Sökning: "symptom assessment"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 219 avhandlingar innehållade orden symptom assessment.

  1. 1. Exploring symptom clusters in patients with lung cancer

    Författare :Katarina Karlsson; Maria Larsson; Cecilia Olsson; Ann Erlandsson; Karin Ahlberg; Joakim Öhlén; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer care; oncology nursing; patients with lung cancer; patient-reported outcome measures; symptom assessment; symptom clusters; symptom management; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explored symptom clusters in patients with lung cancer before, during and after oncological treatment. A literature review and an interview study was used to explore the symptom cluster experience from the patients’ perspective. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Fatigue och återhämtning efter hjärtinfarkt

    Författare :Ulla Fredriksson-Larsson; Eva Brink; Pia Alsén; Högskolan Väst; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Coping strategies; fatigue; grounded theory; myocardial infarction; nursing; person-centeredness; psychometric evaluation; Rasch analysis; stress; symptom assessment; symptom experience; symptom research; The Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 MFI-20 ; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing science; Fatigue; Myocardial infarction; Symptom experience; Psychometric evaluation; Coping strategies; grounded theory; nursing; Rasch analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Fast and efficient acute medical treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) has developed during recent years and has resulted in a reduced number of days spent in hospital and increased survival. To optimize persons’ recovery, secondary preventive strategies are important. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Cancer-related fatigue. Experience and outcomes

    Författare :Karin Ahlberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer-related fatigue; symptom experience; symptom assessment; symptom management; health-related quality of life; psychological distress; coping resources; cytokines; nursing; uterine cancer.;

    Sammanfattning : Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common and distressing symptoms in cancer patients and it may interfere with everyday aspects of life. Despite the recent significant increase in the literature on CRF it is nevertheless understudied, and several important questions involving experience, aetiology, assessment and interventions remain unanswered. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Smartphone-based Parkinson’s disease symptom assessment

    Författare :Somayeh Aghanavesi; Mark Dougherty; Jerker Westin; Hasan Fleyeh; Mevludin Memedi; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Parkinson’s disease; symptom assessment; spiral; tapping; smartphone; temporal irregularity; timing variability; approximate entropy; ; FLOAT - Flexibel levodopa-optimerings och individanpassningsteknik; FLOAT - Flexible Levodopa Optimizing Assistive Technology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four research papers presenting a microdata analysis approach to assess and evaluate the Parkinson’s disease (PD) motor symptoms using smartphone-based systems. PD is a progressive neurological disorder that is characterized by motor symptoms. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Long-term outcomes of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents

    Författare :Karin Melin; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescent; child; cognitive behavioral therapy; follow-up; obsessive-compulsive disorder; sertraline; symptom assessment; self-assessment;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate the long-term course and outcome of pediatric OCD following evidence-based treatment of pediatric OCD. Outcome is assessed with regard to severity of OCD symptoms (Studies I-III), psychosocial functioning (Studies I & II), and depressive symptoms (Study II). LÄS MER