Sökning: "Gerontology"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 42 uppsatser innehållade ordet Gerontology.

1. 1. COVID-19 Restrictions on The Older Adults in Sweden and The Role Played By Social Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden : A study on How the Older Adults in Sweden Experienced The COVID-19 Restrictions Imposed on Them by Swedish Health Agency

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Socialt arbete

   Författare :Samuel Egbe Asp; Ayodele Festus Famurewa; [2022]
   Nyckelord :COVID-19; Loneliness; Social Isolation; Restrictions; Social Distancing; Gerontology; Older adult; social work; Ageism; Stratification; coping; resilience; crisis intervention.;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to investigate how older adults were affected by the COVID-19 restrictions that were put in place by the Swedish Health Authority during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to protect them and the roles played by social workers during the pandemic. A qualitative study was conducted whereby two older adults aged seventy and two practising professional workers were interviewed, and their responses analyzed using thematic analysis. LÄS MER

3. 2. Discretion and people-production in home care. : The Moldovan example

   Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)

   Författare :Glenn Möllergren; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Moldova; assembly line logic; home care; discretion; elderly care; people production; social assistance; gerontology; professionalism;

   Sammanfattning : One in two home care workers in Sweden express a desire to leave their jobs. Home care provision and needs assessment increasingly work according to an assembly line logic, depriving care assistants and assistance officers of discretion, and putting care recipients at risk for social exclusion and neglectance. LÄS MER

4. 3. Stöd till äldre med psykisk ohälsa : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om enhetschefers erfarenheter kring stöd till äldre med psykisk ohälsa

   Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för hälsa och välfärd; Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för hälsa och välfärd

   Författare :Erika Ahlskog; Chloé Högosta; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Mental illness; Elderly; Comorbidity; Gerontology; Support; Psykisk ohälsa; Äldre; Samsjuklighet; Gerontologi; Stöd;

   Sammanfattning : Psykisk ohälsa bland äldre har ökat i samhället och är ett relativt outforskat ämne. Cirka 22 % av populationen som led av psykisk ohälsa eller beteendestörningar under 2019 var del av Sveriges äldre befolkning. Detta resulterar i ett ökat behov av stöd till äldre med psykisk ohälsa. LÄS MER

5. 4. Golden Years in Lund: A qualitative study of how the elderly experience space and inclusivity in Lund

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Författare :Christoffer Abrahamsson Bodforss; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Lund; elderly; ageing; environmental gerontology; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : The global population is in a process of ageing. As living standards in most countries are rising and modern medicine is advancing, we face a demographic shift towards an older population. With this comes not only economic challenges but also a need to adapt and change society in order to accommodate the growing number of elderly. LÄS MER

7. 5. Security creating technology for elderly care

   Master-uppsats, Jönköping University/JTH, Industridesign

   Författare :Robin Bengtsson; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Elderly care; sense of coherence; gerontology; human centered design; doppler radar technology; product development; radar; camera; industrial design; Äldreomsorg; känsla av sammanhang; gerontologi; användarcentrerad design; dopplerradarteknologi; produktutveckling; radar; kamera; industri design;

   Sammanfattning : The aging population is growing and as more elderly need nursing the demand on elderly care is increasing. There is a risk of not having enough staff in an industry that already lacks educated staff. Many of the employees also complain that they are stressed out. LÄS MER