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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden Anna Ekwall.
1. Informal caregiving at old age. Content, coping, difficulties and satisfaction
Sammanfattning : Older people take a great share of caregiving responsibility already and thus understanding of their strain, coping and satis-faction is required. The aim was to investigate dimensions of caregiving activities among elderly (75+) caregivers and to study the dimensions in relation to health-related quality of life (Paper I). LÄS MER
2. Fibroblast Contractility in vivo and in vitro : Effects of Prostaglandins and Potential Role for Inner Ear Fluid Homeostasis
Sammanfattning : Fibroblasts continuously strive to organize and compact the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM). Recent data suggest that this cellular contractility controls interstitial fluid homeostasis in loose connective tissues (CT). LÄS MER
3. Genetic Characterization of Chicken Models for Autoimmune Disease
Sammanfattning : Autoimmune diseases are endemic, but the disease mechanisms are poorly understood. A way to better understand these are to find disease-regulating genes. However, this is difficult as the diseases are complex, with several genes as well as environmental factors influencing the development of disease. LÄS MER
4. Spatial Tissue Mapping on Joint Biopsies from Arthritis Patients
Sammanfattning : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that mainly affects joints, causing discomfort and pain that severely reduces the life quality of affected individuals. Its etiology is largely unknown, but some pathophysiological mechanisms have been identified. LÄS MER
5. Life situation of next of kin to persons in need of care-cronic sorrow, burden, quality of life
Sammanfattning : Nursing research has been performed during the last 20-30 years, about the next of kin’s vulnerability. Despite this, the health care system has had difficulties to integrate the next of kin in a way that gives support. LÄS MER