Older persons' experiences of environmental change in residential care

   Författare :Hanna Falk; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; frailty; person-centeredness; elderly; dementia; residential care facility; quality of life; wellbeing; attachment;

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

4. 18. The Immune System in the Oldest-Old : Clinical and Immunological Studies in the NONA Immune Cohort

   Författare :Bengt-Olof Nilsson; Jan Ernerudh; Anders Wikby; Sture Löfgren; Karlis Pauksens; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Elderly; selection; health status; lymphocyte subsets; CD8; CMV; cytomegalovirus; immune risk; immune risk phenotype; IRP; T-cells; interleukin 6; IL-6; survival; mortality; antinuclear antibodies; ANA; ageing; immunosenescence; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : The oldest-old (people aged 80 or older) constituted 5 % of the population in Sweden in 2000, an increase from 1.5 % fifty years earlier. The immune system undergoes dramatic changes at high age, sometimes referred to as “immunosenescence”. LÄS MER

5. 19. Cardiovascular risk factors in elderly : With special emphasis on atrial fibrillation, hypertension and diabetes

   Författare :Karin Rådholm; Carl Johan Östgren; Magnus Falk; Jan Marcusson; Cecilia Björkelund; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : BackgroundThe part of the population that belongs to the oldest-old (ages 80 years or older) increases rapidly, worldwide. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disease burden globally. Multimorbidity is common in old age and stroke, diabetes mellitus (DM) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are strongly associated with age. LÄS MER

7. 20. Samverkan vid vårdplanering för patienter med komplexa behov – ett mellanorganisatoriskt triangeldrama

   Författare :Lena Gunvor Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Collaboration; Complex care needs; Concordant communication; Content analysis; Individual coordinated plan; Coordination; Discharge planning; Focus groups; Frail elderly; Health care organisation; Inter-organisational collaboration; Nurses; Patient care planning; Primary health care managers; Sweden; Total population;

   Sammanfattning : Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to deepen the knowledge of collaboration in care planning across healthcare provider boundaries for patients with complex care needs. Specific aims were: to highlight specialist nurses´ experiences of coordinated care planning in primary care (I); to investigate care center manager ´s understanding of the ability of primary care to provide coordinated care planning for patients with complex needs (II); to focus on health professionals from different organizations and describe their experiences of obstacles and opportunities for collaboration with patients and their relatives and between caregivers for frail elderly patients with multiple diseases (III); to investigate inter-organisational collaboration on care efforts for patients with complex care needs (IV). LÄS MER