Search for dissertations about: "late life"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 536 swedish dissertations containing the words late life.

  1. 1. Suicide in late life

    Author : Margda Waern; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; suicide; depression; physical illness; family discord; suicidal communication; antidepressants; self-poisoning; bensodiazepines;

    Abstract : Background: Elderly persons have the highest suicide rates in most industrialized countries. A number of antecedents to suicide late in life have been identified, but the risk associated with these factors is unclear because controlled studies are lacking. READ MORE

  2. 2. Late-life depression from a primary care perspective

    Author : Karin Fröjdh; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gerontologi; Gerontology; HSCL-25; outcome; Late-life depression; primary care;

    Abstract : Studies have found that depressive states in old age that do not fulfil the criteria for major depression are clinically important depressive states. These depressive states are common in primary care patients. Therefore, studies of late-life depression from a primary care perspective are needed. READ MORE

  3. 3. Inequalities and Age-Related Disadvantages in Late Working Life and Labour Market Exit in Sweden

    Author : Gülin Öylü; Andreas Motel-Klingebiel; Susanne Kelfve; Joop Schippers; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social inequality; Late working life; Older workers; Labour market exit; Labour market attachment; Life course; Age-related disadvantages; Hiring of older workers; Sweden; Social ojämlikhet; Sent arbetsliv; Äldre arbetstagare; Utträde från arbetsmarknaden; Arbetsmarknadsanknytning; Livslopp; Åldersrelaterade nackdelar; Anställning av äldre arbetstagare; Sverige;

    Abstract : The participation of older individuals in the labour market has increased as a result of recent demographic and societal shifts, as well as reforms of pension and social security systems. However, employment inequalities in late working life and labour market exit persist. READ MORE

  4. 4. Sexual selection in the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) : A life-history perspective

    Author : Anna Qvarnström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ecology; Sexual selection; life-history; honest signalling; fighting ability; genotype-environment interaction; direct benefits; indirect benefits; Ekologi; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

    Abstract : This thesis integrates sexual selection theory with life history theory to elucidate the causes and consequences of variation in a male secondary sexual trait. The model organism, the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), was studied on Gotland, Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 5. Life satisfaction in late life: Markers and predictors of level and change among 80+ year olds

    Author : Anne Ingeborg Berg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Life satisfaction; oldest-old; longitudinal design; health; social network; locus of control; depressive symptoms; personality;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to examine within-individual and between-individual changes in life satisfaction in the oldest-old using different time metrics and to study life satisfaction within the context of psychosocial and health-related variables. Data were obtained from the Swedish OCTO-Twin Study of individuals aged 80 and older who were able to complete the Life Satisfaction Index-Z (LSI-Z). READ MORE