Search for dissertations about: "antihypertensives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word antihypertensives.

2. 1. Cerebrovascular disease and dementia : a population-based study

   Author : Li Zhu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Antihypertensives; apolipoprotein E; cognitive decline; dementia; incidence; prevalence; stroke;

   Abstract : Several vascular factors have been related to cognitive decline and dementia. One of the recent efforts has been focused on stroke, which could be prevented with appropriate measures. The data for this thesis were derived from the baseline and first follow-up of the Kungsholmen Project. READ MORE

4. 2. Contextual and individual aspects of use of medication : multilevel studies on anxiolytic-hypnotic drug use, social context, adherence to medication, and disability pension

   Author : Kristina Johnell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adherence to medication; anxiolytic-hypnotic drugs; disability pension; multilevel analysis; pharmacoepidemiology; social context; social participation;

   Abstract : Aims: Study I. To estimate an influence of the neighbourhood on women's AHD (anxiolytichypnotic drug) use, and to analyze whether neighborhood social participation is associated with use of these medicines. Study II. READ MORE

5. 3. Medication adherence, side effects and patient-physician interaction in hypertension

   Author : Staffan Svensson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient compliance; guideline adherence; hypertension; adverse effects; communication; negotiating;

   Abstract : Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the incidence of which it is possible to reduce by prophylactic treatment with antihypertensive drugs. In clinical practice, however, only a minority of patients reach target blood pressure levels. READ MORE

6. 4. Sex differences in adverse drug events from cardiovascular medicines in routine care

   Author : Diana Rydberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : In preventive drug treatment of cardiovascular disease, adverse drug effects often lead to suboptimal compliance with a risk of disability and shorter life expectancy. The overall aim of this thesis was to assess the nature and extent of adverse drug events (ADEs) from cardiovascular drugs in both women and men treated in routine care. READ MORE

7. 5. Hip fractures : a European perspective

   Author : Lars Elffors; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Compression of morbidity; Dementia; Epidemiology; Europe; Falls; Frailness; Gompertz; Hip fractures; Osteoporosis; Prevention; Resource allocation; Risk factors; Secular trends;

   Abstract : In 1986 the first prospectively designed multinational survey on incidence of and risk factors for hip fracture utilising a standardised design was initialised. The MEDOS study (Mediterranean osteoporosis) covered 14 centres in six Mediterranean countries, with a population of 3 million individuals aged fifty years or older. READ MORE