Hugo Lövheim

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Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi A new three-dimensional model for emotions and monoamine neurotransmitters
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, SE 901 85 Umea, Sweden
    Med Hypotheses 78:341-8. 2012
  2. ncbi Poor staff awareness of analgesic treatment jeopardises adequate pain control in the care of older people
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, SE 901 85 Umea, Sweden
    Age Ageing 35:257-61. 2006
  3. ncbi Comparison of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and psychotropic drug treatments among old people in geriatric care in 2000 and 2007
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 23:1616-22. 2011
  4. ncbi One-week prevalence of depressive symptoms and psychotropic drug treatments among old people with different levels of cognitive impairment living in institutional care: changes between 1982 and 2000
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 22:1154-60. 2010
  5. ncbi Changes between 1982 and 2000 in the prevalence of behavioral symptoms and psychotropic drug treatment among old people with cognitive impairment in geriatric care
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umea University, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 21:941-8. 2009
  6. ncbi Sex differences in the prevalence of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 21:469-75. 2009
  7. ncbi Symptoms of mental health and psychotropic drug use among old people in geriatric care, changes between 1982 and 2000
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:289-94. 2008
  8. ncbi Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in relation to level of cognitive impairment
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 20:777-89. 2008
  9. ncbi Relationship between antipsychotic drug use and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in old people with cognitive impairment living in geriatric care
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 18:713-26. 2006
  10. ncbi The use of central nervous system drugs and analgesics among very old people with and without dementia
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17:912-8. 2008

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Publications20

  1. ncbi A new three-dimensional model for emotions and monoamine neurotransmitters
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, SE 901 85 Umea, Sweden
    Med Hypotheses 78:341-8. 2012
    ..The model may help in understanding human emotions, psychiatric illness and the effects of psychotropic drugs. However, further empirical studies are needed to establish its validity...
  2. ncbi Poor staff awareness of analgesic treatment jeopardises adequate pain control in the care of older people
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, SE 901 85 Umea, Sweden
    Age Ageing 35:257-61. 2006
    ....
  3. ncbi Comparison of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and psychotropic drug treatments among old people in geriatric care in 2000 and 2007
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 23:1616-22. 2011
    ....
  4. ncbi One-week prevalence of depressive symptoms and psychotropic drug treatments among old people with different levels of cognitive impairment living in institutional care: changes between 1982 and 2000
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 22:1154-60. 2010
    ..Whether the prevalence of depressive symptoms has decreased among people in different stages of dementia disorders has not yet been investigated...
  5. ncbi Changes between 1982 and 2000 in the prevalence of behavioral symptoms and psychotropic drug treatment among old people with cognitive impairment in geriatric care
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umea University, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 21:941-8. 2009
    ....
  6. ncbi Sex differences in the prevalence of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 21:469-75. 2009
    ..The aim of the present analysis was to explore the correlation between sex and the prevalence of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia...
  7. ncbi Symptoms of mental health and psychotropic drug use among old people in geriatric care, changes between 1982 and 2000
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:289-94. 2008
    ..How these changes regarding organization, diagnosis and pharmacological treatment, have affected the mental health of the population in general remains unclear...
  8. ncbi Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in relation to level of cognitive impairment
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 20:777-89. 2008
    ..The aim of the present study was to describe the probability of the occurrence of these symptoms of dementia in relation to the level of cognitive impairment...
  9. ncbi Relationship between antipsychotic drug use and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in old people with cognitive impairment living in geriatric care
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 18:713-26. 2006
    ..BPSD are often managed with antipsychotic drugs, despite the associated serious health risks. The aim of the present study was to discover factors associated with the use of antipsychotics...
  10. ncbi The use of central nervous system drugs and analgesics among very old people with and without dementia
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17:912-8. 2008
    ..The aim of the present study was to compare the use of central nervous system drugs and analgesics among people aged 85 years or older, with and without dementia...
  11. ncbi Physical restraint use in institutional care of old people in Sweden in 2000 and 2007
    Tony Pellfolk
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Int Psychogeriatr 24:1144-52. 2012
    ..The aim of the study was to investigate the use of physical restraints in Sweden in 2000 and 2007...
  12. ncbi Longitudinal associations between blood pressure and dementia in the very old
    Lena Molander
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 30:269-76. 2010
    ..Midlife hypertension is associated with an increased risk for dementia, but the association between blood pressure and dementia in very old age is unclear...
  13. ncbi Low blood pressure is associated with cognitive impairment in very old people
    Lena Molander
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden lena molander germed umu se
    Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 29:335-41. 2010
    ..However, the association between blood pressure and cognition in the very old is not fully determined and important to study considering the ageing population and the morbidity associated with cognitive impairment...
  14. ncbi Sense of coherence (SOC) related to health and mortality among the very old: the Umeå 85+ study
    Berit Lundman
    Department of Nursing, Umea University, SE 901 87 Umea, Sweden
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 51:329-32. 2010
    ..977, CI=0.937-1.018, p=0.267). Strong SOC was associated with well-being in this group of old people. Low SOC was found among those with diseases known to have a negative influence on daily life...
  15. ncbi Increasing prevalence of dementia among very old people
    Johan Mathillas
    Geriatric Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umea University, Umeå SE 901 85, Sweden
    Age Ageing 40:243-9. 2011
    ..it is unknown whether the age-specific prevalence of dementia among the very old changes over time...
  16. ncbi Inner strength in relation to functional status, disease, living arrangements, and social relationships among people aged 85 years and older
    Berit Lundman
    Department of Nursing, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Geriatr Nurs 33:167-76. 2012
    ..Participants with a higher degree of inner strength had better physical health and more satisfying social relationships. The promotion of inner strength should be a major aim of geriatric nursing...
  17. ncbi Gender disparities in the pharmacological treatment of cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus in the very old: an epidemiological, cross-sectional survey
    Jon Brännström
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Sweden
    Drugs Aging 28:993-1005. 2011
    ..Cardiovascular morbidity and diabetes mellitus are common, increase with age and are often treated extensively with drugs, many of which are known to have significant adverse effects...
  18. ncbi Changes in sense of coherence in old age - a 5-year follow-up of the Umeå 85+ study
    Hugo Lövheim
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    Scand J Caring Sci 27:13-9. 2013
    ..This study aims to describe the changes in sense of coherence (SOC) over time and relate these changes to negative life events among very old people...
  19. ncbi Lower systolic blood pressure is associated with greater mortality in people aged 85 and older
    Lena Molander
    Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Geriatric Medicine, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1853-9. 2008
    ..To investigate the association between blood pressure and mortality in very old people...
  20. ncbi Inappropriate long-term use of antipsychotic drugs is common among people with dementia living in specialized care units
    Maria Gustafsson
    Maria Gustafsson, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umea University, 901 85, Umea, Sweden
    BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 14:10. 2013
    ..The aim of this study was to describe antipsychotic drug therapy among people with dementia living in specialized care units in northern Sweden...