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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden Louise Nygård.

1. 1. Everyday life with dementia : aspects of assessing and understanding the consequences and experiences of living with dementia

   Författare :Louise Nygård; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Strategies for compensation; dementia; environment; everyday life; IADL; illness experience; occupational therapy;

   Sammanfattning : The overarching aim of this study was to extend and deepen the understanding of the consequences and experiences of dementia in everyday life. The first study (I) compared the performances of the instrumental activities of daily life (IADL) in an unfamiliar, clinical setting and in the familiar home settings of 19 subjects with suspected dementia. LÄS MER

3. 2. The participation of older people with and without dementia in public space, through the lens of everyday technology use

   Författare :Sophie Nadia Gaber; Louise Nygård; Camilla Malinowsky; Anders Kottorp; Georgina Charlesworth; Agneta Malmgren Fänge; Karolinska institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Participation in activities and places within public space has been linked to numerous health benefits and yet, little is known about participation among older people with and without dementia. Insights about participation in activities and places within public space can contribute to the somewhat ambiguous definition of participation, as “involvement in a life situation”, by acknowledging the complexity and interrelatedness of subjective, social, contextual, temporal, and technological aspects of participation. LÄS MER

4. 3. Cognitive impairment and its consequences in everyday life

   Författare :Maria Johansson; Ewa Wressle; Jan Marcusson; Louise Nygård; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Activities of daily living; assessment; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; occupational therapy; quality of life;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim was to improve knowledge of the consequences of cognitive dysfunction in everyday life and of instruments to make these assessments. The thesis contains four studies each of different design using different populations. LÄS MER

5. 4. Everyday life amongst the oldest old : descriptions of doings and possession and use of technology

   Författare :Åsa Larsson; Jan-Erik Hagberg; Lena Haglund; Louise Nygård; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Odest old; ageing research; everyday technology; gerontechnology; environmental gerontology; everyday life; ADL; occupational therapy; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of the present thesis is to expand knowledge about the everyday lives of the oldest old (85+) living independently and to improve and deepen the understanding of their doings and possession and use of technology. The everyday lives of the oldest old represent, in many aspects an under-researched area, partly because this age group is seldom included in national surveys regarding living conditions and time use. LÄS MER

7. 5. Dementia, Sense-making and Evaluations : Implications for Communication

   Författare :Sophia Lindeberg; Nicole Müller; Christina Samuelsson; Louise Nygård; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia; evaluation; assessment; testing; collaboration; conversations; interaction; language; cognition;

   Sammanfattning : In Sweden, the dementia assessment takes place within primary health care or specialized care. From a clinical perspective, there are many factors to consider in the assessment process, and for the families entering the diagnostic pathways, the process can be uncertain and arduous. LÄS MER