Search for dissertations about: "depression and older adults"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words depression and older adults.
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1. The relationship between social support, personality and depression in the general population : Focusing on older people
Abstract : Today's wide variety of diseases and health problems areinfluenced in part by an aging population and by environmental andlifestyle changes. Depression is one of the most quickly growingdisorders, causing a huge decrease in quality of life. Depression alsoincreases with age. READ MORE
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2. Depression among Swedish 70-year-olds - Sex differences from a gender perspective
Abstract : Depression is one of the leading causes of global burden of disease. Due to increased life expectancy, late-life depression is an escalating public health issue. The prevalence is reported to be almost twice as high among women compared to men. READ MORE
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3. Suicidality and depression in older adults: Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes
Abstract : Older adults have the highest risk of suicide of all age groups. Depression is a major risk factor for suicide in late life, but is also associated with lower quality of life, somatic disorders, and premature death. The aim of the thesis was to deepen the understanding of suicidality and depression in the oldest segment of the population. READ MORE
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4. Insomnia : Prevalence, longitudinal course and health consequences - a twelve year perspective
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate different aspects of insomnia by following a middle-aged population over a twelve-year period. In the present series of studies insomnia is defined as a complaint of either difficulties initiating sleep (DIS), difficulties maintaining sleep (DMS) or early morning awakenings (EMA). READ MORE
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5. Older adults with long-term spinal cord injury
Abstract : As a result of advances in healthcare and rehabilitation, many people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have lived several decades with their injury. Knowledge of living with long-term SCI into older age is limited, despite an increased focus on aging with SCI in research and clinical practice. READ MORE