Sökning: "age 75 and older"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 131 avhandlingar innehållade orden age 75 and older.

1. 16. The relationship between social support, personality and depression in the general population : Focusing on older people

   Författare :Siv Grav; Ove Hellzen; Eystein Stordal; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :Depression; home nursing care; older people; personality; Depresjon; eldre; hjemmesykepleie; personlighet; sosial;

   Sammanfattning : Today's wide variety of diseases and health problems areinfluenced in part by an aging population and by environmental andlifestyle changes. Depression is one of the most quickly growingdisorders, causing a huge decrease in quality of life. Depression alsoincreases with age. LÄS MER

3. 17. Urinary and faecal incontinence among older women and men in relation to other health complaints, quality of life and dependency

   Författare :Karin Stenzelius; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Urinary incontinence; Aged 75 and over; Health complaints; Gerontologi; Gerontology; Faecal incontinence;

   Sammanfattning : Aim: The aim of this thesis was to investigate type, degree and patterns of health complaints, need for help and health-related quality of life across gender among persons aged 75?105 as well as to identify how patterns of health complaints, gender, age and socio-economic factors related to need for help with daily activities and quality of life (Paper I). The aim was also to investigate the prevalence of self-reported symptoms of urinary, faecal and double incontinence among men and women aged 75 and above, and to identify how other health complaints and quality of life relate to incontinence symptoms (Paper II). LÄS MER

4. 18. Incidental Gallbladder Cancer : Incidence, predictors, management and outcome in a Swedish population

   Författare :Linda Lundgren; Per A Sandström; Axel Ros; Gunnar Persson; Oliver Gimm; Magnus Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Cholecystectomy is a common surgical procedure and incidental gallbladder cancer is a rare and unexpected finding at a cholecystectomy performed upon benign indications. Whether to perform routine or selective histopathology of the gallbladder specimen is still a subject for discussion. LÄS MER

5. 19. Suicidality and depression in older adults: Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes

   Författare :Mattias Jonson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Suicidology; Gerontology;

   Sammanfattning : Older adults have the highest risk of suicide of all age groups. Depression is a major risk factor for suicide in late life, but is also associated with lower quality of life, somatic disorders, and premature death. The aim of the thesis was to deepen the understanding of suicidality and depression in the oldest segment of the population. LÄS MER

7. 20. Older people's views of prioritisation and resource allocation in health care

   Författare :Elisabet Werntoft; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prioritisation; Resource allocation; View; Health care; Gerontologi; Gerontology; Older people;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to investigate older people's views and experience of prioritisation and resource allocation in health care, which is important because older people are the group that use public health care and service most. The aim was also to investigate differences in the view of prioritisation and resource allocation in relation to age, gender, housing, health-related quality of life, financial situation and degree of dependency between the participants receiving and those not receiving care and service. LÄS MER