Stig Berg
Biographic Data
| ID | 146686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stig Berg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stig |
| FAMILY NAME | Berg |
| SIGNATURE | BERG S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jönköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0871-5820 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Stability of genetic influences on pulmonary function in a longitudinal study of octogenarian twins
Using data from the first four waves of the OCTO‐Twin study (twins 80 + years), the present study investigated the stability and change of genetic and environmental contributions to pulmonary function. Using a genetic simplex model, variance in peak expiratory flow (PEF) at each wave was decomposed into additive genetic and nonshared (specific) environmental factors. Additionally, this analysis distinguished the source of these influences, either…
Nagô Grandma and White Papa
This book is a signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies originally published in Brazil in 1988. It compares the formation of Yoruba (Nago) religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and needs. By tracking how markers of supposedly “pure” ethnic identity and religious practice diff…
Older People's “Voices”—On Paper
The official rhetoric of welfare states unconditionally pays tribute to older people's right to express dissatisfaction. In practice, users of older services in welfare states may be deprived of their "exit" options and face considerable constraints when it comes to raising their "voices." For example, when older people in nursing homes would like to lodge a complaint, they may well be referred to the very staff members they depend on in their ev…
Life on the Edge
Differences suggest formal services supplement informal support in the United States and that formal and informal services are complementary in Sweden
Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Latent Growth Curve Models of Cognitive Abilities in Adulthood
Though many cognitive abilities exhibit marked decline over the adult years, individual differences in rates of change have been observed. In the current study, biometrical latent growth models were used to examine sources of variability for ability level (intercept) and change (linear and quadratic effects) for verbal, fluid, memory, and perceptual speed abilities in the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. Genetic influences were more importan…
Report from the Field
Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Biobehavioral Markers of Aging in Swedish Studies of Adult Twins
Results indicate one aging theory cannot account for changes in all markers of aging. Aging of various systems occurs as a result of different combinations of genetic and environmental influences
The Importance of Genetic and Environmental Effects for Self-Reported Health Symptoms
The increase in variation from the mid-50s to the mid-80s appears to be due to an accumulation in environmental variation. There are gender differences that deserve further exploration
How Many Elders Receive Assistance
Cultural differences predating current policies in both countries appear to influence informal support over and above what can be accounted for by demographic differences alone
An introduction to Oswald de Andrade'sCannibalist Manifesto
Adult day care for dementia
Multidimensional Patterns of Aging in 70-Year-Olds
This article examines the predictive ability for survival of five multidimensional patterns of aging found in 335 70-year-olds from the geriatric and gerontological studies in Gothenburg, Sweden (H-70). The multidimensional patterns were identified by cluster analysis of the domains of cognitive performance, physical health, functional capacity, subjective well-being, and social contacts. Survival differences are found among the patterns and betw…
The Use of Psychoactive Medications and Cognitive Function in Older Adults
This study examined the relationship between cognitive function and psychotropic medication use in a population sample (n = 743) of elderly persons. Approximately one third of subjects received such agents, which consisted primarily of anxiolytics, hypnotics, and antidepressants. Subjects received a battery of cognitive tests at three time points: when they were 70, 75, and 79 years of age. Data on medication use revealed that the use of psychoac…
Depressive symptoms in late life
Local variations in old age care in the welfare state
Local justice. How institutions allocate scarce goods and necessary burdens
Functional Impairment and Co-Disability in the Oldest Old
Using a multidimensional approach, we explore rates of co-disability in a representative sample of the oldest old living in Sweden. Drawing from census data, 324 subjects ranging in age from 84 to 90 were identified and evaluated for five domains of functioning: sensory, mobility, physical activities of daily living (PADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and cognitive. Three patterns of functioning were found: (1) a minority of h…
Daily Life of the Oldest Old
The purpose of this study was to investigate how very old persons-a representative sample of 129 noninstitutionalized 85-year-old Swedish persons with different patterns of adjustment-may live and experience daily life. The analysis of in-depth interviews showed that better adjusted participants enjoyed their freedom as retirees to form daily life at their own choosing. Within patterns of poorer adjustment, daily life was more influenced by other…
Nagô Grandma and White Papa
This book is a signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies originally published in Brazil in 1988. It compares the formation of Yoruba (Nago) religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and needs. By tracking how markers of supposedly “pure” ethnic identity and religious practice diff…
Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Latent Growth Curve Models of Cognitive Abilities in Adulthood
Though many cognitive abilities exhibit marked decline over the adult years, individual differences in rates of change have been observed. In the current study, biometrical latent growth models were used to examine sources of variability for ability level (intercept) and change (linear and quadratic effects) for verbal, fluid, memory, and perceptual speed abilities in the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. Genetic influences were more importan…
Life on the Edge
Differences suggest formal services supplement informal support in the United States and that formal and informal services are complementary in Sweden
How Many Elders Receive Assistance
Cultural differences predating current policies in both countries appear to influence informal support over and above what can be accounted for by demographic differences alone
Depressive symptoms in late life
The Importance of Genetic and Environmental Effects for Self-Reported Health Symptoms
The increase in variation from the mid-50s to the mid-80s appears to be due to an accumulation in environmental variation. There are gender differences that deserve further exploration
Functional Impairment and Co-Disability in the Oldest Old
Using a multidimensional approach, we explore rates of co-disability in a representative sample of the oldest old living in Sweden. Drawing from census data, 324 subjects ranging in age from 84 to 90 were identified and evaluated for five domains of functioning: sensory, mobility, physical activities of daily living (PADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and cognitive. Three patterns of functioning were found: (1) a minority of h…
Daily Life of the Oldest Old
The purpose of this study was to investigate how very old persons-a representative sample of 129 noninstitutionalized 85-year-old Swedish persons with different patterns of adjustment-may live and experience daily life. The analysis of in-depth interviews showed that better adjusted participants enjoyed their freedom as retirees to form daily life at their own choosing. Within patterns of poorer adjustment, daily life was more influenced by other…
Local variations in old age care in the welfare state
Local justice. How institutions allocate scarce goods and necessary burdens
Functional Impairment and Co-Disability in the Oldest Old
Using a multidimensional approach, we explore rates of co-disability in a representative sample of the oldest old living in Sweden. Drawing from census data, 324 subjects ranging in age from 84 to 90 were identified and evaluated for five domains of functioning: sensory, mobility, physical activities of daily living (PADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and cognitive. Three patterns of functioning were found: (1) a minority of h…
Depressive symptoms in late life
Multidimensional Patterns of Aging in 70-Year-Olds
This article examines the predictive ability for survival of five multidimensional patterns of aging found in 335 70-year-olds from the geriatric and gerontological studies in Gothenburg, Sweden (H-70). The multidimensional patterns were identified by cluster analysis of the domains of cognitive performance, physical health, functional capacity, subjective well-being, and social contacts. Survival differences are found among the patterns and betw…
The Use of Psychoactive Medications and Cognitive Function in Older Adults
This study examined the relationship between cognitive function and psychotropic medication use in a population sample (n = 743) of elderly persons. Approximately one third of subjects received such agents, which consisted primarily of anxiolytics, hypnotics, and antidepressants. Subjects received a battery of cognitive tests at three time points: when they were 70, 75, and 79 years of age. Data on medication use revealed that the use of psychoac…
Adult day care for dementia
The Importance of Genetic and Environmental Effects for Self-Reported Health Symptoms
The increase in variation from the mid-50s to the mid-80s appears to be due to an accumulation in environmental variation. There are gender differences that deserve further exploration
How Many Elders Receive Assistance
Cultural differences predating current policies in both countries appear to influence informal support over and above what can be accounted for by demographic differences alone
An introduction to Oswald de Andrade'sCannibalist Manifesto
Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Biobehavioral Markers of Aging in Swedish Studies of Adult Twins
Results indicate one aging theory cannot account for changes in all markers of aging. Aging of various systems occurs as a result of different combinations of genetic and environmental influences
Report from the Field
Life on the Edge
Differences suggest formal services supplement informal support in the United States and that formal and informal services are complementary in Sweden
Quantitative Genetic Analysis of Latent Growth Curve Models of Cognitive Abilities in Adulthood
Though many cognitive abilities exhibit marked decline over the adult years, individual differences in rates of change have been observed. In the current study, biometrical latent growth models were used to examine sources of variability for ability level (intercept) and change (linear and quadratic effects) for verbal, fluid, memory, and perceptual speed abilities in the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. Genetic influences were more importan…
Older People's “Voices”—On Paper
The official rhetoric of welfare states unconditionally pays tribute to older people's right to express dissatisfaction. In practice, users of older services in welfare states may be deprived of their "exit" options and face considerable constraints when it comes to raising their "voices." For example, when older people in nursing homes would like to lodge a complaint, they may well be referred to the very staff members they depend on in their ev…
Nagô Grandma and White Papa
This book is a signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies originally published in Brazil in 1988. It compares the formation of Yoruba (Nago) religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and needs. By tracking how markers of supposedly “pure” ethnic identity and religious practice diff…
Stability of genetic influences on pulmonary function in a longitudinal study of octogenarian twins
Using data from the first four waves of the OCTO‐Twin study (twins 80 + years), the present study investigated the stability and change of genetic and environmental contributions to pulmonary function. Using a genetic simplex model, variance in peak expiratory flow (PEF) at each wave was decomposed into additive genetic and nonshared (specific) environmental factors. Additionally, this analysis distinguished the source of these influences, either…
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Cognition (4 works)