Sökning: "quality of life in older people"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 91 avhandlingar innehållade orden quality of life in older people.
1. Health for community dwelling older people : trends, inequalities, needs and care in rural Vietnam
Sammanfattning : Background InVietnam, the proportion of people aged 60 and above has increased rapidly in recent decades. The majority live in rural areas where socioeconomic status is more disadvantaged than in urban areas.Vietnam’s economic status is improving but disparities in income and living conditions are widening between groups and regions. LÄS MER
2. Chronic pain and quality of life among older people
Sammanfattning : The overall aim was to investigate chronic pain, quality of life and factors associated with pain as well as with quality of life among older people, aged 75 years and above. Further, the aim was to investigate the use of methods for pain management and their effects for those with pain and in need of help for daily living. LÄS MER
3. Quality of life among older people. Their experience, need of help, health, social support, everyday activities and sense of coherence
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate QoL and Health-Related QoL (HRQoL) among people aged 75 years and over in relation to socio-demographic variables, need of ADL help, various degrees of present QoL, self-rated health (SRH), health complaints, everyday activities, social support and sense of coherence (SOC). A further aim was to test a QoL scale and to illuminate older people's experience of QoL. LÄS MER
4. Depression among older people in rural Thailand : Knowledge of population, experiences and perceptions of patients, families, and psychiatric nurses
Sammanfattning : Background: The number of older persons (defined as age 60 and over) in Thailand has grown rapidly, and will be projected to increase to over 20 million by 2035. With an aging population, the number of older people suffering from health problems (such as non-communicable and degenerative diseases) was increasing as well. LÄS MER
5. The relationship between social support, personality and depression in the general population : Focusing on older people
Sammanfattning : Today's wide variety of diseases and health problems areinfluenced in part by an aging population and by environmental andlifestyle changes. Depression is one of the most quickly growingdisorders, causing a huge decrease in quality of life. Depression alsoincreases with age. LÄS MER