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  1. 1. Unpacking the Welfare Technology Solution Discourse : An analysis of society’s perceptions of formal and informal care of older people

    Författare :Maria Nilsson; Elizabeth Hanson; Lennart Magnusson; Stefan Andersson; Teppo Kröger; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Welfare technology; discourse; older people; informal carers; informal care; elder care; policy analysis; local health and social care policy of older people; Nordic welfare state model; healthy ageing; Välfärdsteknik; diskurs; äldre; anhöriga; anhörigomsorg; närstående; policy-analys; äldreomsorg; lokal policy; pensionärsorganisationerna; välfärdsstaten; hälsosamt åldrande; Health and Caring Sciences; Hälsovetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The overarching aim of this thesis is to examine how the welfare technology solution discourse can provide insights into society’s views of formal and informal care for older people.  The thesis employs a qualitative inductive design based on social constructionism and discourse analysis. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Abdominal obesity among older population in Indonesia : socioeconomic and gender inequality, pattern and impacts on disability and death

    Författare :Cahya Utamie Pujilestari; Nawi Ng; Margareta Norberg; Lennarth Nyström; Lars Weinehall; Mohammad Hakimi; Alexandra Krettek; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Abdominal obesity; concentration index; disability; focus-group discussion; gender inequality; Indonesia; mortality; older people; socioeconomic inequality; Public health; folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Population ageing has contributed to the rise of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Concurrently, obesity prevalence is increasing in all age groups and has become a serious public health problem. Obesity is the main risk factors of the major chronic NCDs such as type 2 diabetes and has been linked to disability and mortality. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Effekter av stötdämpande golv som fallskadepreventiv åtgärd för äldre på särskilt boende

    Författare :Johanna Gustavsson; Finn Nilson; Carl Bonander; Carolina Jernbro; Robert Ekman; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Accidental falls; residential care; nursing staff; injury prevention; elderly safety; compliant flooring; äldre; fall; skador; stötdämpande golv; höftfraktur; undersköterskor; Risk- och Miljöstudier; Risk and Environmental Studies;

    Sammanfattning : Fallskador är den vanligaste orsaken till skada i alla åldrar men är en skadetyp som blir vanligare ju äldre personen blir. Av de som läggs in på sjukhus för en skada till följd av ett fall är cirka 70 % över 65 år. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Existentiell ensamhet hos sköra äldre personer : äldre personers upplevelser samt dokumentation i patientjournalen

    Författare :Marina Sjöberg; Anna-Karin Edberg; Ingrid Bolmsjö; Ingela Beck; Britt‐Marie Ternestedt; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Existential loneliness; frail older people; palliative care; experiences; encounter; existential aspects; meaning; interview; retrospective record review; documentation; ill-being; well-being; Frail older people; Palliative care; Experiences; Encounter; Existential aspects; Meaning; Interview; Retrospective record review; Documentation; Ill-being; Well-being; Vårdvetenskap; Care science;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to illuminate the meanings of existential loneliness(EL) and describe how it was eased, as narrated by frail older people, as well as toexamine existential aspects documented in patient records in specialised palliative care.Two of the constituent studies of this thesis were qualitative with an explorative anddescriptive design (i. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Sami lifestyle and health : epidemiological studies from northern Sweden

    Författare :Lena Maria Nilsson; Bethany Van Guelpen; Anna Winkvist; Per Lenner; Per Sjölander; Peter Bjerregaard; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sami people; traditional food; traditional lifestyle; the VIP cohort; mortality; cancer; cardiovascular disease; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this PhD thesis was to expand the current knowledge of “traditional Sami” diet and lifestyle, and to test aspects of the Sami diet and lifestyle, specifically dietary pattern, macronutrient distribution and coffee consumption, in population-based epidemiological studies of mortality and incident cardiovascular disease and cancer in a general population.In Paper I, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 elderly Sami concerning their parent’s lifestyle and diet 50-70 years ago. LÄS MER