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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden Karin Sundström.
1. Existentiell ensamhet hos sköra äldre personer : vårdpersonals och volontärers erfarenheter och behov av stöd
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the thesis was to explore healthcare professionals’ and volunteers’ experiences of encountering older persons’ existential loneliness, the significance of the care context, and first-line managers’ view of support. Three of the studies were qualitative with a descriptive design (studies I–III) and the fourth was quantitative with a cross-sectional design (Study IV). LÄS MER
2. Polycystic ovary syndrome and pregnancy complications : Focus on hyperandrogenism and comorbidity
Sammanfattning : Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women, affecting their lives in many ways. PCOS is characterised by ovulatory dysfunction, polycystic ovary morphology and hyperandrogenism, either clinical or biochemical. Women with PCOS face a higher risk of obstetric complications than women without PCOS. LÄS MER
3. Human papillomavirus test and vaccination : impact on cervical cancer screening and prevention
Sammanfattning : Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the world’s most common sexually transmitted infection and its consequence cervical cancer is one of the world’s most common cancer forms. Revolutionary advances in HPV testing and HPV vaccination have the potential to radically change women’s health. LÄS MER
4. Of voles and men : novel Hantavirus in vitro models
Sammanfattning : Hantavirus-infection can cause severe disease in humans, with up to 40% case fatalities. Presently, no therapeutics or prophylaxis against hantaviral illness exists. The mechanisms underlying the onset of symptoms and the following pathogenesis are not fully known. LÄS MER
5. Watchdogs or Lapdogs? : National Human Rights Institutions in Africa
Sammanfattning : National human rights institutions (NHRIs) have important roles to play for the protection, promotion, and monitoring of human rights. These institutions are set up by governments that have a special role in upholding human rights but at the same time violate these rights. LÄS MER