Sökning: "Cost of Illness"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 52 avhandlingar innehållade orden Cost of Illness.

1. 16. Guillain-Barré syndrome : disability, quality of life, illness experiences and use of healthcare

   Författare :Anette Forsberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Guillain-Barré syndrome; qualitative research; illness experience; disability; health-related quality of life; healthcare; patient satisfaction; caregivers;

   Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to provide a comprehensive description of how individuals may be affected by GuillainBarré syndrome (GBS), in terms of on body function, activity, and participation as well as on healthrelated quality of fife, and describe changes over time during the first 2 years after onset. Other aims were to describe the use of healthcare and patient satisfaction, and to report on the subjective experiences of failing ill with GBS. LÄS MER

3. 17. Online support for informal carers of persons with heart failure : Focus on perceptions, development and experiences

   Författare :Hanna Allemann; Ingela Thylén; Anna Strömberg; Maria Giovinazzo Brovall; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Informal carers; Heart failure; Online support; Co-design; Cross-sectional design; Qualitative design; Descriptive design; Anhöriga; Hjärtsvikt; Online-stöd; Co-design; Tvärsnittsdesign; Kvalitativ design; Deskriptiv design.;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Heart failure (HF) is a common condition, and its prevalence is expected to increase. The illness trajectory is unpredictable, and its effects will include a potential impact on informal carers, i.e., family, friends, and significant others. LÄS MER

4. 18. Clinical aspects of childbirth-related anxiety

   Författare :Katri Nieminen; Klaas Wijma; Gerhard Andersson; Elsa-Lena Ryding; Barbro Wijma; Steven J. Linton; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fear of childbirth; Childbirth-related PTSD; prevalence; societal costs; Internet-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Although giving birth is a positive experience for many, some 10% of pregnant Swedish women suffer from severe fear of childbirth (FOC), which impairs their daily functioning and poses a risk for a negative delivery experience. This thesis focuses on the mental and health-economic effects of severe FOC, and explores new treatment options for childbirth-related anxiety. LÄS MER

5. 19. Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b in Sweden : Aspects of epidemiology, economy and the process of introduction

   Författare :Örjan Garpenholt; Birger Trollfors; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : Since 1992-1993 vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) with conjugated vaccines is included in the general Swedish childhood vaccination programme. In this thesis the introduction of Hib vaccination has been evaluated.The epidemiology and clinical spectrum of invasive H. LÄS MER

7. 20. Clinical and economic features of categories of patients in defined populations

   Författare :Lennart Carlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :ACG Adjusted Clinical Groups ; case-mix; comorbidity; cost-of-illness; health care register; patient classification; primary care; skin cancer; type of morbidity.;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses the use of information from health care registers on an individual level, making it possible to elucidate the morbidity and comorbidity patterns in defined populations, and to allocate resources in primary health care (PHC) on this basis. Study I aimed at assessing the annual direct and indirect costs of skin diseases caused by ultraviolet radiation. LÄS MER