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1. 1. Injuries among the elderly : study of fatal and non-fatal injury events

   Författare :Harmeet Sjögren; Ulf Björnstig; Anders Eriksson; Pat Waller; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; injury; prevention; traffic; home; fall; crash; disease; bicyclist; pedestrian; cost; vehicle;

   Sammanfattning : In view of the expected increase in the proportion of elderly in the population in most western countries, we studied injuries among the elderly (>60 years) by investigating hospital-treated injuries in inpatients and outpatients, and fatal injuries.One-year Hospital Injury Data - Even though the elderly made up only 15% of the injured in one year, they accounted for 42% of the total cost of trauma medical care, showing that injuries among the elderly place a disproportional burden on the health care system. LÄS MER

3. 2. The bright side of life : support in municipal elderly home care

   Författare :Margaretha Norell Pejner; Bodil Wilde; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Emotion; elderly home care; intervention; priorities; support; registered nurse; older patients; serenity; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

   Sammanfattning : Registered nurses in municipal elderly home care have in some occasionsdifficulties in identifying the patients’ needs and prioritize intervention inaccordance with the patients’ preferences, which is to obtain social and emotional support. The overall aim was to explore and describe which supportive interventions registered nurses use in municipal elderly home care settings and if it is in agreement with the patient’s preferences. LÄS MER

4. 3. Paradoxernas marknad : En studie om företagande i hemtjänsten

   Författare :Elin Vadelius; Clary Krekula; Anna-Lena Haraldsson; Gunilla Lönnbring; Roine Johansson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; home care service; elderly care; private enterprise; quasi-markets; paradoxes; hemtjänst; äldreomsorg; företagande; kvasi-marknader; paradoxer; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to understand how individuals who run a private business in the publicly financed elderly care sector experience their conditions and opportunities as owners and managers of a business in a quasi-market.  The focus is on what happens when the home care service actor’s intentions and conceptions about how home care should be provided encounter the public realm of financing and regulation. LÄS MER

5. 4. Measurement and evaluation of body temperature : Implications for clinical practice

   Författare :Märtha Sund-Levander; Lis Karin Wahren; Ewa Grodzinsky; Karin Axelsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Assessment; body temperature measurement; elderly; evaluation; infection; nursing home; pneumonia; survival; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim was to explore factors influencing the normal variation and measurement of body temperature. Additional aims were to study morbidity, mortality and the clinical presentation of pneumonia and predictors for survival in elderly nursing-home residents. LÄS MER

7. 5. Rational drug treatment in the elderly : "To treat or not to treat"

   Författare :Inger Nordin Olsson; Peter Engfeldt; Sten Landahl; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Elderly; polypharmacy; drug evaluation; nursing process; monitoring; inappropriate prescribing; quality of life; patient participation; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to examine the effect of interventions on the usage of inappropriate and hazardous multi-medication in the elderly ≥75 years with ≥5 drugs.Methods: Paper I describes a cluster randomization of nursing homes, the outcomes were; number of drugs, health status and evaluations. LÄS MER