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Health Maintenance in Very Old Age : Medical Conditions, Functional Outcome and Nutritional Status.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dong, Huan-Ji.
- Series:
- Linköping University Medical Dissertations
- Linköping University Medical Dissertations ; v.1398
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Health and hygiene.
- Older people.
- Nutrition disorders in old age.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (63 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Linköping University Medical Dissertations
- Health Maintenance in Very Old Age
- Place of Publication:
- Linköping : Linköping University Electronic Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- This dissertation by Huan-Ji Dong examines health maintenance in individuals of very old age, specifically focusing on medical conditions, functional outcomes, and nutritional status. Data were collected from the ELSA 85 project, which surveyed 85-year-olds in Linköping, Sweden, to assess health service use, activities of daily living, physical functioning, and nutritional status. The study found that despite prevalent chronic conditions, many elderly individuals maintained good self-care abilities and rated their health positively. Factors like heart failure were significant predictors of emergency room visits. The research highlights the relationship between body composition, such as obesity, and physical function, suggesting that obesity is linked to limitations in daily activities. The study aims to enhance understanding of the complex factors influencing health in the elderly to improve health care planning. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- ABSTRACT
- SAMMANFATTNING (SUMMARY IN SWEDISH)
- SUMMARY IN CHINESE
- LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- RATIONALE FOR THE THESIS
- AIMS
- METHODS
- ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- RESULTS
- DISCUSSION
- CONCLUSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- REFERENCES.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9789175193854
- 917519385X
- OCLC:
- 927227379
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