Sökning: "Disease specific quality of life"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 244 avhandlingar innehållade orden Disease specific quality of life.

1. 1. Parkinson’s disease : the prodromal phase and consequences with respect to working life

   Författare :Helena Nyström; Anna Nordström; Peter Nordström; Kristian Winge; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Parkinson’s disease; quality of life; employment; rehabilitation; prodromal phase; risk markers; depression; muscle strength; injurious fall; epidemiology;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common, progressive neurodegenerative disorder, recognized by the motor symptoms of bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, and postural impairment. At clinical onset, extensive amounts of dopaminergic neurons have already been lost. LÄS MER

3. 2. Dilemmas and consequences of chronic disease-lived experiences of coeliac disease and neuropathic pain

   Författare :Annette Sverker; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Burden of dietary restriction; chronic disease; coeliac disease; critical - incident technique; dietary dilemmas; neuropathic pain; next of kin experiences; quality of life;

   Sammanfattning : Dilemmas and consequences of chronic disease-lived experiences of coeliac disease and neuropathic pain Akademisk avhandling som för avläggande av medicine doktorsexamen vid Sahlgrenska akademin vid Göteborgs Universitet kommer att offentligt försvaras i lokal Arvid Wallgrens Backe, Hus 2, 2118, Sahlgrenska Akademin, Göteborg. torsdagen den 27 september 2007, kl 13. LÄS MER

4. 3. End-of-life care in a Swedish county : patterns of demographic and social conditions, clinical problems and health care use

   Författare :Eva Jakobsson; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; End-of-life; end-of-life care; demographics; social conditions; health care utilization; places of death; clinical problems; turning point; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Humanities and Social sciences; Humaniora-samhällsvetenskap; end-of-life; end-of-life care; demographics; social conditions; health care utlization; places of death; clinical problems; turning point;

   Sammanfattning : There is broad consensus in both international and national policy statements that care provided at end-of-life should be different from care provided during other periods of life. There is a need for comprehensive knowledge about the broad population of individuals who access the public health care system during the last period of life. LÄS MER

5. 4. Experience of adjuvant treatment among postmenopausal women with breast cancer - Health-Related Quality of Life, symptom experience, stressful events and coping strategies

   Författare :Maria Browall; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Breast cancer; Postmenopausal; Health-Related Quality of Life; Overall Quality of Life; Quality of Life; Content Analysis; Daily life; Experience; Symptom exprience; Stressful events; Coping; Coping strategies;

   Sammanfattning : In Sweden, breast cancer is today the most common type of cancer among women. Of the approximately 7,059 women who developed the disease in Sweden during 2006, about 73% were postmenopausal and aged 55 or older at time of diagnosis, and about 33% were aged 70 or older. LÄS MER

7. 5. Health-related quality-of-life in Sweden : Assessments with health-profile, preference-based -and disease-specific measures

   Författare :Lena Lundberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacy; FARMACI; PHARMACY; FARMACI; Social Pharmacy; samhällsfarmaci;

   Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis are to assess health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in a general population and among patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD). Instruments include the generic health-profile instruments Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Short Form 12 (SF-12); the preference-based methods: rating scale (RS), time trade-off (TTO), standard gamble (SG) and the contingent valuation method of measuring willingness-to-pay (WTP); and the disease-specific Dermatology Life Quality Instrument (DLQI). LÄS MER