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The central aim was to explore how doctoral theses address health promotion for older adults in the Nordic context.

May 13, 2026Primary Health Care Research & DevelopmentOpen Access

Health promotion research involving older adults in the Nordic countries: a scoping review of doctoral theses

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ANAnna NivestamKristianstad University ATAnne Seneca TerkelsenLillebaelt Hospital ACAnne ClancyUiT The Arctic University of Norway

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Scoping review explores health promotion practices in doctoral theses focused on older adults, highlighting inconsistencies in frameworks and definitions.

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The central aim was to explore how doctoral theses address health promotion for older adults in the Nordic context.
Conducted a scoping review of doctoral theses focusing on health promotion from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
Included 28 theses published between 2011 and 2021.
Employed both qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection.
The occurrence of 'health promotion' in thesis titles or abstracts varied significantly across Nordic countries.
Theoretical perspectives and definitions of health promotion were inconsistent and often missing in the theses.
Research highlighted the need for clarity in the concept of health promotion within healthy aging studies.

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Nivestam et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0414cc79e20c90b4444a97 https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423626101248

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Scoping review explores health promotion practices in doctoral theses focused on older adults, highlighting inconsistencies in frameworks and definitions.

Health promotion research involving older adults in the Nordic countries: a scoping review of doctoral theses

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Health promotion research involving older adults in the Nordic countries: a scoping review of doctoral theses

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