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  1. 6. Så nära får ingen gå? En studie om sexualitet, funktionshinder och personlig assistans

    Författare :Julia Bahner; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sexuality; disability; personal assistance services; independent living; policy;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of the thesis is to explore how sexuality is understood, described, responded to and organized in Swedish personal assistance services (PAS); that is services to people with impaired mobility. Previous research has demonstrated the struggle for disabled people to be acknowledged as sexual beings in a culture where dominant ideals of sexuality exclude disabled bodies. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Nutritional perspectives in a health-promoting program for community-dwelling older adults

    Författare :Julie Johannesson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged 80 and over; Independent living; Frailty; Feeding behaviour; Meals; Vegetables;

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  4. 8. Living with deteriorating and hereditary disease : experiences over ten years of persons with muscular dystrophy and their next of kin

    Författare :Katrin Boström; Gerd Ahlström; Berth Danermark; Anders Möller; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social sciences; muscular dystrophy; chronic disease; ten year follow up; next of kin; ICF; activity; sickness impact; hereditary aspects; illness related problems; quality of life; multimethod; content analysis; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate haw persona with muscular dystrophy (MD) and their next of kin experience and describe their daily lives over the last ten years. MD is a group of inherited disorders characterised by muscular weakness caused by muscle wasting. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Land, Labour, Legacies : Long-term Trends in Inequality and Living Standards in Tanzania, c. 1920-2020

    Författare :Sascha Klocke; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income inequality; living standards; economic development; colonialism; sub-Saharan Africa; Tanzania;

    Sammanfattning : Since the beginning of African decolonisation in the mid-twentieth century, many newly independent countries struggled to embark upon a path of sustained economic growth to raise their populations out of poverty. One of these countries is Tanzania. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Living in the present with the past : mental health of Bosnian refugee children in Sweden

    Författare :Stephen Goldin; Bruno Hägglöf; Lars Åke Persson; Anders Hjern; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child and adolescent; refugee; multiple informants; war; traumatic events; mental health; PTSD; risk factors; social network; family; coping; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : The negative impact of war on child mental health has been repeatedly documented. Still, the majority of children exposed to ethnic and political violence show no signs of clinical disorder. LÄS MER