Search for dissertations about: "Very old"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 344 swedish dissertations containing the words Very old.

  2. 6. Morale in very old people : With focus on stroke, depression and survival

    Author : Johan Niklasson; Yngve Gustafson; Hugo Lövheim; Aase Wisten; Sölve Elmståhl; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Morale; aged 80 and over; Sweden and Finland; Psychometrics testing; Feasibility studies; Quality of Life; Stroke; Depressive disorders; Geriatric psychiatry; Salutogenic factor; Survival; Longevity; Future-oriented optimism;

    Abstract : Background: Morale is a multidimensional concept, often defined as a future-oriented optimism or pessimism regarding the problems and opportunities associated with ageing. Very old people, older than 80 years, constitute an age group that is expected to increase in Europe from 4.7% of the general population today to 12. READ MORE

  4. 7. Subsyndromal Depression in Very Old Persons

    Author : Mikael Ludvigsson; Anna Milberg; Jan Marcusson; Lisa Ekselius; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: Subsyndromal depression (SSD) or subthreshold depression is a common affective condition that can be described as depressiveness below the threshold of what is called a syndromal or a major depressive episode. The point prevalence for SSD has been reported to be about 10% in the community, or about two or three times higher than the prevalence for syndromal depression. READ MORE

  5. 8. Blood pressure in very old age : determinants, adverse outcomes, and heterogeneity

    Author : Bodil Weidung; Yngve Gustafson; Håkan Littbrand; Bo Carlberg; Peter Nordström; Sölve Elmståhl; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Blood pressure; aged 80 and over; hypertension; hypotension; mortality; stroke; gait speed; cognition disorders; dementia; cohort study;

    Abstract : Background: High blood pressure (BP) is the leading risk factor for disease and mortality worldwide. However, risks associated with high BP in very old age (≥ 80 or ≥ 85 years) are not entirely understood, as the majority of scientific studies have been performed with younger populations and existing scientific knowledge about very old individuals is sometimes contradictory. READ MORE

  6. 9. Psychotropic and analgesic drug use among old people : with special focus on people living in institutional geriatric care

    Author : Hugo Lövheim; Yngve Gustafson; Stig Karlsson; Lars-Olof Wahlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia; depression; pain; nursing Home; old; analgesics; antidepressants; anti-psychotics; behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; inappropriate drugs; Geriatrics and medical gerontology; Geriatrik och medicinsk gerontologi;

    Abstract : Old people in general, and those affected by dementia disorders in particular, are more sensitive to drug side effects than younger people. Despite this, the use of nervous system drugs and analgesics among old people is common, and has increased in recent years. READ MORE

  7. 10. Participation in everyday life. Very old persons' experiences of daily occupation, occupation of interest and use of assistive devices

    Author : Greta Häggblom Kronlöf; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : participation in everyday life; daily occupation; very old; assistive devices; occupation of interest; experiences; occupational therapy; qualitative reserach;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the present thesis was to examine, extend and deepen the understanding of very old persons? experience of participation in everyday life from an occupational perspective. The thesis consists of four empirical studies. READ MORE