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1. Krävande beteenden i samband med demens : förekomst och olika förhållningssätt
Sammanfattning : This thesis based on five studies conducted within community care sought to I) study demanding symptoms and behaviour in persons > 65 years in home care or sheltered housing and work load from a staff perspective over a decade, II) study caregiver reflections when dealing with Behavioural and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), III) illuminate interactions between individuals with BPSD and caregivers who reported problems dealing with such behaviour and caregivers who did not, IV) obtain insight into their reasoning from their respective interactions with the residents. A further aim was to discuss their reasoning in relation to each other and V) describe documented experiences from giving tactile stimulation to five randomly selected residents with BPSD and changes seen in these persons during the intervention period. LÄS MER
2. Infant Dental Enucleation in Sweden : Perspectives on a Practice among Residents of Eastern African Origin
Sammanfattning : Infant dental enucleation (IDE) is a practice consisting of the removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in infants. Practiced mainly in Eastern Africa, the purpose is to treat or to prevent bodily symptoms and diseases. IDE can cause both general and oral complications. LÄS MER
3. The Garden/Patio in Residential Care Facilities for Older People : Characteristics and the Users Perspectives
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4. Life situation of next of kin to persons in need of care-cronic sorrow, burden, quality of life
Sammanfattning : Nursing research has been performed during the last 20-30 years, about the next of kin’s vulnerability. Despite this, the health care system has had difficulties to integrate the next of kin in a way that gives support. LÄS MER
5. Daily life of persons with dementia and their spouses supported by a passive positioning alarm
Sammanfattning : The overall aim was to describe how persons with dementia (PwDs) reflect on being outdoors and to investigate the support provided by a passive positioning alarm (PPA) in making daily life safer for PwDs and their spouses.Repeated conversations were held with 11 PwDs living in their own homes regarding their reflections on being outdoors (Study I). LÄS MER