Background Health and social services provided at home are becoming increasingly
important. Hence, there is a need for information on home care in Europe. The objective of …

Background The Swedish healthcare system employs information and communication
technologies (ICT) in nursing practice to meet quality‐, security‐and efficiency‐related …

The aim of this study was to investigate how overall health, participation in physical
activities, self-esteem, and social and financial resources are related to life satisfaction …

Aim This paper is a report of an analysis of the concept of patient autonomy Background
Many problems regarding patient autonomy in healthcare contexts derive from the patient's …

Background Leg ulcers commonly emerge as a symptom of other comorbidities, often in
older people. As a consequence of the ulcer, pain and sleep disturbances might occur. Due …

Background: Honey has the antibacterial effect of silver without the toxic effect of silver on
the skin. Even so, silver is the dominant antibacterial dressing used in wound healing …

Results: At baseline, 8.6% of subjects were at risk of malnutrition and during the 7-year
follow-up 34.6% subjects died. The risk of malnutrition was independently associated with 7 …

Background and aims: Knowledge about Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in
advanced age is sparse. This study investigated to what extent mobility factors explained …

In Sweden, regulations from the National Agency for Higher Education advocate an
education that equips students with independence as well as critical, problem-based …

Life satisfaction is a concept frequently used to measure wellbeing of older people.
However, there is still a lack of cross-national comparative research investigating factors …