Sökning: "geriatric care"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 85 avhandlingar innehållade orden geriatric care.

  1. 1. Falls in older people in geriatric care settings : predisposing and precipitating factors

    Författare :Kristina Kallin; Leif Svanström; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :accidental falls; risk factors; older people; residential facilities; geriatric care; cognition; drug therapy; wounds and injuries; geriatric psychiatry; meteorological factors; geriatrik; Geriatrics;

    Sammanfattning : Falls and their consequences are a major health problem in the older population, increasing their immobility, morbidity and mortality. This thesis focuses on older people living in geriatric care settings, frail older people who are most prone to suffer falls. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Potential for self-care : Assessing and describing self-care ability among elderly people

    Författare :Olle Söderhamn; Per-Olof Sandman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :adaptedness; ageing; health; phenomenology; scale testing; self-care agency; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to explore the nature of elderly people's potential for selfcare from a nursing perspective. The research was performed within an empirical frame of reference as well as within a phenomenological frame at a descriptive and hermeneutical level. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The meal in geriatric care : Habits, values and culture

    Författare :Birgitta Sidenvall; Kerstin Segesten; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; -;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the present thesis was to study the meal situation in geriatric care, focusing on cultural, social, psychological and nutritional qualities of the meals for the patients as well as caring strategies and actions performed at meals by the nursing staff. The studies were carried out in a rehabilitation and long-term care clinic providing geriatric care. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Understanding in Healthcare Organisations- a prerequisite for development

    Författare :Eva Henriksen; Bengt Fridlund; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health services research; understanding; elderly care services; healthcare organisations; complex adaptive system; gender; power; care structures; care processes and care outcomes; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health and medical services in society; Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

    Sammanfattning : This study proposes that poor understanding of the structures, processes and outcomes of organisations seriously hampers collaboration between professional groups in care organisations. Three care settings were investigated: follow-up of patients with heart disease, an intensive care unit and care services for older people. LÄS MER

  7. 5. General Motor Function Assessment and Perceptions of Life Satisfaction during and after Geriatric Rehabilitation

    Författare :Anna Cristina Åberg; Hans Lithell; Birgitta Lindmark; Birgitta Sidenvall; Christina Helging Stenström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Geriatric nursing; geriatric rehabilitation; motor function; assessment; qualitative interviews; life satisfaction; self-expresion; informal care; Äldrevård; Older people and ageing; Äldre och åldrande;

    Sammanfattning : Two main goals of geriatric rehabilitation are to re-establish ability for physical function in order to facilitate independence in activities of daily living (ADL), and to promote an optimal degree of well-being, i.e. life satisfaction, in the individual. LÄS MER