Sökning: "health related quality of life HRQoL"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 284 avhandlingar innehållade orden health related quality of life HRQoL.

1. 21. Health-Related Quality of Life and Growth Hormone Treatment : Long-term follow-up studies of women with Turner Syndrome and women with osteoporosis

   Författare :Emily Krantz; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health-related Quality of Life; Growth hormone; Turner syndrome; Postmenopausal osteoporosis;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction Growth Hormone (GH) is used to increase height in Turner Syndrome (TS), the most common sex-chromosome aberration in women. GH is also beneficial for bone mass. However, little is known about how GH treatment affects Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). LÄS MER

3. 22. Health economic evaluation for evidence-informed decisions in low-resource settings : the case of Antenatal care policy in Rwanda

   Författare :Regis Hitimana; Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brännström; Lars Lindholm; Gunilla Kranz; Peter C. Smith; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antenatal; maternal; cost; cost-effectiveness; ultrasound; EQ-5D-3L; Low-income countries; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: The general aim of this thesis is to contribute to the use of health economic evidence for informed health care decisions in low-resource settings, using antenatal care (ANC) policy in Rwanda as a case study. Despite impressive and sustained progress over the last 15 years, Rwanda’s maternal mortality ratio is still among the highest in the world. LÄS MER

4. 23. Family Members of Patients with Burns : Experiences of a Distressful Episode

   Författare :Josefin Bäckström; Mimmie Willebrand; Lisa Ekselius; Bengt Gerdin; Britt-Inger Saveman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Critical care; Burns; Experiences; Health-related quality of life; Family members; Nursing; Support; Psychological symptoms; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences in Medical Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : A severe burn is a trauma associated with long lasting consequences, not only for the survivor but also for the family. Although it is recognized that family members are central in providing social support for the patients, previous research has not focused extensively on this group. LÄS MER

5. 24. Juvenile chronic physical illness in Northern Russia : Studies on mental health, health-related quality of life, and family functioning

   Författare :Anna Zashikhina; Bruno Hägglöf; Marianne Cederblad; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic physical illness; adolescence; mental health; behavior emotional problems; depression; self-esteem; health-related quality of life; family functioning; Child and Youth Psychiatry; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Sammanfattning : Background Chronic physical illness (CPI) is a prolonged, rarely cured condition, which often causes impairment of activities of a child’s or adolescent’s daily living. This thesis encompasses three cohorts of patients with CPI – diagnosed with diabetes, asthma or epilepsy. LÄS MER

7. 25. 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