Sökning: "Dyspnea"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 35 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Dyspnea.

  1. 1. Dyspnea Experience and Quality of Life among persons with lung cancer in palliative care

    Författare :Ingela Henoch; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Cancer Dyspnea Scale; CDS; Consequences; Content analysis; Coping; Depression; Dyspnea; Existential; Experience; Lung cancer; Management strategies; Palliative care; Quality of life; Reliability; Social support; Symptoms; Symptom experience; Validity;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Dyspnea, a subjective, multidimensional experience of breathing discomfort commonly occurring in patients with incurable lung cancer, influences all aspects of life in the suffering per¬sons. To optimally enhance quality of life (QoL) and to identify persons most vulnerable to this symptom, it is important to investigate how to assess dyspnea, how other symptoms and coping are related to dyspnea, and what the consequences of dyspnea are, especially on QoL. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Novel Biomarkes in Acute Respiratory Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Författare :Brynja Jónsdóttir; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnea; Respiratory failure; Biomarkers; GDF-15; ST2; IL-8; noninvasive ventilation; Acute Respiratory Failure; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnea; Biomarkers; ST2; IL-8; GDF-15; Prognosis and survival; Hypercapnia;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract Background: Dyspnea is a common manifestation of a range of conditions and diseases, sometimes with multiple contributing factors. A subgroup of these patients present with acute hypecapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) and are treated with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). LÄS MER

  4. 3. Andning och träning i medveten närvaro för personer med hjärtsvikt - studier av erfarenheter och effekter på symtom och tecken, välbefinnande och hälsa

    Författare :Jonna Norman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heart failure; mindfulness-based intervention MBI ; breathlessness; dyspnea; slow breathing; fatigue; well-being; general health; patient reported outcome measures PROM ; qualitative content analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Despite care and treatment, many patients with heart failure (HF) are limited by symptoms, such as shortness of breath (SOB) and fatigue, that is difficult to treat. Research shows that slow breathing and mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) have the potential to reduce stress, improve symptoms and physical functioning, reduce anxiety and depression, and improve quality of life. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Risk factors for dyspneic morbidity and mortality; studies in the emergency department and in the population

    Författare :Torgny Wessman; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dyspnea; Risk Factor; Mortality; Emergency Department; Comorbidity; Biomarkers;

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  7. 5. Subglottic stenosis : Diagnostics, endoscopic treatment and follow-up

    Författare :Eleftherios Ntouniadakis; Josefin Sundh; Mathias Von Beckerath; Katarina Olofsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Subglottic stenosis; Dyspnea Index; spirometry; Expiratory Disproportion Index; balloon dilatation; endoscopic treatment;

    Sammanfattning : Subglottic stenosis (SGS) is a rare condition of upper airway obstruction transforming tracheal mucosa below the vocal folds into scar tissue. It is primarily caused by laryngotracheal trauma and infrequent autoimmune conditions ofsystemic inflammation. LÄS MER