Search for dissertations about: "Frailty factors"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words Frailty factors.

  2. 6. Delirium in older people after cardiac surgery : risk factors, dementia, patients’ experiences and assessments

    Author : Helena Claesson Lingehall; Birgitta Olofsson; Elisabeth Lindahl; Yngve Gustafson; Karl Gunnar Engström; Anna-Karin Edberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiac surgery; Cardiovascular disease; Delirium; Dementia; Nursing; Older people; Patients’ experiences; Perioperative period; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : Background:Delirium is common in older people undergoing cardiac surgery. Delirium is an acute or subacute neuro-psychiatric syndrome, characterized by a change in cognition, disturbances in consciousness; it fluctuates, develops over a short period of time and always has an underlying cause. READ MORE

  4. 7. Assessment of frailty in old people with multimorbidity

    Author : Amelie Lindh Mazya; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: As the population grows older, understanding and management of multimorbidity and frailty will become increasingly important. There is no consensus on how to define or measure frailty and awareness of frailty is limited in many healthcare settings. This impedes implementation of frailty assessment and management in routine care. READ MORE

  5. 8. Postpartum psychosis and the association with sociodemographic and obstetric factors

    Author : Anna Nager; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Objective: To examine the association between postpartum psychosis and the sociodemographic factors age, education, marital status and year of delivery (study 1). To examine the association between neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics and postpartum psychosis (study 2). READ MORE

  6. 9. On Falls in the Elderly –Epidemiological Studies from the Longitudinal General Population Study ‘Good Aging in Skåne’ (GÅS), Sweden

    Author : Magnus Stenhagen; Geriatrik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Accidental falls; elderly; general population; risk factors; prospective; health-related quality of life; life satisfaction; activities of daily living.;

    Abstract : In a ‘greying world’ with aging populations, falls in the elderly are a challenge to the health care system as they are associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. Apart from physical injuries, the consequences of falls are broad, with additional psychological and social consequences. READ MORE

  7. 10. Epidemiological studies on frailty and its associations with mortality, dementia, and polypharmacy

    Author : Ge Bai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Frailty describes the status of decreased physiological reserves and increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes. As the aging population increases, frailty has become an important public health concern. However, longitudinal studies disclosing the associations of frailty with adverse outcomes over the life course are limited. READ MORE