Search for dissertations about: "Frailty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the word Frailty.

  2. 1. Vitamin D In Older Women - Fractures, Frailty and Mortality

    Author : David Buchebner; Ortopedi - klinisk och molekylär osteoporosforskning; []
    Keywords : Vitamin D; Women; Fracture; Frailty; Mortality;

    Abstract : Vitamin D (25OHD) is essential for maintaining calcium homeostasis and inadequate levels have been associated with negative musculoskeletal as well as extraskeletal effects. Individuals at especially high risk of developing hypovitaminosis D are the elderly. READ MORE

  4. 2. Frailty and its relationship with osteoporosis related outcomes, mortality and visual perception of health in older community-dwelling women

    Author : Patrik Bartosch; Ortopedi - klinisk och molekylär osteoporosforskning; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Frailty; Fracture; Falls; Osteoporosis; Elderly women; Community-dwelling; Mortality;

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  5. 3. Physical Fitness in Hospitalized Frail Elderly Patients

    Author : Kristina Åhlund; Maria Bäck; Niklas Ekerstad; Birgitta Öberg; Lars Nyberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physical fitness; frailty; in-hospital care; comprehensive geriatric assessment;

    Abstract : Demographic research shows that the proportion of older people in society is increasing. More people age well, but there are also more people getting old with disability and multimorbidity. The large diversity in functioning illustrates the heterogeneity of aging. READ MORE

  6. 4. Child Mortality during the Demographic Transition. A Longitudinal Analysis of a Rural Population in Southern Sweden, 1766-1894

    Author : Kent Johansson; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; nutrition; frailty; the demographic transition; Sweden; hazard regression; family effects; Scania; Barker hypothesis; Child mortality; early life conditions; enclosure; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia;

    Abstract : The great decline in mortality has had a vital impact on our societies. Life expectancy has more than doubled in the past 200 years, but no acceptable explanation has yet been given for the earlier part of the decline in mortality, even though it has attracted a very broad interdisciplinary interest. READ MORE

  7. 5. Navigating towards a self-determined daily life in old age. Experiences, instrument evaluation and explanatory factors

    Author : Isabelle Ottenvall Hammar; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Activities of daily living ADL ; aged 80 and over; dependence; frailty; self-determination; IPA-O; person-centredness;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore self-determination in the context of community-dwelling older persons with different degrees of dependence in daily activities. Methods: Using a qualitative, grounded design, study I explored how people 80 years and older experienced their self-determination when developing dependence in daily activities. READ MORE