Search for dissertations about: "Assessing the health education of the elderly"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Assessing the health education of the elderly.
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1. Health for community dwelling older people : trends, inequalities, needs and care in rural Vietnam
Abstract : Background InVietnam, the proportion of people aged 60 and above has increased rapidly in recent decades. The majority live in rural areas where socioeconomic status is more disadvantaged than in urban areas.Vietnam’s economic status is improving but disparities in income and living conditions are widening between groups and regions. READ MORE
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2. The emerging elderly population in Bangladesh : aspects of their health and social situation
Abstract : Background: Bangladesh is one of the twenty countries in the world with the largest elderly populations, and by 2025, along with four other Asian countries, will account for 44% of world's total elderly population. This rapidly increasing population is a new and important group in terms of social and health policy in the country. READ MORE
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3. Understanding health-related quality of life in old age : a cross-sectional study of elderly people in rural Bangladesh
Abstract : Background: A rapidly growing subset of the world’s elderly population lives in Bangladesh, where the population aged 60 years and above is projected to almost double in twenty years, from 8.5 million in 2005 to 17.8 million in 2025. READ MORE
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4. Prevalence and impact of chronic diseases and multimorbidity in the aging population : a clinical and epidemiological approach
Abstract : Due to the aging of the population, the absolute number of subjects affected by age-related diseases is expected to increase as well as their coexistence known as multimorbidity.The aims of this thesis were to evaluate the prevalence, distribution and patterns of chronic multimorbidity in the elderly population, and its impact on disability, functional decline and mortality. READ MORE
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5. Non-conveyed patients : a thesis on epidemiology, and patients' and ambulance clinicians' experiences
Abstract : BACKGROUND: As a consequence of the increased overall number of ambulance assignments in combination with an increase in patients assessed as having non-urgent complaints, new demands are being placed on the ambulance service and the ambulance clinicians (ACs) regarding patient assessments and decisions. Alternative care pathways – excluding emergency departments (EDs) – such as non-conveyance, have increased over the last decade. READ MORE