Sökning: "Older adults with immigrant background"

Hittade 3 avhandlingar innehållade orden Older adults with immigrant background.

  1. 1. Immigrant background and orthodontic treatment need : Quantitative and qualitative studies in Swedish adolescents

    Författare :Eva Josefsson; Krister Bjerklin; Rune Lindsten; Viveca Brattström; Jönköping University; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Orthodontic treatment need; adolescents; immigrant background; self-perceived need; malocclusion; poor dental aesthetics; social norms;

    Sammanfattning : During the last three decades there has been an increased influx of refugees and immigrants into Scandinavia. The overall aim of this thesis was primarily to improve our knowledge of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need, both normative and self-perceived, in adolescents of varying geographic origin. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The quest for cultural sensitivity : how cultural sensitivity can be practised while mitigating othering in Swedish eldercare

    Författare :Carl Johansson; Ildikó Asztalos Morell; Daniel Lindberg; Lena-Karin Gustafsson; Finnur Magnusson; Mälardalens universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Older adults with immigrant background; cultural sensitivity; eldercare; welfare theory of health; active ageing; othering; social work; socialt arbete; Social Work;

    Sammanfattning : The need to provide culturally sensitive care for older adults with immigrant backgrounds has been expressed by care professionals. Meanwhile there is a lack of consensus about how this should be done, and critical perspectives in research highlight the danger of causing this group to be viewed as problem bearers. LÄS MER

  4. 3. On Oral Health in Young People with Asthma

    Författare :Malin Stensson; Dowen Birkhed; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; Saliva secretion; Plaque-pH; Oral health; Mouth breathing; Gingival bleeding; Cariogram; Caries; asthma;

    Sammanfattning : Objective. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the oral health of young individuals with and without asthma. Material. In Study I, a group of 3- (n=66) and 6-year-old children (n=61) with asthma and two healthy control groups (n=62 and n=55 respectively) participated. LÄS MER