Search for dissertations about: "disability old age"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the words disability old age.

  2. 1. The Swedish Version of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Multilevel Assessment Instrument (PGCMAI) : Development and testing in an old-age population with locomotor disability

    Author : Margareta Minhage; Elisabeth Hamrin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gender; locomotor disability; PGCMAI; old age; reliability; validity; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The general aim was to examine the Swedish version of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Multilevel Assessment Instrument, PGCMAI, in a population of old people with locomotor disability in Sweden. Specific aims were to examine whether the Swedish version of the PGCMAI meets the criteria of reliability and validity when assessing the life situation of Swedish old people with locomotor disability and to explore the pattern of the Swedish version of the instrument in respect of age and gender. READ MORE

  4. 2. Gender Matters : Differences and change in disability and health among our oldest women and men

    Author : Pär Schön; Marti G. Parker; Mats Thorslund; Boo Johansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; oldest old; gender differences; health trends; disability; care utilization; healthy life expectancy; Sweden; Social work; Socialt arbete; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates gender differences in health and how they have changed between 1992 and 2002 among very old people. It explores gender differences in the association between disability and health, and gender differences in care utilization among our oldest old people. READ MORE

  5. 3. Physical functioning in old age : temporal trends and geographical variation in Sweden

    Author : Britt-Marie Sjölund; Eva von Strauss; Högskolan i Gävle; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ADL disability;

    Abstract : ADL disability is an age-related condition that leads to poor quality of life, increased health-related care costs, and increased mortality. The proportion of older adults are increasing worldwide, and it is therefore important both for society and the individual that research provide us with information about the process leading to ADL disability and how to identify persons at risk. READ MORE

  6. 4. Medication management and patient compliance in old age

    Author : Anna Beckman Gyllenstrand; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Medication management; patient compliance; aging; cognition; population-based study;

    Abstract : In old age, many physiological functions decrease and many older people also suffer from multiple chronic conditions. This leads to high drug consumption, but may also impair the ability to manage these medications. READ MORE

  7. 5. Old-age muscle atrophy : cellular mechanisms and behavioral consequenses

    Author : Mikael Altun; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : With advancing age, humans and rodents alike lose about one third of the skeletal muscle mass. A process referred to as old-age muscle atrophy or sarcopenia. READ MORE