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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade ordet dizziness.

1. 6. Assessment and treatment of dizzy patients in primary health care

   Författare :Eva Ekvall-Hansson; Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Physiotherapy; Dizziness; Primary health care;

   Sammanfattning : Dizziness is a common reason for visits to primary health care, especially among elderly patients. From a physiotherapeutic perspective, this thesis aims to study the assessment and treatment of dizzy patients in primary health care. Interventions in papers I, III and IV comprised a vestibular rehabilitation programme. LÄS MER

3. 7. Vascular dementia - classification and clinical correlates

   Författare :Ulla Andin; Lund Psykiatri; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychosomatics; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; Medicine human and vertebrates ; falls; clinical course; hypertension; orthostatic hypotension; dizziness; cerebrovascular disease; Alzheimer?s disease; Neuropathological subgroups; cardiovascular disease; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; Medicin människa och djur ;

   Sammanfattning : During the period (1976-1995) a total of 175 consecutive patients (m 88/f 87) with neuropathologically verified vascular dementia (VaD) were examined. 22 patients with pure Alzheimer's Disease (AD) were also studied. All patients were diagnosed and followed at the Department of Psychogeriatrics (Lund University Hospital). LÄS MER

4. 8. Dizziness and fear of falling: A behavioural and physiological approach to Phobic Postural Vertigo

   Författare :Johan Holmberg; Lund näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; Psychiatry; audiologi; Otorinolaryngologi; audiology; Otorhinolaryngology; clinical; patients; exposure; behaviour; cognitive; psychological; psychotherapy; proprioceptive; postural control; Anxiety; Psykiatri; clinical psychology; hörsel- och talorganen; auditive system and speech; psychosomatics;

   Sammanfattning : Dizziness is a common problem and it often co-exists with anxiety. Level of anxiety is the best predictor of handicap for dizzy patients. There is diagnostic controversy and few treatment programs for such patients. LÄS MER

5. 9. Yrsel ur patientens perspektiv : en klinisk och epidemiologisk studie på personer med öronrelaterad yrsel

   Författare :Barbro Mendel; Röda Korsets Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :yrsel;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to characterize and improve assessment of self-rated health and quality of life in patients with peripheral vestibular disorder, with the ultimate goal of developing the care and rehabilitation of these patients. The aim of the first study was to investigate the prevalence of dizziness/balance disturbance and auditory symptoms, and relate this to self-rated general, psychosocial and mental health in a Swedish community sample (n=2547). LÄS MER

7. 10. A comprehensive nurse-led intervention for patients with peripheral vestibular disorders : the feasibility and benefits

   Författare :Carina Faag; Ann Langius-Eklöf; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Dizziness and balance problems are common symptoms at all ages, the symptoms are more common in women than in men and increases with age. Several studies clearly demonstrate that peripheral vestibular disorders symptoms may lead to the patients reporting functional consequences of a physical, mental and social character. LÄS MER