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  1. 16. Too tired to talk? Sleep, fatigue, and social functioning

    Författare :Benjamin C Holding; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Sleep has been shown to have many health promoting functions, and is vital for the maintenance of physiological, cognitive, and emotional well-being. Much of what we know about sleep derives from studies showing what happens when individuals do not obtain sufficient sleep. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Active Ageing a Path towards Ageing Well. Physical Functioning, Physical Activity, Falls Self-Efficacy and Social Participation in Community-Dwelling Elderly

    Författare :Hadeel Halaweh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Active ageing; Ageing well; Health-related quality of life; Physiotherapy; Qualitative analysis; Social roles;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to study factors of importance for active ageing with a focus on physical functioning, physical activity, falls self-efficacy, health-related quality of life and social participation in community-dwelling elderly above 60 years old. Methods: Study I (n=108) evaluated the psychometric properties of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (Arabic version) (FES-I (Ar)) using validity and reliability testing. LÄS MER

  4. 18. The significance of assistive devices in the daily life of persons with stroke and their spouses

    Författare :Ingvor Pettersson; Gerd Ahlström; Kristina Törnquist; Lena Borell; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; spouse; next of kin; assistive devices; assistive technology; powered wheelchair; lifeworld; phenomenology; lived experience; activity; participation; quality of life; outcome; ICF; IPPA; WHODAS II; PIADS; Euroqol-5D; occupational therapy; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi; Vårdvetenskap med inriktning arbetsterapi; Nursing Science w. Occupational Therapy Focus;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this research project was to explore and describe the significance of assistive devices in daily life. The project involves two qualitative and two quantitative studies. Three of these studies were from the perspective of persons with stroke and one from the perspective of spouses of persons with stroke. LÄS MER

  5. 19. On the influence of dopamine-related genetic variation on dopamine-related disorders

    Författare :Olle Bergman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :dopamine; neurodevelopment; amygdala; schizophrenia; Parkinson s disease; social anxiety disorder; ADHD; PITX3; LMX1A; LMX1B; BDNF; DAT; SNP; genes; genetics; BDNF;

    Sammanfattning : Rationale: Dopamine synthesizing neurons are involved in a wide variety of functions. The most prominent dopamine pathways originate in the midbrain. The development, function and survival of these dopaminergic neurons are under the influence of numerous transcription and neurotrophic factors. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Mechanisms of inter-organ crosstalk mediated by tryptophan metabolism

    Författare :Paula Sofia Valente da Silva; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Physical exercise and nutrition balance the “energy in-energy out” equilibrium that keeps the system at a dynamic homeostasis, energetically speaking. However, this is a simplistic vision of a dynamic system that is in a constant fine-tuning of all of its parts. LÄS MER