Sökning: "Efficacy of intervention"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 237 avhandlingar innehållade orden Efficacy of intervention.
1. Hip disorders and osteoarthritis: focus on health-related quality of life, assesssment and intervention
Sammanfattning : The overall aims of this work were to investigate the consequences of hip disorders and hip osteoarthritis (OA) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) physical function and self-efficacy. The condition, hip OA, is often associated with significant pain and has a strong impact on physical function and quality of life. LÄS MER
2. Gestational Weight Gain : Implications of an Antenatal Lifestyle Intervention
Sammanfattning : Background: Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is common in developed countries and is associated with an increased risk of maternal and offspring morbidity. Evidence regarding efficacy and safety of antenatal lifestyle intervention is limited in terms of both systematic reviews and original trials. LÄS MER
3. Swallowing dysfunction among older people in short-term care : prevalence, effect of intervention, and risk of mortality
Sammanfattning : Objectives: Swallowing dysfunction (dysphagia) is a common, but often neglected condition among geriatric patients that can cause severe complications such as malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia and death. The aims of this thesis were to (i) describe the study design and method of the multidisciplinary and multicenter project SOFIA (Swallowing function, Oral health, and Food Intake in old Age), (ii) study the prevalence of and the relationship between swallowing dysfunction and risk of undernutrition among older individuals in short-term care, (iii) study the effect of oral neuromuscular training on swallowing dysfunction among older individuals, and (iv) to investigate the association between poor oral health, swallowing dysfunction and mortality. LÄS MER
4. Relatives of alcoholics. Studies of hardship, behaviour, symptomatology and methods of intervention
Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns relatives of alcoholics. The aims were to investigate relatives’ situation concerning hardship, coping behaviour and psychiatric wellbeing. LÄS MER
5. Antenatal preparation for the early parenthood period. Development and feasibility of an evidence-based programme for antenatal parental preparation
Sammanfattning : Parents often feel inadequately prepared for challenges of early parenthood. This thesis aimed to develop an evidence-based programme for antenatal preparation for early parenthood and to test its feasibility. The Medical Research Council’s framework for development and evaluation of complex interventions was used to design the three studies. LÄS MER