Search for dissertations about: "Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Medicine Geriatrics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 93 swedish dissertations containing the words Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Medicine Geriatrics.
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1. Body mass index, cognitive ability, and dementia : prospective associations and methodological issues in late life
Abstract : The aims of the present study were to investigate the association between overweight and cognitive ability and dementia, and to evaluate the usefulness of self-reported body mass index (BMI) in late life and various data sources commonly used in epidemiological studies to identify persons with dementia. Data were drawn from three population-based studies: the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging (SATSA), Aging in Women and Men: A Longitudinal Study of Gender Differences in Health Behaviour and Health among Elderly (the Gender Study), and the Finnish Lieto Study. READ MORE
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2. Physical activity, visceral adipose tissue, and cardiovascular disease in older adults : associations and effects
Abstract : BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) poses a substantial public health burden and is the leading cause of mortality in older adults. With the population aging rapidly, interventions aimed at improving modifiable risk factors for CVD, such as physical inactivity and visceral obesity, could play an important role in reducing its burden, provided they are proven effective. READ MORE
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3. Risk factors in type 2 diabetes with emphasis on blood pressure, physical activity and serum vitamin D
Abstract : BackgroundType 2 diabetes is a common chronic disease with a two-fold increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and has an increasing prevalence worldwide. This thesis is based on a study conducted in primary health care in Östergötland and Jönköping, Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Team-based home rehabilitation after hip fracture in older adults : effects, experiences and impact of dementia
Abstract : BACKGROUND: For an older adult a hip fracture may be a traumatic and life-changing event and has shown to be associated with reduced health-related quality of life, disability and increased mortality. Previous rehabilitation studies have often excluded older adults with cognitive impairment and those living in residential care facilities, groups with an additional risk of poor outcome. READ MORE
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5. The influence of infertility and in vitro fertilization treatment on postpartum and long-term mental health in women
Abstract : Introduction: It is estimated that about 10-15% of couples suffer from infertility, i.e. the inability to achieve a clinical pregnancy after at least one year of regular, unprotected intercourse and that between 2-5% of births are a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. READ MORE