Essays about: "frailty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word frailty.

  1. 1. Vulnerability & Resilience in an Ageing Population : A Case Study on Individual Self-Reliance & Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Japan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Bergenek; [2023]
    Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Ageing Population; Vulnerability; Resilience; DRM; Disaster Risk Management; Individual Self Reliance; Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction; Japan; Case Study; Elderly; Vulnerable Groups.;

    Abstract : Natural disasters and hazards pose significant risks and challenges for people and communities all around the world, among the groups most vulnerable to these events are elderly populations who face physical, social, and psychological hardships in the face of disasters. The vulnerability and lacking resilience of elderly are a growing global concern as their proportion of the world's population is steadily increasing with an estimated 1 in 6 people being aged 65 and over by 2050, doubling the current number. READ MORE

  3. 2. Frailty and influencing factors in elderly people with type 2 diabetes mellitus : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Yi Wang; Meiyi Xu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background： Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease that existsworldwide. frailty severely affects older patients with T2DM. The frailty of elderlyT2DM patients and the factors affecting frailty are of great concern.Aim：Describe frailty in older patients with type 2 diabetes and describe the factorsthat influence frailty. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Health in Later Life

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Juste Lekstyte; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aimed to examine if there are gender differences in health that vary by education after midlife (age 50 years) across 17 different European countries. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe in 2015, the study applied multilevel linear regression models to investigate gender differences in frailty index. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring the foetal origin hypothesis in relation to late-life frailty : Difference in urban and rural areas

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Anita Paul; [2022]
    Keywords : Birth weight; foetal programming; frailty; urban area; rural area;

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  6. 5. RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF REPAIRABLE SYSTEMS WITH COVARIATES: A CASE STUDY OF RAILWAY TRACK

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Drift, underhåll och akustik

    Author : Alvaro Andres Rincon Franco; [2021]
    Keywords : Reliability; Railways; Covariates;

    Abstract : Linear assets are complex industrial systems that extend from one geographical region to another. Given the criticality of the industrial activities linked to them, it is vital to accurately estimate the systems' reliability. READ MORE