Search for dissertations about: "Near falls"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Near falls.

2. 1. Activity avoidance, perceived walking difficulties, and use of mobility devices in people with Parkinson's disease

   Author : Manzur Kader; Aktivt och hälsosamt åldrande; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Activity avoidance; Assistive devices; Difficulty walking; Falls; Fear of falling; ICF; mSAFFE; Near falls; Patient outcome assessment; PROM; Psychometrics; Parkinson’s Disease; Reliability; Validity; Walk-12G; Walking aids; Wheelchairs; Wheeled-walker;

   Abstract : Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease that results in functional loss and disability. People with PD have an increased risk of falling, and most of their falls occur while walking. As yet, there is limited knowledge concerning activity avoidance due to perceived risk of falling in people with PD. READ MORE

4. 2. Fear of falling, falls and near falls in Parkinson’s disease

   Author : Beata Lindholm; Klinisk minnesforskning; []
   Keywords : Parkinson’s disease; Fear of falling; Self-Efficacy; Falls; Near falls; Walking; Balance; Prediction; Validation studies; Rehabilitation; Prevention;

   Abstract : ABSTRACTAIM: The overall aim of this longitudinal PhD project was to gain increased knowledge about factors associated with fear of falling (FOF) falls and near falls, as well as to contribute to improved clinical fall prediction for peoplewith mild Parkinson’s disease (PD).METHODS: People diagnosed with PD and receiving care at the university hospital outpatient neurology clinic were assessed during the “on” phase using a broad range of rating scales and clinical tests targeting balance and gait problems as well as motor and non-motor symptoms. READ MORE

5. 3. Active lifestyle all your life : a multifactorial group-based falls-prevention programme

   Author : Erika Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Internationally, gerontology focuses on an emerging paradigm of healthy ageing where the goal is to extend the senior years in absence of morbidity by improving human health. A major threat to healthy ageing is accidental falls, as falls are the second-leading cause of unintentional injury or deaths worldwide. READ MORE

6. 4. Calibration, Optimality and Financial Mathematics

   Author : Bing Lu; Erik Ekström; Stephane Villeneuve; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; perpetual put option; calibration of models; piecewise constant volatility; optimal liquidation of an asset; incomplete information; optimal stopping; jump-diffusion model; optimal distribution of dividends; singular stochastic control; implied volatility; exponential Lévy models; short-time asymptotic behavior.;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of a summary and five papers, dealing with financial applications of optimal stopping, optimal control and volatility.In Paper I, we present a method to recover a time-independent piecewise constant volatility from a finite set of perpetual American put option prices. READ MORE

7. 5. Studies of Unusual Seismicity and Long Period Events at the Glacier Overlain Katla Volcano, Iceland

   Author : Kristín Jónsdóttir; Roland Roberts; Björn Lund; Göran Ekström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Geophysics; Geofysik; Geophysics Specialized In Seismology; geofysik; med inriktning mot seismologi;

   Abstract : Earthquake catalogues are usually dominated by diffusive behaviour consistent with the Omori law of aftershocks. This is investigated in terms of waiting times, i.e. the time between successive events in a time-sorted earthquake catalogue. READ MORE