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21. Idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields : physiological and psychological aspects
Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to increase the knowledge on people with symptoms attributed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) by investigating the effects of EMF exposure and by additional description of the heterogeneous group of people reporting EMF-related symptoms. The effect of mobile phone (MP)-like radio frequency (RF) fields on symptoms, autonomic nervous system (ANS) parameters, short-term memory, and reaction time in persons with MP-related symptoms (MP participants) was investigated in a provocation study. LÄS MER
22. Cardiovascular disease risk among people living with HIV in South Central Uganda
Sammanfattning : Background: With the introduction of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), the clinical management needs of people living with HIV are rapidly shifting from AIDS-related opportunistic infections to age-related co-morbidities. Research from high-income countries has demonstrated that people living with HIV are at an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to a combination of increased traditional CVD risk factors, HIV infection, and ART use. LÄS MER
23. Older people's views of prioritisation and resource allocation in health care
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
24. Screening for silent cardiac disease in an elderly population aiming at stroke reduction
Sammanfattning : INTRODUCTION: Atrial Fibrillation is the most common clinical arrhythmia and affects over 30 million people worldwide. Atrial fibrillation is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with death, stroke and heart failure being the most feared complications. LÄS MER
25. It´s never too late : health-promotion and disease-prevention for very old person
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of health-promoting and disease-preventive interventions on health and frailty in very old community-dwelling persons, and to explore the participants’ experiences in relation to these interventions. Studies I and II were evaluations of the three-armed randomised, single-blind and controlled trial Elderly Persons in the Risk Zone, which consisted of the two health-promoting and disease-preventive interventions preventive home visits (PHV) and multi-professional senior group meetings (senior meetings). LÄS MER