Browsing Omsorgsbiblioteket by Journals "Quality of Life Research"
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How to Measure Self-management Abilities in Older People by Self-report. The Development of the SMAS-30
(Journal article, 2005)This paper presents the results of two studies carried out in order to design and test a self-report instrument to measure Self-Management Ability (the SMAS-30) in aging individuals. SMA refers to the core behavioral and ... -
Risk of malnutrition and health-related quality of life in community-living elderly men and women: the Tromsø study
(Journal article, 2011)Purpose: to explore the association between risk of malnutrition as well as current body mass index (BMI) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in elderly men and women from the general population. Methods: in a ... -
The association between health literacy and self-management abilities in adults aged 75 and older, and its moderators
(Journal article, 2016)Purpose: Low health literacy is an important predictor of poor health outcomes and well-being among older adults. A reason may be that low health literacy decreases older adults' self-management abilities. We therefore ... -
Understanding older patients' self-management abilities: functional loss, self-management, and well-being
(Journal article, 2013)Purpose: This study aimed to increase our understanding of self-managementabilities and identify better self-managers among older individuals. Methods: Our cross-sectional research was based on a pilot study of older people ...