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Overweight and obesity in the young and old: Prevalence, prevention and eating behavior
(2007-03-09)
ABSTRACT
Background: During the last 25 years the prevalence of overweight and obe-sity has increased dramatically, both in developed and developing countries. The World Health Organization is declaring it an epidemic. ...
Pain in the elderly. Rating scales, prevalence and verbal expression of pain and pain relief
(2003)
Aims: The overall purpose of the studies was to examine the prevalence of pain in elderly people and to evaluate the applicability of pain scales in assessing pain and pain relief in elderly patients.Methods: In Paper I, ...
Delirium in the elderly. The construction of a rating scale and aspects on risk factors and treatment
(2000)
The rates of delirium were studied in patients with four different dementia disorders and also in patients with different regional brain syndromes. The function of the stress-regulating system was compared between demented ...
Patients with acute hip fractures; motivation, effectiveness and costs in two different care systems
(2006-10-06)
Abstract
The care of patients with a hip fracture in Sweden varies a lot in terms of length of hospital stay and these patients are often subjected to multiple transferrals for other than medical reasons. How this affects ...
Daily life after stroke in elderly people. Evaluation of stroke unit care focusing on daily activities, resource use and costs, assistive devices and health-related quality of life
(2002)
Aims: The overall aims of this thesis were: a) to compare stroke unit (SU) care and its continuum with care on general wards (GW) for elderly patients, concerning resource use and costs for care and rehabilitation focusing ...
Register-based evaluation of primary care - Focus on chronic disease
(2019-09-19)
Background: Options for following up primary care at the regional level have increased in Sweden, partly as a result of a national reform in 2009. In Region Västra Götaland (VGR) this was the starting point for a quality ...
Health-related quality of life in patients with pacemakers. A descriptive and experimental study
(2004)
The general aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate the health-relatedquality of life (HRQoL) of patients with pacemakers, as well as to determine theeffects of a nurse-led intervention regarding health-related ...
Development and evaluation of a health education programme for elderly persons with age-related macular degeneration
(2000)
The overall aim of this thesis was to develop and evaluate a health education programme for elderly persons with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). I. In order to plan the programme focus group methodology was used ...
Social phobia among the elderly
(2013-05-02)
Background: Social phobia is common and often associated with impairment in daily activities and reduced quality of life. Comorbidity with depression and other anxiety disorders is not unusual in social phobia. Few studies ...
Oral health care in nursing. Attitudes, priorities and education
(2002)
The number of functionally dependent elderly with natural teeth is increasing. Daily oral health care for those living at nursing facilities is expected to be performed by the nursing staff but has been reported as ...