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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 567 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Dementia.

  1. 11. Dementia care alternatives in the Sundsvall-region, Sweden : studies on symptoms, costs and quality of life

    Författare :Anders Wimo; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Dementia; costs; Quality of life; dementia symptoms; cost utility analysis; QALY; behaviour; institutionalization;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  3. 12. Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in population-based studies

    Författare :Mats Ribbe; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Alzheimer’s disease; cerebrospinal fluid; dementia; hypertension; magnetic resonance imaging; older; survival; vascular dementia;

    Sammanfattning : Dementia, a clinical syndrome with several profiles and causes, is characterised by a decline in cognitive functions, including memory, learning, executive function, attention, language, and social ability. The most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Air pollution and dementia in a low exposure setting : the role of noise, olfaction, and theapoe gene

    Författare :John Andersson; Maria Nordin; Anna Oudin; Anna Sundström; Tom Russ; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Air pollution; Road traffic; NOx; dementia; APOE; Alzheimer’s disease; Apolipoprotein E; olfaction; particulate matter; vascular dementia; odor identification; odor detection; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Previous research indicates an association between air pollution exposure, and risk of dementia. Still, a number of factors that may play a role in this association remain to be explored. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Dementia and other mental disorders among 95-year olds

    Författare :Anne Börjesson-Hanson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :nonagenarians; 95-year-olds; dementia; Alzheimer?s disease; vascular dementia; depression; anxiety; psychotic; paranoid ideation; cognitive function; mortality; population attributable risk; population study; prevalence; epidemiology; oldest old; very elderly;

    Sammanfattning : The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders and age related differences in the very elderly. In addition, five-year mortality after age 95 in relation to dementia and cognitive function in non-demented, was examined. LÄS MER

  7. 15. När livsvärldens mönster brister : erfarenheter av att leva med demenssjukdom

    Författare :Rune Svanström; Karin Dahlberg; Ingela Krantz; Staffan Höjer; Växjö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia; lived experience; caring science; lifeworld; intentionality; identity; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Medical sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is focusing on the lived experience of dementia. Both living with a partner as well as living alone. There is no unequivocal picture of how it is to live with dementia and few studies have been carried out in homes of afflicted persons. LÄS MER