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Ylva Hellström
Researcher at Blekinge Institute of Technology
Publications - 8
Citations - 600
Ylva Hellström is an academic researcher from Blekinge Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Activities of daily living & Quality of life. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications receiving 579 citations. Previous affiliations of Ylva Hellström include Lund University.
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Perspectives of elderly people receiving home help on health, care and quality of life.
TL;DR: The number of complaints, restricted ability to be alone, living alone and age to have a significant relationship on low quality of life were shown.
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Quality of life and symptoms among older people living at home.
TL;DR: Receiving help with daily living seems to be significantly related to low QoL and goes along with a high number of symptoms that need to be considered in nursing care.
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Quality of life among older people in Sweden receiving help from informal and/or formal helpers at home or in special accommodation
TL;DR: A need for greater help with ADLs, and a higher number of self-reported diseases and complaints determined low quality of life, whilst a social network (contact with more than three people) and a greater age determined high QoL.
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Determinants and characteristics of help provision for elderly people living at home and in relation to quality of life
TL;DR: Investigation of determinants of help from informal or formal caregivers or a combination of both among people aged 75 or more and living at home, and the characteristics of the recipients, the help they received and their quality of life (QoL) found high QoL not to be significantly related to who was providing the help.
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Malnutrition and cognitive impairment among people 60 years of age and above living in regular housing and in special housing in Sweden: A population-based cohort study
TL;DR: The findings suggest that nurses in the social service and health care system need to consider changes in weight and nutritional intake as well as the individual needs of older people with cognitive impairment to avoid malnutrition.