Research focus
Aging and health, chronic diseases, care dependency
In many countries today, chronic diseases are the predominant health problem of the population and will only increase in the future. They affect people in all phases of life, but especially in advanced age.
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Health competence/ health literacy, information and counseling
A high degree of health competence is essential in order to deal constructively with health impairments, (chronic) disease and ongoing functional impairments, but also with the challenges of maintaining good health, coping with increasingly complex health systems, and making informed decisions.
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Primary and long-term care, Public Health Nursing
In order to provide comprehensive and close to home care for people with complex care needs, it is increasingly necessary to find new approaches in primary and long-term care. This section focusses on investigating how these approaches can be designed and organized.
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