Sökning: "impact of pain and evaluation"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 53 avhandlingar innehållade orden impact of pain and evaluation.
1. Imaging Chronic Pain and Inflammation : Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Whiplash Associated Disorder
Sammanfattning : This thesis is on chronic neck pain after a rear impact car injury, so called whiplash associated disorder (WAD). Three empirical studies using positron emission tomography (PET) with different radioligands have been performed. LÄS MER
2. Impact of Pain and Evaluation of Education and Self-Care in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Sammanfattning : It is not unusual for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) to suffer from both tumor and treatment-related pain that is difficult to alleviate despite individualized pharmacological treatment.The presence of concomitant various dimensions of pain in patients during the often difficult period following radiotherapy (RT) has not been elucidated. LÄS MER
3. End of Life Stroke Care : perspectives of health-care professionals and family members
Sammanfattning : IntroductionEven though medical improvements have reduced the mortality rates for patients afflicted by stroke, mortality during the first few days at hospital is significant. Today, there is an increasing recognition that the principles of palliative and supportive care are important components of meeting the needs of patients severely afflicted by stroke even in acute settings. LÄS MER
4. Work rehabilitation. Instrument development and women's perceptions of an intervention
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to contribute to the development of new instruments for use in work rehabilitation contexts and to investigate whether clients’ perceptions of their work environment changed while participating in a work rehabilitation programme, as well as how they perceived the programme. The work rehabilitation in focus was the Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO) programme. LÄS MER
5. Stomas from a rural perspective : an evaluation of characteristics, differences and improvement opportunities
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Stoma-related complications are common and consequences for the individual patient may be considerable. In rural areas, competence regarding stoma-related problems is largely absent. LÄS MER