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1. Older car drivers - Needs of vehicle support for safe individual mobility
Sammanfattning : As the demographic is changing with the growth of the population of older citizens, concerns have been raised for this group in terms of mobility as well as traffic safety. In this context the automobile is an important means of transport. LÄS MER
2. Injuries among the elderly : study of fatal and non-fatal injury events
Sammanfattning : In view of the expected increase in the proportion of elderly in the population in most western countries, we studied injuries among the elderly (>60 years) by investigating hospital-treated injuries in inpatients and outpatients, and fatal injuries.One-year Hospital Injury Data - Even though the elderly made up only 15% of the injured in one year, they accounted for 42% of the total cost of trauma medical care, showing that injuries among the elderly place a disproportional burden on the health care system. LÄS MER
3. Aspects of meaning in everyday occupations and its relationships to health-related factors
Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to explore aspects of meaning connected with the performance of everyday occupations. Further, the aim was to investigate relationships between occupation, meaning, and health-related variables among adult and elderly subjects with and without chronic pain. LÄS MER
4. Epidemiology of unintentional injuries in rural Vietnam
Sammanfattning : The main objective of this epidemiological study was to assess the incidence of unintentional non-fatal injuries, together with their determinants and consequences, in a defined Vietnamese population, thus providing a basis for future prevention. A one-year follow-up survey involved four quarterly cross-sectional household injury interviews during 2000. LÄS MER
5. Dementia and use of drugs : economic modelling and population-based studies
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