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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden visual analog scale.

  1. 11. Practical and clinical use of opioids

    Författare :Salumeh Bastami; Srinivas Uppugunduri; Johan Ahlner; Peter Höglund; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Pain is a common symptom of a number of conditions including cancer and one of the most frequent reasons for seeking healthcare. Acute and chronic pain result in considerable discomfort with a detrimental impact on the quality of life. Opioids are the mainstay of pain management for many patients with severe pain. LÄS MER

  2. 12. Dupuytren disease: Prevalence, treatment and outcome

    Författare :Jesper Nordenskjöld; Lund Ortopedi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dupuytren contracture; Collagenase; Hand surgery; Dupuytren disease; Prevalence;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose To study the epidemiology of Dupuytren disease and evaluate treatment outcome of collagenase injections using a modified method.Patients and methods Paper I is a register-based study. From the general population of Skåne region (1. LÄS MER

  3. 13. Experiences of abandonment and anonymity among arthroplastic surgery patients in the perioperative period : some issues concerning communication, pain and suffering

    Författare :Mats Sjöling; Kenneth Asplund; Björn Biber; Hans Malker; Björn Sjöström; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anaesthesiology and intensive care; Advice; communication; information; nursing; orthopaedic care; pain; suffering; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anaesthetics and intensive care; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anaesthesiology; anestesiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Det övergripande syftet med avhandlingsarbetet är att illustrera och belysa upplevelsen av att vara patient med behov av ledprotes, avseende aspekterna kommunikation, smärtupplevelse, lidande och tillfredsställelse med vård och behandling. Under väntetiden för ledprotesoperation upplever deltagarna i studierna lidande i olika former, tillika att vården är otillgänglig och onåbar i ett ansiktslöst system (I). LÄS MER

  4. 14. The effects and experiences of internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy : The perspectives of patients with non-cardiac chest pain and healthcare professionals in the emergency and cardiac care

    Författare :Magda Eriksson-Liebon; Ghassan Mourad; Peter Johansson; Lilas Ali; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiac anxiety; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Internet-delivered; Non-cardiac chest pain; Patient experience; Psychological distress; Randomised controlled trial; Qualitative design;

    Sammanfattning : BackgroundNon-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is a common issue, accounting for roughly half of all emergency department visits related to chest pain. Patients afflicted with NCCP often endure cardiac anxiety, misinterpreting the pain as heart-related and fearing it, despite the absence of any life-threatening cardiac issues. LÄS MER

  5. 15. Carbohydrate-restricted diets in diabetes and the irritable bowel syndrome. Effects on symptoms, inflammation and microbiota

    Författare :Clara Nilholm; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; diabetes; IBS; carbohydrates; metabolism; inflammation; microbiota; miRNA;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis explores the effects of carbohydrate(CHO)-restricted diets on symptoms and disease-related variables in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Aims were to examine the effects of (I) the moderately-low CHO Okinawan-based Nordic diet on anthropometry and metabolism and microbiota-related, inflammatory, and cognitive parameters in T2DM, and (II) the low-CHO starch- and sucrose reduced diet on gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, dietary intakes, inflammatory parameters, microbiota and microribonucleic acid (miRNA) expression in IBS. LÄS MER