Search for dissertations about: "frailty model"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words frailty model.
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1. Correlated random effects models for clustered survival data
Abstract : Frailty models are frequently used to analyse clustered survival data in medical contexts. The frailties, or random effects, are used to model the association between individual survival times within clusters. READ MORE
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2. Active and healthy ageing in Europe : significance of social relationships
Abstract : Background: Social relationships have important roles in achieving active and healthy ageing. Social relationships are dynamic across the life course. A myriad of contextual and individual (e.g. READ MORE
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3. Child Mortality during the Demographic Transition. A Longitudinal Analysis of a Rural Population in Southern Sweden, 1766-1894
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
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4. Navigating towards a self-determined daily life in old age. Experiences, instrument evaluation and explanatory factors
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
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5. Genetics and biomarkers of frailty : towards individualized management of the frailty syndrome
Abstract : Frailty is an age-related, dynamic state of multisystem physiological decline and is a strong predictor of disability and mortality. To move towards an individualized management of frailty, a better understanding of its biological underpinnings and an early identification of frail older adults are necessary. READ MORE