Search for dissertations about: "dementia studies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 338 swedish dissertations containing the words dementia studies.

  2. 21. The impact of criminal and externalizing behaviors on aging : Long-term associations with health and dementia

    Author : Carmen Solares Canal; Henrik Larsson; Jonas Persson; Henrik Andershed; Björn Hofvander; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Older adults; aging; criminal behavior; externalizing behaviors; violent crime; dementia; Alzheimer s diseases; mental health; physical health; epidemiology;

    Abstract : Previous studies have shown that criminal and other externalizing behaviors are associated with several adverse outcomes, but very little is known about the impact of these behaviors beyond middle adulthood. Few studies have explored how a life-course background of criminal and externalizing behaviors influence aging and more specifically, whether it is associated with the onset and development of different neurodegenerative, mental, and physical health disorders when aging. READ MORE

  4. 22. Revealing the complex nature of amyloid beta and its relation to dementia

    Author : Eleni Gkanatsiou; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer s Disease; Amyloid beta; Mass spectrometry; Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Down Syndrome; Pathological ageing; Dementia with Lewy bodies; Parkinson s disease dementia; dementia;

    Abstract : Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and characterized by the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the extracellular space of the brain parenchyma. Amyloid plaques consist of amyloid beta peptides (Aβ). Amyloid pathology can also be involved in other types of dementia, either as a driving force or as a coexisting pathology. READ MORE

  5. 23. Psychological stress in relation to dementia and brain structural changes

    Author : Lena Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychological stress; distress; psychosocial life stressors; dementia; Alzheimer s disease; vascular dementia; white matter lesions; brain atrophy; epidemiology; longitudinal study; risk factors;

    Abstract : Psychological stress has been recognized as an increasing public health problem with serious consequences in both physical and mental health. Women reported a higher prevalence of psychological stress, especially in midlife. READ MORE

  6. 24. Dementia, Sense-making and Evaluations : Implications for Communication

    Author : Sophia Lindeberg; Nicole Müller; Christina Samuelsson; Louise Nygård; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia; evaluation; assessment; testing; collaboration; conversations; interaction; language; cognition;

    Abstract : In Sweden, the dementia assessment takes place within primary health care or specialized care. From a clinical perspective, there are many factors to consider in the assessment process, and for the families entering the diagnostic pathways, the process can be uncertain and arduous. READ MORE

  7. 25. Decision support in dementia care : developing systems for interactive reasoning

    Author : Helena Lindgren; Patrik Eklund; Klaus-Peter Adlassnig; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Artificial intelligence; human-computer interaction; activity theory; argumentation; fuzzy logic; general logics; clinical decision support systems; cognitive disorder; dementia; differential diagnosis; clinical practice guideline; knowledge engineering; knowledge representation; cognitive ergonomics; interactive reasoning; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Computer Science; datalogi;

    Abstract : Demensvården i Sverige och i andra delar av världen har på olika sätt varit i fokus de senaste åren där man påtalat behovet att utveckla metoder och riktlinjer för hur vården ska bedrivas. Detta för att möta den växande andelen äldre människor som också utvecklar demenssjukdomar. READ MORE