Sökning: "widowhood"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade ordet widowhood.

  1. 1. The widowhood effect : Studies on mortality among Swedish widows and widowers

    Författare :Filip Dabergott; Sven Drefahl; Sunnee Billingsley; Kelfve Susanne; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; widowhood; mortality trends; population aging; gender; socioeconomic status; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

    Sammanfattning : Spousal loss is a common experience associated with old age, and a major life-event that entails a period of intense suffering for most individuals. In addition to emotional shock and grief, the period after spousal loss is often characterized by vast changes in many areas of the surviving spouse’s life, from everyday habits to financial security. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Economic Aspects of Ageing

    Författare :Paul Nystedt; Peter Zweifel; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; econometrics; Economics; Diffusion of Medical Technology; Social Networks; Time Allocation; Widowhood; Gender; Ageing; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns economic aspects of ageing and investigates incentives and outcomes related to this process. The thesis is a collection of five essays. An introductory chapter provides an overall economic perspective of ageing. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The loss of a husband to cancer : additional and avoidable psychological traumata

    Författare :Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Widowhood; neoplasms; risk factors; communication; prognosis; adaptation; psychological; anxiety; depression; epidemiology.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The loss of a loved partner is a stressful event and the long-term outcome of such a trauma may partly be determined by characteristics of the death. When death is the result of a chronic illness such as cancer, the future widow may have an opportunity to prepare for the forthcoming death but may also be exposed to the additional burden of her husband's suffering. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Life satisfaction in late life: Markers and predictors of level and change among 80+ year olds

    Författare :Anne Ingeborg Berg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Life satisfaction; oldest-old; longitudinal design; health; social network; locus of control; depressive symptoms; personality;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to examine within-individual and between-individual changes in life satisfaction in the oldest-old using different time metrics and to study life satisfaction within the context of psychosocial and health-related variables. Data were obtained from the Swedish OCTO-Twin Study of individuals aged 80 and older who were able to complete the Life Satisfaction Index-Z (LSI-Z). LÄS MER

  7. 5. Mortality and survival from childhood to old age in rural Ethiopia

    Författare :Mesganaw Fantahun; Ulf Högberg; Stig Wall; Peter Byass; Yemane Berhane; Thorkild Tylleskär; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mortality; survival; children; adults; elderly; cause of death; determinants; Ethiopia; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines ways of establishing cause of death, assessing trends in mortality, and identifying factors that affect mortality and survival among the different population groups in rural and semi-urban Ethiopia. These data are important for health care planning; however, such vital data are unavailable in many developing countries. LÄS MER