Sökning: "kronisk hjärtsvikt"

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  1. 1. Dagliga aktiviteter bland äldre personer med kronisk hjärtsvikt : begränsningar och möjligheter

    Författare :Eva-Britt Norberg; Britta Löfgren; Kurt Boman; Patrik Wennberg; Maria Larsson-Lund; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aktiviteter i dagligt liv; Fatigue; Kronisk hjärtsvikt; Äldre; Program; OTIPM; Energibesparande arbetssätt; Intervju; Observation; Arbetsterapi; Intervention; Primärvård.;

    Sammanfattning : Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is known to have a substantial impact on activities of daily living (ADL) and symptoms such as breathlessness and fatigue are characteristic. Despite this, research in occupational therapy concerning people with CHF is rare. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Man måste vila emellanåt : patienters självskattade och berättade erfarenheter av att leva med kronisk hjärtsvikt

    Författare :Lena Hägglund; Christine Brulin; Berit Lundman; Kurt Boman; Anna Strömberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Nursing; Omvårdnad; kronisk hjärtsvikt; livskvalitet; fatigue; depression; äldre; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose was to explore the experience of living with chronic heart failure among patients in primary healthcare. Comparisons were made between patients with confirmed heart failure (HF, n=49), patients with symptoms indicating HF but with no HF (NHF, n=59), and a reference group (n=40). The mean age was 77 years. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Ett liv i berg och dalbana : innebörder av att leva med svår kronisk hjärtsvikt i palliativ avancerad hemsjukvård utifrån patienters, närståendes och sjuksköterskors berättelser

    Författare :Margareta Brännström; Gunilla Strandberg; Astrid Norberg; Kurt Boman; Bengt Fridlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic heart failure; close relative; limit situation; palliative care; patient; phenomenological-hermeneutics; professional caregiver; fenomenologisk-hermeneutik; gränssituation; professionella vårdare; kronisk hjärtsvikt; närstående; palliativ vård; patient; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this thesis is to illuminate meanings of living with severe chronic heart failure (CHF) in palliative advanced home care (PAHC) as disclosed through patients’, close relatives’ and nurses’ narratives. This thesis comprises four papers that illuminate the phenomenon from various perspectives and with different focus. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Bridging the gap between clinical trials and clinical practice : sacubitril-valsartan in heart failure as a model

    Författare :Helena Norberg; Krister Lindmark; Ellinor Bergdahl; Eva-Lotta Glader; Björn Wettermark; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Systematic implementation; healthcare quality improvement; chronic disease management; heart failure; sacubitril-valsartan; real-world population; sex differences; kardiologi; Cardiology;

    Sammanfattning : When novel treatments prove more effective than standard therapies, a swift and effective implementation is needed to reach cost-effectiveness and to benefit eligible patients. Meanwhile, women and elderly are often under-represented in clinical trials, which creates a knowledge gap on how to optimize treatment in clinical practice. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Natriuretic Peptides and the Microcirkulation in Heart Failure Patients

    Författare :MarieLouise Edvinsson; Lund Medicin; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heart failure natriuretic peptides BNP cutaneous microcirculation;

    Sammanfattning : The increased prevalence of chronic congestive heart failure (HF) is a tremendous challenge for society. In spite of effective medical treatment for acute HF, better pharmacological treatment for specific neurohormonal intervention and better diagnostic tools, e.g. LÄS MER