Marie Ernsth Bravell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4427020 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marie Ernsth Bravell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marie Ernsth |
| FAMILY NAME | Bravell |
| SIGNATURE | BRAVELL M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jönköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4149-9787 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Predicting the onset of dementia with longitudinal performance-based measures of physical function
Objectives Older adults with dementia have reduced physical function; however, the extent to which declines in physical function are accelerated prior to dementia remains unclear. This study compared changes in three objective physical function measures in 518 older adults who did or did not develop dementia over the course of the study: time to complete a three-meter out-and-back walk (gait), grip dynamometry (grip strength), and time to complet…
Experiences of Eldercare Staff Working With Older People With Severe Mental Illness
In Sweden, older persons living with severe mental illnesses (SMI) increasingly live independently in the community with support from informal and formal carers and welfare services. A proportion of this group is older people with SMI who, due to age or disability, receive municipal eldercare services such as home care in their ordinary housing, or in residential care. The situation and needs of this group demand that eldercare staff have an unde…
A Swedish study about how staff reason and act when they suspect domestic abuse perpetrated by informal caregivers of persons with dementia
Older persons with dementia have several risk factors for being exposed to domestic abuse, for example dependency on others to manage daily life.The purpose of the study was to explore how staff act and reason when suspecting domestic abuse perpetrated by informal caregivers of persons with dementia.Eight semi-structured group interviews were conducted with staff (n = 39) working with persons with dementia living in their ordinary homes.A themati…
Relationships first
To a great extent, older people in Sweden, often with extensive care needs, are cared for in their own home. Support is often needed from both family and professional caregivers. This study aimed to describe and analyse different aspects of health, functioning and social networks, and how they relate to formal and informal care in the home among older adults. Analyses were performed utilising data from the OCTO-2 study, with a sample of 317 peopl…
Cohort by Education Interactions in Longitudinal Changes in Functional Abilities
Objective: Investigations of cohort differences in relationships between education and health tend to focus on mortality or self-reported health. We report one of the first analyses of cohort differences in relationships between education and objective measures of functional abilities across the lifespan. Method: Up to 26 years of follow-up data were available from 859 adults from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. The sample was divided i…
Associations Between Fine Motor Performance in Activities of Daily Living and Cognitive Ability in a Nondemented Sample of Older Adults
In nondemented older adults, cognitive speed predicts ADL-related FMA after controlling for age and physical ability. Physical rehabilitation of FMA in ADL tasks should consider the importance of cognitive ability, even in nondemented older adults
How older people perceive and experience sense of security when moving into and living in a nursing home
Sense of security is important throughout the lifespan not at least in advanced age with increased risks of functional declines and decreased social capital. Despite this, knowledge concerning older person’s perceptions and experiences of sense of security when moving into nursing homes is scarce. This study is a longitudinal, descriptive, exploratory case study with in-depth interviews and observations of three older persons in the age of 87, 88…
Prevention of falls, malnutrition and pressure ulcers among older persons - nursing staff's experiences of a structured preventive care process
A structured and systematic care process for preventive work, aimed to reduce falls, pressure ulcers and malnutrition among older people, has been developed in Sweden. The process involves risk assessment, team-based interventions and evaluation of results. Since development, this structured work process has become web-based and has been implemented in a national quality registry called 'Senior Alert' and used countrywide. The aim of this study w…
Grip Strength and Cognitive Abilities
A rather stable connection was found between grip strength and cognitive abilities starting around 65 years of age. The starting period suggests that the association may be due to lifestyle changes, such as retirement, or to acceleration of the aging processes
Sex Differences in Genetic and Environmental Influences on Longitudinal Change in Functional Ability in Late Adulthood
Although idiosyncratic environmental influences account for a large part of increasing variance, correlated and shared rearing environmental effects were also evident. Thus, both microenvironmental (individual) and macroenvironmental (family and cultural) effects, as well as genetic factors, affect maintenance of functional ability in late adulthood
Grip Strength and Cognitive Abilities
A rather stable connection was found between grip strength and cognitive abilities starting around 65 years of age. The starting period suggests that the association may be due to lifestyle changes, such as retirement, or to acceleration of the aging processes
Relationships first
To a great extent, older people in Sweden, often with extensive care needs, are cared for in their own home. Support is often needed from both family and professional caregivers. This study aimed to describe and analyse different aspects of health, functioning and social networks, and how they relate to formal and informal care in the home among older adults. Analyses were performed utilising data from the OCTO-2 study, with a sample of 317 peopl…
Experiences of Eldercare Staff Working With Older People With Severe Mental Illness
In Sweden, older persons living with severe mental illnesses (SMI) increasingly live independently in the community with support from informal and formal carers and welfare services. A proportion of this group is older people with SMI who, due to age or disability, receive municipal eldercare services such as home care in their ordinary housing, or in residential care. The situation and needs of this group demand that eldercare staff have an unde…
Sex Differences in Genetic and Environmental Influences on Longitudinal Change in Functional Ability in Late Adulthood
Although idiosyncratic environmental influences account for a large part of increasing variance, correlated and shared rearing environmental effects were also evident. Thus, both microenvironmental (individual) and macroenvironmental (family and cultural) effects, as well as genetic factors, affect maintenance of functional ability in late adulthood
Sex Differences in Genetic and Environmental Influences on Longitudinal Change in Functional Ability in Late Adulthood
Although idiosyncratic environmental influences account for a large part of increasing variance, correlated and shared rearing environmental effects were also evident. Thus, both microenvironmental (individual) and macroenvironmental (family and cultural) effects, as well as genetic factors, affect maintenance of functional ability in late adulthood
Grip Strength and Cognitive Abilities
A rather stable connection was found between grip strength and cognitive abilities starting around 65 years of age. The starting period suggests that the association may be due to lifestyle changes, such as retirement, or to acceleration of the aging processes
Associations Between Fine Motor Performance in Activities of Daily Living and Cognitive Ability in a Nondemented Sample of Older Adults
In nondemented older adults, cognitive speed predicts ADL-related FMA after controlling for age and physical ability. Physical rehabilitation of FMA in ADL tasks should consider the importance of cognitive ability, even in nondemented older adults
How older people perceive and experience sense of security when moving into and living in a nursing home
Sense of security is important throughout the lifespan not at least in advanced age with increased risks of functional declines and decreased social capital. Despite this, knowledge concerning older person’s perceptions and experiences of sense of security when moving into nursing homes is scarce. This study is a longitudinal, descriptive, exploratory case study with in-depth interviews and observations of three older persons in the age of 87, 88…
Prevention of falls, malnutrition and pressure ulcers among older persons - nursing staff's experiences of a structured preventive care process
A structured and systematic care process for preventive work, aimed to reduce falls, pressure ulcers and malnutrition among older people, has been developed in Sweden. The process involves risk assessment, team-based interventions and evaluation of results. Since development, this structured work process has become web-based and has been implemented in a national quality registry called 'Senior Alert' and used countrywide. The aim of this study w…
Cohort by Education Interactions in Longitudinal Changes in Functional Abilities
Objective: Investigations of cohort differences in relationships between education and health tend to focus on mortality or self-reported health. We report one of the first analyses of cohort differences in relationships between education and objective measures of functional abilities across the lifespan. Method: Up to 26 years of follow-up data were available from 859 adults from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. The sample was divided i…
Relationships first
To a great extent, older people in Sweden, often with extensive care needs, are cared for in their own home. Support is often needed from both family and professional caregivers. This study aimed to describe and analyse different aspects of health, functioning and social networks, and how they relate to formal and informal care in the home among older adults. Analyses were performed utilising data from the OCTO-2 study, with a sample of 317 peopl…
A Swedish study about how staff reason and act when they suspect domestic abuse perpetrated by informal caregivers of persons with dementia
Older persons with dementia have several risk factors for being exposed to domestic abuse, for example dependency on others to manage daily life.The purpose of the study was to explore how staff act and reason when suspecting domestic abuse perpetrated by informal caregivers of persons with dementia.Eight semi-structured group interviews were conducted with staff (n = 39) working with persons with dementia living in their ordinary homes.A themati…
Predicting the onset of dementia with longitudinal performance-based measures of physical function
Objectives Older adults with dementia have reduced physical function; however, the extent to which declines in physical function are accelerated prior to dementia remains unclear. This study compared changes in three objective physical function measures in 518 older adults who did or did not develop dementia over the course of the study: time to complete a three-meter out-and-back walk (gait), grip dynamometry (grip strength), and time to complet…
Experiences of Eldercare Staff Working With Older People With Severe Mental Illness
In Sweden, older persons living with severe mental illnesses (SMI) increasingly live independently in the community with support from informal and formal carers and welfare services. A proportion of this group is older people with SMI who, due to age or disability, receive municipal eldercare services such as home care in their ordinary housing, or in residential care. The situation and needs of this group demand that eldercare staff have an unde…
Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Activities of daily living (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Dementia (2 works)