Search for dissertations about: "elderly women"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 270 swedish dissertations containing the words elderly women.
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1. Older Women and Food : Dietary Intake and Meals in Self-Managing and Disabled Swedish Females Living at Home
Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was to study elderly self-managing and disabled women’s dietary intake and meals in relation to age, household structure (single-living or cohabitant), disability and cooking ability. The women were aged 64-88 years and living at home, in the mid-eastern part of Sweden. The self-managing women were randomly selected. READ MORE
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2. Shortchanged : Elderly Women Street Vendors in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Abstract : Normative assumptions regarding reciprocity between adult children and elderly parents continue to dominate narratives on later life in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet strenuous socioeconomic conditions make it difficult for families to meet expectations of care and support. READ MORE
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3. Injuries among the elderly : study of fatal and non-fatal injury events
Abstract : In view of the expected increase in the proportion of elderly in the population in most western countries, we studied injuries among the elderly (>60 years) by investigating hospital-treated injuries in inpatients and outpatients, and fatal injuries.One-year Hospital Injury Data - Even though the elderly made up only 15% of the injured in one year, they accounted for 42% of the total cost of trauma medical care, showing that injuries among the elderly place a disproportional burden on the health care system. READ MORE
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4. Bone turnover markers and prediction of bone loss in elderly women
Abstract : Around 70,000 osteoporosis-related fractures occur in Sweden annually and approximately half of the women in western world will sustain a fragility fracture after the age of 50 years. Fracture preventive efforts require the identification of individuals who are at high risk. READ MORE
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5. Self-sampling by elderly women for the detection of HPV and cervical dysplasia
Abstract : In Sweden, about 30% of the cervical cancer cases occur in women older than 60 and the mortality rate is as high as about 70% in this age group. There is a lack of knowledge concerning the prevalence of infection with oncogenic types of HPV, and cervical dysplasia in women of 60 years and older. READ MORE