Sökning: "adverse life events"

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  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. Who becomes a teenage parent? : life course perspectives on selection into teenage motherhood and fatherhood trajectories in Sweden

    Författare :Sara Kalucza; Karina Nilsson; Anna Baranowska-Rataj; Marika Jalovaara; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; teenage parenthood; life course; longitudinal; mental health; family; selection effects;

    Sammanfattning : Background. The aim of the research described in thesis is to study processes of selection leading to teenage parenthood in contemporary Sweden. I ask how factors related to socio-economic position, mental health issues in youth, and family formation behaviour of previous generations directs young individuals into teenage parent trajectories. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Sex differences in adverse drug events from cardiovascular medicines in routine care

    Författare :Diana Rydberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : In preventive drug treatment of cardiovascular disease, adverse drug effects often lead to suboptimal compliance with a risk of disability and shorter life expectancy. The overall aim of this thesis was to assess the nature and extent of adverse drug events (ADEs) from cardiovascular drugs in both women and men treated in routine care. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Potential overtreatment during life-limiting illness and end of life in older adults

    Författare :Máté Szilcz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background. A growing body of evidence suggests that older patients are subject to potential overtreatment at the end of life, characterised by disease modifying therapies, preventive medications, and frequent care transitions. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Anterior cruciate ligament injuries : studies on the adverse events and long-term outcomes

    Författare :Osama Omar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The overall aims of this thesis were to identify the main adverse events after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, to study the clinical presentation and the consequences of the adverse event (post-operative septic arthritis), and to report the long-term outcomes of patients who underwent acute anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and those who underwent delayed ACLR. Study I investigated the reasons behind compensation claims filed to the patient insurance company (Löf) by patients with ACL injuries from 2005 to 2014. LÄS MER