Essays about: "Ageing in sweden"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the words Ageing in sweden.

  1. 1. Children’s education and parents’ mortality – Do parents with highly educated children live longer?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Bode; [2023]
    Keywords : Mortality inequalities; socioeconomic gradient in health; children’s education; socioeconomic status; SES; demography; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : While there exists a large literature on mortality inequalities by an individual’s level of education and other socioeconomic characteristics this thesis looks at the relationship between the children’s level of education and parents’ mortality, which has been relatively less studied. I use longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) for the years 2004-2017 and conduct Cox proportional hazard regressions to assess how children’s level of education affects parents’ mortality risks. READ MORE

  3. 2. Prediction of dementia based on older adults’ sleep disturbances using machine learning: a controlled experiment.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Joel Nyholm; [2023]
    Keywords : Dementia; Sleep; Risk factors; Machine learning;

    Abstract : Background. Sleep disturbances can indicate an increased risk of dementia. This study examines whether machine learning can predict this association and which sleep disturbance factors impact dementia. Methods. READ MORE

  4. 3. What is next for the digitalisation of Swedish Healthcare? An exploratory study of the digital healthcare ecosystem and the business model innovation of e-Health providers

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Ebba Salén; Erik Fritz; [2023]
    Keywords : Business Model Innovation; Ecosystem Strategy; Digital Disruption; Electronic Health; Marketisation;

    Abstract : With an ageing and growing population, health- and social systems globally are facing challenges in ensuring that their national infrastructure can handle this demographic shift. Within the upcoming 10-year period, the group of people above the age of 80 years is forecasted to increase by 50 per cent in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Perceptions of Swedish older adults on the use of smart vacuum cleaners to support ageing in place

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Satya Jeet Singh; Sahand Poursadeghi Khiavi; [2023]
    Keywords : smart vacuum cleaners; older adults; care workers; technology acceptance; Sweden; robotic vacuum cleaners; gerontechnology;

    Abstract : This sequential study explores the perceptions of older adults and careworkers in Sweden regarding the benefits and challenges of smart vacuumcleaners. With a rapidly ageing population, understanding attitudes towardsthe use of such technology becomes essential. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluation of real drive data of a refuse fuel cell truck

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : Hampus Eurén; [2023]
    Keywords : Fuel cells; hydrogen; refuse truck; accelerated stress test; degradation; Bränsleceller; vätgas; sopbil; accelererat åldringstest; åldring;

    Abstract : Ett konsortium bestående av Scania, JOAB, Powercell, KTH och Renova samarbetade för att designa och konstruera en bränslecellsdriven sopbil inom ett FFI-finansierade projekt. Sopbilen har sedan dess varit i drift i Göteborg från 2020 till 2023, med en vätgasinfrastruktur bestående av en tankstation vid tidpunkten för detta arbete. READ MORE