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Popular Abstract in Swedish Av de 4278 personer äldre än 75 år som ingick i studien vårdade 18 % (n=783) någon annan person pga. dennes nedsatta hälsa. Urvalet var stratifierat. Svarsfrekvensen var i de olika åldersgrupperna 75-79; 60%, 80-84; 56%, 85-89; 48% and 90+ 42%. Av vårdarna var 58% (n=326) män. 81% av männen var gifta, vilket var fallet för 53% av kvinnorna (p<.001). 85% av männen och 59Older people take a great share of caregiving responsibility already and thus understanding of their strain, coping and satis-faction is required. The aim was to investigate dimensions of caregiving activities among elderly (75+) caregivers and to study the dimensions in relation to health-related quality of life (Paper I). It was also to investigate quality of life in relation to loneliness, care

Tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein-1 are enzymes involved in melanin synthesis and specific to the melanocyte and the melanoma cell. In the studies upon which this thesis is based, these enzymes were investigated in normal melanocytes, cultured human melanoma cells and transfected mouse fibroblasts. Tyrosinase was isolated from cultured melanoma cells and from bovine eye preparations, and t

Drawing on a combination of empirical industry observations and management literature, this document at- tempts to shed some light on the usage of the term ‘convergence’ that can be identified within the security sector. The aim is to provide both a typology of definitions and a discussion of some of the strategic implica- tions of different types of convergence. A basic distinction is made betwee

Environmental awareness and behaviour among the population in Malmö.

Following the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, ‘green energy economy’ packages have been implemented to stimulate sustainable economic growth in several Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Clearly focused on the energy sector, these packages typically include energy-efficiency policy measures and aim to encourage the transition towards a low-carbon economy. W

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Demens är den fjärde största folksjukdomen i Sverige och cirka 148 000 människor har någon form av demenssjukdom. Med stigande ålder hos befolkningen ökar antalet stadigt och varje år insjuknar cirka 25 000 personer. Alzheimers sjukdom och vaskulär demens samt blandformer av dessa är de vanligaste demensdiagnoserna och de utgör tillsammans 50–75 procent av all demenssjukdom. Personer med demenssju