Sökning: "Guideline adherence"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 30 avhandlingar innehållade orden Guideline adherence.
16. Experimental and population-based studies on colorectal cancer - Thymidine phosphorylase as a potential biomarker
Sammanfattning : Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies, and the only reliable treatment option for cure is surgery. Method: Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze the gene expression of the enzyme thymidine phosphorylase (TP), which was related to prognostic factors (paper I, n=254), evaluated as a predictive factor (paper III, n=125), and assessed by change of treatment (paper II, n=28). LÄS MER
17. Implementing BetterBack – a Best Practice Physiotherapy Healthcare Model for Low Back Pain : Clinician and Patient Evaluation
Sammanfattning : Background: Low back pain (LBP) occurs in all ages, and first-line treatment by physiotherapists (PTs) is common. However, national evidence-based LBP clinical guidelines are still lacking in Sweden. LÄS MER
18. Evidensbaserad blåsövervakning vid ortopedisk vård : Patienters erfarenheter och personals följsamhet till riskbedömning vid höftkirurgi
Sammanfattning : Background: Hip surgery, a common healthcare procedure in Sweden and worldwide, is like other surgical procedures associated with risks of complications, such as urinary retention. Urinary retention is prompted by several factors experienced by the orthopaedic patient, such as pain, bed rest, medication (opioids, anaesthesia) and intravenous treatment with fluids. LÄS MER
19. Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart disease in primary health care : Guidelines, patients and comorbidity
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this compilation thesis was to explore different aspects of the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart disease in primary health care: guideline adherence in chronic heart failure (CHF) management (I); comparing patients with COPD and heart failure, and factors associated with the pa-tients’ exercise self-efficacy (II); and the influence of comorbid heart disease in COPD over time (III–IV).Materials and methods: Cross-sectional data from primary health care: 155 patients with heart failure (I) and 150 with COPD and/or heart failure (II). LÄS MER
20. Register-based evaluation of primary care - Focus on chronic disease
Sammanfattning : Background: Options for following up primary care at the regional level have increased in Sweden, partly as a result of a national reform in 2009. In Region Västra Götaland (VGR) this was the starting point for a quality initiative with about 100 indicators, using extensive healthcare registers. LÄS MER