Search for dissertations about: "polypharmacy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word polypharmacy.

2. 11. Epidemiological studies on frailty and its associations with mortality, dementia, and polypharmacy

   Author : Ge Bai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Frailty describes the status of decreased physiological reserves and increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes. As the aging population increases, frailty has become an important public health concern. However, longitudinal studies disclosing the associations of frailty with adverse outcomes over the life course are limited. READ MORE

4. 12. Socioeconomic differences in drug use among older people : trends, polypharmacy, quality and new drugs

   Author : Syed Imran Haider; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Pharmacoepidemiology; drug utilization; polypharmacy; inappropriate drug use; drug-drug interactions; new drugs; comorbidity; registers; cross-sectional; population-based; elderly; equity; socioeconomic position; education; occupation; income;

   Abstract : Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate drug use (IDU) is a major patient safety and public health concern in the elderly, resulting in an increased likelihood of adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions (DDI), hospitalization, poor quality of life and mortality. This doctoral thesis investigated the complex relationship between drug use and socioeconomic position (SEP) and characterized the drug use, quality of prescribing, development of drug use over time, and use of new drugs in the elderly. READ MORE

5. 13. Developmental trajectories of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder into adulthood and aging : multimorbidity and polypharmacy

   Author : Le Zhang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Previous studies have shown that symptoms of ADHD often persist into adulthood. READ MORE

6. 14. Preventive home visits among older people : risk assessment, self-rated health and experiences of healthy ageing

   Author : Astrid Fjell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: The worldwide population is ageing and life expectancy is increasing. This increase in age is associated with physiological and psychosocial challenges and changes that lead to decreased intrinsic capacity and functional ability. READ MORE

7. 15. Medication in older hip fracture patients. Falls, fractures, and mortality

   Author : Annika Kragh Ekstam; Geriatrik; []
   Keywords : fall-risk increasing drugs; hip fracture; mortality; older; potentially inappropriate medication; ;

   Abstract : Background and aim: Due to an increasingly ageing population, the number of hip fracture patients, often with multiple chronic diseases and multiple pharmacotherapy, is set to rise. The high risk of adverse outcomes that hip fractures lead to in older individuals is well described, including high first-year mortality. READ MORE