Search for dissertations about: "mental health elderly people"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words mental health elderly people.

  2. 21. Cerebral white matter changes in patients with cognitive impairment - clinical and pathophysiological aspects

    Author : Michael Jonsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; white matter changes; vascular factors; cognitive impairment; neuropsychiatric symptoms; cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers; demyelination; axonal degeneration;

    Abstract : Cerebral white matter changes (WMC), detected with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), represent a common condition in elderly people. However, the prognostic, symptomatological and biochemical constituents of WMC are only partially known. READ MORE

  4. 22. Traumatic brain injuries and whiplash injuries : epidemiology and long-term consequences

    Author : Johan Styrke; Britt-Marie Stålnacke; Ulf Björnstig; Peter Sojka; Per-Olof Bylund; David Cassidy; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Traumatic Brain Injuries; Whiplash Injuries; ; Epidemiology; ; Follow-up Studies; Cohort Studies; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; kirurgi; Surgery; rehabiliteringsmedicin; Rehabilitation Medicine;

    Abstract : BackgroundThe incidence of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) is about 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year, a majority of which are mild TBI (MTBI). The incidence of whiplash injuries is about 300/100,000/year. READ MORE

  5. 23. Physical activity on prescription : studies on physical activity level, adherence and cardiovascular risk factors

    Author : Lena Kallings; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Physical activity; exercise; counseling; patient-centered; public health; health promotion; life style; primary health care; health services; intervention studies; health behaviour;

    Abstract : Physical activity is one of the most important public health determinants, and the health care sector is highlighted as a central setting in the promotion of physical activity in the population as well as at an individual level. One method that has attracted attention over recent years, is physical activity prescribed by doctors or other health care professionals, even though there is insufficient evidence to determine that any method of promoting physical activity in the health care setting is superior to another. READ MORE

  6. 24. Aspects of treatment and care of nursing home residents. Challenges and possibilities

    Author : BEATA BORGSTRÖM BOLMSJÖ; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : Elderly; Nursing Homes; Heart Failure; MNA; Nutritional Status; Malnutrition; Renal function; CKD stages; General Practitioners; Qualitative study;

    Abstract : Background: Elderly people living in nursing homes (NHs) have multiple diseases as well as risk factors that may complicate optimal medication. Malnutrition and impaired renal function are two of those risk factors. Heart failure is common and may often not be treated or diagnosed adequately in elderly patients. READ MORE

  7. 25. Leisure activities at old age and their influence on dementia development

    Author : Stéphanie Paillard-Borg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet Care Sciences and Society Department of Neurobiology Aging Research Center (ARC); []
    Keywords : Leisure activities; dementia; components; dimensions; protective factor; onset; Demens;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to describe the participation in leisure activities of elderly subjects and to detect their possible effect, if any, on the development of dementia. The data were derived from the Kungsholmen Project, which is a community-based prospective study on aging and dementia in people aged over 74 years, living in Stockholm, Sweden. READ MORE