Sökning: "Very old age"

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1. 1. Stroke and depression in very old age

   Författare :Carl Hörnsten; Yngve Gustafson; Hugo Lövheim; Bo Norrving; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; depression; very old; oldest old; epidemiology; mortality; risk factors; systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure; atrial fibrillation; geriatric depression scale; geriatrik; Geriatrics;

   Sammanfattning : Background The prevalence and incidence of stroke are known to increase with age, which, combined with demographic change, means that very old patients with stroke are a growing patient group. Risk factors for incident stroke among very old people have not been widely investigated. LÄS MER

3. 2. Health Maintenance in Very Old Age : Medical Conditions, Functional Outcome and Nutritional Status

   Författare :Huan-Ji Dong; Jan Marcusson; Ewa Wressle; Mitra Unosson; Miia Kivipelto; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; very old; multimorbidity; health service use; physical function; activities of daily living; obesity; body composition;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to provide better understanding of the underlying factors related to health maintenance in very old people, with a focus on medical conditions, functional outcome and nutritional status. Data were gathered from the ELSA 85 project (Elderly in Linköping Screening Assessment). LÄS MER

4. 3. Depression among the very old

   Författare :Ellinor Bergdahl; Yngve Gustafson; Per Allard; Ingvar Karlsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Psychiatry; very old; depression; prevalence; associated factors; five-year outcome; mortality; Psykiatri; Geriatrics; geriatrik;

   Sammanfattning : Emotional suffering in old age is largely caused by various psychiatric conditions, of which depression is the most common. Depression is associated with a decline in both well-being and daily functioning and reduces both morale and social capacity among the very old, which may produce high health and social costs for society. LÄS MER

5. 4. Ålderdom, omsorg och makt. : Gamlas situation och omsorgsrelationer i nyliberala tider

   Författare :Lina Palmqvist; University of Gothenburg Faculty of Arts Department of Cultural Sciences; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; old age; disability; elderly care; gender; inequality; intersectionality; neoliberalism; ålderdom; levd erfarenhet; nyliberalism; äldreomsorg; rasifiering; klass; kön; kvinnor; omsorgsarbete; informell omsorg; erkännande; omfördelning; funktionshinder; funktionsnedsättning; feministisk omsorgsetik; rättvisa; jämlikhet; intersektionalitet; fenomenologi; etnografi;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation examines the status of old age and the nature of elderly care in Sweden, where the welfare state is being transformed through neoliberalism. The overall aim is to study old age as identity and lived experience, and how caring relationships condition the lives of the elderly. LÄS MER

7. 5. Blood pressure in very old age : determinants, adverse outcomes, and heterogeneity

   Författare :Bodil Weidung; Yngve Gustafson; Håkan Littbrand; Bo Carlberg; Peter Nordström; Sölve Elmståhl; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Blood pressure; aged 80 and over; hypertension; hypotension; mortality; stroke; gait speed; cognition disorders; dementia; cohort study;

   Sammanfattning : Background: High blood pressure (BP) is the leading risk factor for disease and mortality worldwide. However, risks associated with high BP in very old age (≥ 80 or ≥ 85 years) are not entirely understood, as the majority of scientific studies have been performed with younger populations and existing scientific knowledge about very old individuals is sometimes contradictory. LÄS MER