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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 44 avhandlingar innehållade ordet SNAC.

1. 11. Dementia and use of drugs : economic modelling and population-based studies

   Författare :Anders Sköldunger; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate epidemiological and health economic aspects of dementia and drug use in older people, through economic modelling and analyses of population-based studies. The major findings from the separate studies are summarized below. LÄS MER

3. 12. Unraveling the relationship between body mass index and cardiometabolic disease, dementia, and survival in old age

   Författare :Jie Guo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : Overweight and obesity, commonly defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2, affect more than half of older adults. However, the relationship between BMI and health outcomes in old age are unclear. This PhD project aims to describe the trajectories of BMI alongside other anthropometric measures in old age. LÄS MER

4. 13. LIFE SATISFACTION AND FEELING HINDERED BY HEALTH PROBLEMS AT 60 YEARS AND ABOVE

   Författare :Cecilia Fagerström; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Self-esteem; Gerontology; Older people; Life satisfaction; Feeling hindered by health problems; ADL capacity; Cross-national; Gerontologi; ADL capacity; Gerontology;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to investigate how older people's capacity to perform activities of daily living (ADL), health, social and financial resources, and self-esteem can be related to their life satisfaction. The aim was also to investigate how people feel hindered by health problems in relation to their ADL capacity, health problems, social and financial resources, self-esteem, sense of coherence, and life satisfaction. LÄS MER

5. 14. Drug use in institutionalized and home-dwelling elderly persons

   Författare :Ylva Haasum; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate drug use in institutionalized and home- dwelling elderly, with a special focus on dementia. The major findings from the separate studies are summarized below. LÄS MER

7. 15. Cardiovascular risk factor profiles in the development and progression of physical limitation in old age : a population-based study

   Författare :Emerald Georgiana Heiland; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Physical performance;

   Sammanfattning : Preservation of independence has been reported to be highly desired by older adults, even more than longevity. However, subclinical cardiovascular pathology can threaten a healthy older adult’s maintenance of physical function. LÄS MER