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2. 1. Assessment and psychological treatment of depression in older adults

   Author : Johnny Pellas; Mattias Damberg; Marie Kivi; Per Kristiansson; Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aging; geriatric; late life; cbt; screening; Family Medicine; Allmänmedicin; Geriatrics; Geriatrik; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in older adults worldwide. Many older adults with depression are undetected, and there is a need for brief, scalable psychological treatments for depression that can be delivered remotely. READ MORE

4. 2. Team-based home rehabilitation after hip fracture in older adults : effects, experiences and impact of dementia

   Author : Åsa Karlsson; Nina Lindelöf; Birgitta Olofsson; Michael Stenvall; Yngve Gustafson; Peter Nordström; Anna Cristina Åberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hip fracture; geriatrics; dementia; home rehabilitation; interdisciplinary rehabilitation; walking ability; activities of daily living; recovery; length of stay; accidential falls; qualitative; Geriatrics; geriatrik; Orthopaedics; ortopedi;

   Abstract : BACKGROUND: For an older adult a hip fracture may be a traumatic and life-changing event and has shown to be associated with reduced health-related quality of life, disability and increased mortality. Previous rehabilitation studies have often excluded older adults with cognitive impairment and those living in residential care facilities, groups with an additional risk of poor outcome. READ MORE

5. 3. Geriatric decision-making : a study af medical and organizational aspects of discharge planning

   Author : Karin Styrborn; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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6. 4. Recognition of dementia with Lewy bodies. Prevalence of core signs, medical treatments and survival in Swedish nursing homes and short-term homes

   Author : Iris Zahirovic; Klinisk minnesforskning; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; DEMENTIA; Dementia care; Lewy Body Disease; Geriatric Medicine; Neurocognitive disorders; Antipsychotic Agents therapeutic use; Survival; Prevalence of symptoms;

   Abstract : Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is an underdiagnosed neurocognitive disorder thatincludes several complex neurological and psychological signs, which are challenging toclinical diagnostics. The recognition of this neurocognitive disorder should beimproved because people with DLB exhibit a good treatment response to anti-dementiamedications but experience severe adverse events if treated with anti-psychoticmedicine. READ MORE

7. 5. Epidemiological studies of sexuality in old age

   Author : Nils Beckman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Old people sexuality; Midlife women; Sexual concerns in human senescence; Cross-sectional; General population;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to improve knowledge about sexuality in an older population and to try to understand the context and factors, affecting sexuality in general population. It is based on three studies of general populations in Gothenburg. READ MORE