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1. 21. Idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields : physiological and psychological aspects

   Författare :Amanda Johansson; Lena Hillert; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :electrical hypersensitivity; EHS; mobile phone; MP; heart rate variability; HRV; provocation study; radiofrequency field; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; arbets- och miljömedicin;

   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

3. 22. Cardiovascular disease risk among people living with HIV in South Central Uganda

   Författare :Rocio Enriquez; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :;

   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

4. 23. 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

5. 24. Screening for silent cardiac disease in an elderly population aiming at stroke reduction

   Författare :Katrín Ragna Kemp Guðmundsdóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :;

   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

7. 25. It´s never too late : health-promotion and disease-prevention for very old person

   Författare :Lina Behm; University of Gothenburg/ Sahlgrenska Academy; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP;

   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