Search for dissertations about: "mental health elderly people"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words mental health elderly people.

  2. 16. Well-being among the very old : a survey on a sample aged 90 years and above

    Author : Pernilla Hillerås; Kim Lützén; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis examines well-being among the very old and the factors believed to influence the three components of well-being called life satisfaction, positive affect and negative affect. It also examines activity patterns, the factors related to activity and the consequences of different types of activity for well-being. READ MORE

  4. 17. The emerging elderly population in Bangladesh : aspects of their health and social situation

    Author : Zarina Nahar Kabir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Elderly people; self-reported health; functional ability; cognition; emotional support; material support; practical support; low-income countries; Bangladesh; South Asia.;

    Abstract : Background: Bangladesh is one of the twenty countries in the world with the largest elderly populations, and by 2025, along with four other Asian countries, will account for 44% of world's total elderly population. This rapidly increasing population is a new and important group in terms of social and health policy in the country. READ MORE

  5. 18. Blood pressure in advanced age : with focus on epidemiology, cognitive impairment and mortality

    Author : Lena Molander; Hugo Lövheim; Yngve Gustafson; Miia Kivipelto; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Blood pressure; hypertension; very old; mortality; epidemiology; cognitive impairment; dementia; Blodtryck; hypertoni; mycket gamla; dödlighet; epidemiologi; demens; Geriatrics and medical gerontology; Geriatrik och medicinsk gerontologi; geriatrik; Geriatrics; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Abstract : The general conception is that blood pressure increases with age, but that diastolic blood pressure (DBP) starts decreasing in the elderly. There are, however, indications that systolic blood pressure (SBP) might also decline in advanced age, but further studies are needed to establish whether this is true. READ MORE

  6. 19. Dementia diagnostics in primary care : with a focus on cognitive testing

    Author : Anna Segernäs Kvitting; Jan Marcusson; Mats Foldevi; Anders Wimo; Hans Basun; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : BackgroundAge is the greatest risk factor for developing dementia and the total number of people aged 60 years and above is expected to more than double globally from 2013 to 2050 (1). Primary health care (PHC) is important for basic diagnostic evaluations. READ MORE

  7. 20. Geriatric Aspects of Frail Nursing Home Residents : A Swedish cohort study

    Author : Björn Westerlind; Jan Marcusson; Staffan Hägg; Lars-Olof Wahlund; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: The number and proportion of older people are increasing in Sweden as well as throughout the western world. Older people with increasing assistance needs that can no longer be met in their own home need institutional long-term care in nursing homes. READ MORE