Sökning: "Older people"

Visar resultat 36 - 40 av 519 avhandlingar innehållade orden Older people.

1. 36. Falls in older community-dwelling women and men : risk factors and safety strategies. Fall risk awareness, fear of falling, and preferred exercise properties from a gender perspective

   Författare :Petra Pohl; Lillemor Lundin-Olsson; Karin Hellström; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Older people; Community-dwelling; Falls; Fall-related injuries; Fear of falling; ICF; Gender; Exercise preferences; Fall risk awareness; Falls prevention; Safety precautions; Qualitative research;

   Sammanfattning : Background Falls are the leading cause for non-fatal injuries in older community-dwelling people. Compared to men, women fall more often, experience more fall-related injuries, and report fear of falling (FoF) more often. Falls may be prevented with specific exercises, but adherence is often low in long-term. LÄS MER

3. 37. Being active in working life at older ages

   Författare :Marie Bjuhr; Britt-Marie Sjölund; Kerstin Nilsson; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; health; healthy aging; older people; working life; hälsa; hälsosamt åldrande; äldre personer; arbetsliv;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to examine factors associated with (Study 1), predictors (Study II), and experiences (Study III) involved with being active in working life after the expected retirement age and the experiences of exiting working life before the expected retirement age (Study IV). In Studies I and II, a quantitative approach was used, with data derived from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC). LÄS MER

4. 38. Hänsynstagandets paradoxer : Om äldre, närstående och biståndshandläggare vid flytt till särskilt boende

   Författare :Maria Söderberg; Socialhögskolan; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consideration; independence; self-determination; residential home; relocation; care manager; family member; older people; hänsyn; självbestämmande; särskilt boende; självständighet; flyttning; biståndshandläggare; närstående; äldre person;

   Sammanfattning : Many older people express strong preferences to remain in their own housing as long as possible. Due to declining health they may, however, become dependent on others for their daily care, eventually reaching a point where they consider relocation to a residential home. LÄS MER

5. 39. Oral health, experiences of oral care, associated factors, and mortality among older people in short-term care

   Författare :Susanne Koistinen; Anna Ehrenberg; Lena Olai; Katri Ståhlnacke; Ulrika Lindmark; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; older people; oral care; oral health; oral health-related quality of life; self-perceived; short-term care; swallowing dysfunction; mortality; Health and Welfare; Hälsa och välfärd;

   Sammanfattning : Objective: The overall aim of this thesis was to describe oral health and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), to compare self-perceived oral health with professional assessment, and to examine associated factors of importance for oral health, experiences, and mortality among older people in short-term care. Paper I describes oral health, daily oral care, and related factors among older people in short-term care and compares the older people’s self-perceived oral health with professional assessment of oral health. LÄS MER

7. 40. Quality of drug treatment in older people from a medical primary care perspective and according to indicators

   Författare :Naldy Parodi López; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; inappropriate prescribing; older people; pharmacoepidemiology; potentially inappropriate medication; potential prescribing omission; primary health care;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Drug treatment in older people is particularly complex; the burden of disease increases by age, and patients in this age group are more sensitive to drug effects. As a knowledge resource for clinicians as well as for benchmarking and pharmacoepidemiological research, indicators of prescribing quality for older people have been established, including potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs). LÄS MER