Search for dissertations about: "midlife"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 swedish dissertations containing the word midlife.

  2. 1. Factors of impotance for women's health at midlife with special emphasis on effect by sex steroids

    Author : Cairu Li; Kardiovaskulär forskning - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; andrologi; reproduktion; reproduction; sexuality; Obstetrik; gynekologi; sexualitet; andrology; gynaecology; Obstetrics; lipids; carbohydrate metabolism; norethisterone acetate; estradiol; HRT; symptomatology; Menopause; midlife women;

    Abstract : Menopause is not a disease, but may bring about a wide range of health complaints and increase some risks of illnesses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the general health status and influences of background factors on symptomatology among a cohort of Swedish women aged 50-64 years, with specific emphasis on the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by investigating a profile of HRT use, long-term effects of HRT by different tapes and routes of administration as well as clinical and metabolic changes by use of low dose HRT. READ MORE

  4. 2. Accumulation of disadvantage from adolescence to midlife : A 26-year follow-up study of 16-year old adolescents

    Author : Noora Berg; Taina Huurre; Ossi Rahkonen; Sakari Karvonen; Sari Fröjd; Finland National Institute for Health and Welfare; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : There is a wide range of evidence that childhood conditions are associated with adult wellbeing and disadvantage. However, in many cases, there is still a lack of knowledge on how and why these associations are formed. READ MORE

  5. 3. Epidemiological studies of sexuality in old age

    Author : Nils Beckman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Old people sexuality; Midlife women; Sexual concerns in human senescence; Cross-sectional; General population;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to improve knowledge about sexuality in an older population and to try to understand the context and factors, affecting sexuality in general population. It is based on three studies of general populations in Gothenburg. READ MORE

  6. 4. Chilean women in midlife : aspects on health, sexuality, migration and gender roles : implications for midwifery

    Author : Lorena Binfa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Chilean women; health; midlife; sexuality; gender roles; midwifery;

    Abstract : Aims: To explore effects of biological and psychosocial factors on climacteric symptoms in Chilean midlife women (I), - to assess the impact of menopause and sociodemographic variables on quality of life (QoL) (II) - to learn about Chilean women s reflection about womanhood, and sexuality during midlife and the possible influence of migration whether they lived in Sweden or in Chile (III) - to explore how Chilean immigrant women living in Sweden perceived and related their life situations and health status during midlife to their migration experiences (IV) and to find out what Chilean midwives and midifery students regard being Chilean women´s health care needs in midlife (V). Material and Methods: Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect the data. READ MORE

  7. 5. Vasomotor Symptoms, Cardiovascular Risk and the Role of Physical Activity in Midlife Women

    Author : Sigrid Nilsson; Anna-Clara Spetz Holm; Wei Li; Karin Leander; Sofia Sederholm Lawesson; Peter Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: The menopausal transition is, for most women, accompanied by hot flushes and night sweats (i.e., vasomotor symptoms, VMS). READ MORE