Search for dissertations about: "Aase Wisten"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Aase Wisten.

  2. 1. Sudden cardiac death among the young in Sweden 1992-1999 : from epidemiology to support of the bereaved

    Author : Aase Wisten; Johan Herlitz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epidemiology; Symptoms; Sudden cardiac death; Young; Prevention; Sweden; Electrocardiogram; Forensic diagnosis; Athletic activities; Risk factors; Familiy; Bereavement; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a young person is a rare but tragic event, and the potential of prevention is unknown. The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the prevention by analysing SCD in the young in Sweden during the period 1992-1999. Data of SCD in the young based on a national registry is not previously reported. READ MORE

  4. 2. 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