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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade orden personer med demenssjukdom.

  1. 11. Understanding spirituality and religiosity among very old people : measurements and experiences

    Författare :Catharina Norberg; Kristina Lämås; Regina Santamäki Fisher; Ulf Isaksson; Lisbeth Fagerström; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged 80 and older; Sweden; spirituality; self-transcendence; Self-transcendence Scale; Religious Orientation Scale; religiosity; psychometrics; experiences; Umeå 85 GERDA; caring sciences in social sciences; omvårdnadsforskning med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Spirituality is a multifaceted concept. In this thesis, spirituality is understood as an overarching term and a core of a person´s being. Religiosity is seen as one of many expressions of spirituality. Very old people are a vulnerable population, with an increased risk to be exposed to negative life events. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Neighbourhood nursing : connection, place and meaning in the everyday experience of dementia

    Författare :Elzana Odzakovic; Ingrid Hellström; Agneta Kullberg; Richard Ward; Annica Kihlgren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia; living alone; neighbourhood; neighbourhood nursing; social connections;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Recent policy is marked by a shift towards enabling people with dementia to remain at home and in their neighbourhoods, yet little is known about the wider perspective of neighbourhood as an everyday place of connection, practice and meaning in the lives of people with experience of dementia.  Aims: The aim of this thesis is twofold. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Long-Term Ongoing Structured Support in Early Stage of Dementia: A Family Affair

    Författare :Annika Kjällman Alm; Ove Hellzen; Karl-Gustav Norbergh; Annica Kihlgren; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :Dementia; Next of kin; Relationships; Support group;

    Sammanfattning : Demenssjukdomar drabbar mer än 35 miljoner människor världen över, en summa som kommer att fördubblas vart tjugonde år.   Demens är en global störning av intellektuella funktioner: förmågan att minnas försämras, och förmågor som att orientera sig i tid och rum, språklig förmåga, tankeprocesser som att gå från tanke till handling, problemlösande, utföra saker praktiskt och känna igen föremål. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Family caregivers of persons with dementia. Experiences of burden, satisfaction and psychosocial intervention

    Författare :Signe Andrén; Geriatrik; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; Dementia; caregivers; caregiver burden ; Gerontologi; Gerontology; intervention studies ; socio-economic factors ; satisfaction; strain; isolation;

    Sammanfattning : One of the most common diseases occurring in old age groups is dementia. Caring for a relative with dementia poses many challenges for family caregivers and they bear the main responsibility for the persons with dementia living at home. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Blood pressure in very old age : determinants, adverse outcomes, and heterogeneity

    Författare :Bodil Weidung; Yngve Gustafson; Håkan Littbrand; Bo Carlberg; Peter Nordström; Sölve Elmståhl; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Blood pressure; aged 80 and over; hypertension; hypotension; mortality; stroke; gait speed; cognition disorders; dementia; cohort study;

    Sammanfattning : Background: High blood pressure (BP) is the leading risk factor for disease and mortality worldwide. However, risks associated with high BP in very old age (≥ 80 or ≥ 85 years) are not entirely understood, as the majority of scientific studies have been performed with younger populations and existing scientific knowledge about very old individuals is sometimes contradictory. LÄS MER