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Göran Holst
Researcher at Blekinge Institute of Technology
Publications - 25
Citations - 1054
Göran Holst is an academic researcher from Blekinge Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Activities of daily living & Health care. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 25 publications receiving 948 citations. Previous affiliations of Göran Holst include Lund University & College of Health Sciences, Bahrain.
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A longitudinal study integrating population, care and social services data. The Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC).
Mårten Lagergren,Laura Fratiglioni,Ingalill Rahm Hallberg,Johan Berglund,Sölve Elmståhl,Bo Hagberg,Göran Holst,Mikael Rennemark,Britt-Marie Sjölund,Mats Thorslund,Ingvar Wiberg,Bengt Winblad,Anders Wimo +12 more
TL;DR: The Swedish National study on Aging and Care is expected to generate a rich data base relevant for future research on aging and care and to have a direct impact on the future Swedish system of care and services for the elderly.
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Life satisfaction in 6 European Countries : The Relationship to health, Self-Esteem, and Social and Financial Resources among People (Aged 65-89) with Reduced Functional Capacity
Christel Borg,Cecilia Fagerström,Cristian Balducci,Vanessa Burholt,Dieter Ferring,Germain Weber,Clare Wenger,Göran Holst,Ingalill Rahm Hallberg +8 more
TL;DR: In all national samples, overall health, self-esteem, and feeling worried, rather than ADL capacity, were significantly associated with life satisfaction, suggesting that personal rather than environmental factors are important for life satisfaction among people with reducedADL capacity living in Europe.
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Exploring the meaning of everyday life, for those suffering from dementia:
TL;DR: The findings indicate that many people with dementia feel shame, sorrow, and sadness when their life with the disease begins but also indicate prospects of a more manageable life.
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Life Satisfaction and Associated Factors Among People Aged 60 Years and Above in Six European Countries
Cecilia Fagerström,Cecilia Fagerström,Christel Borg,Cristian Balducci,Vanessa Burholt,Clare Wenger,Dieter Ferring,Germain Weber,Göran Holst,Ingalill Rahm Hallberg +9 more
TL;DR: There were both common and country-specific factors important for life satisfaction in the six European countries, however, the importance of satisfactory social contacts, financial resources, self-esteem and feeling hindered by health problems seems universal in theSix included countries and thus important to target in preventive interventions.
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Feeling hindered by health problems and functional capacity at 60 years and above.
TL;DR: Investigation of feeling hindered by health problems among 1297 people aged 60-89 living at home in relation to ADL capacity, health problems, life satisfaction, self-esteem, and social and financial resources found people feeling greatly hindered byhealth problems rarely had anyone who could help when they needed support, had lower life satisfaction and self- esteem than those not feeling hindered.