Sökning: "long-term maintenance therapy"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 30 avhandlingar innehållade orden long-term maintenance therapy.

1. 6. Artery Wall Imaging and Effects of Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy

   Författare :Kenny A. Rodriguez-Macias Wallberg; Tord Naessén; Lars-Åke Mattsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; artery wall thickness; tunica media; tunica intima; arterial stiffness; carotid; aorta; cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; menopause; estrogen; hormone therapy; ultrasound; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin;

   Sammanfattning : Postmenopausal estrogen therapy, initiated early in the menopause, seems to protect against development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. This thesis concerns studies of artery wall thickness and arterial stiffness estimated by noninvasive ultrasound techniques in long-term estrogen treated postmenopausal women who initiated therapy at the time of the menopause. LÄS MER

3. 7. Promoting physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis : aspects of coaching in physical therapy

   Författare :Emma Swärdh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background and Aim: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory, systemic disease mainly affecting the joints, often leading to impairments as well as activity limitations and participation restrictions in daily life. Physical activity including exercise is recommended in clinical practice guidelines for patients with RA, and physical therapists (PTs) have an important role in its promotion. LÄS MER

4. 8. A National Swedish Methadone Program 1966-1989

   Författare :Leif Grönbladh; Lars Gunne; Ulf Rydberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatry; heroin addiction; methadone maintenance treatment; rehabilitation; mortality; criminality and prostitution; retention; HIV-protection; treatment strategy; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

   Sammanfattning : Methadone Maintenance treatment of compulsive opioid addiction was started by the study of Dole and Nyswander (1965) and has subsequently been replicated in programs throughout the world. Methadone treatment has become the most effective modality for the treatment of chronic heroin addiction. LÄS MER

5. 9. Anorexia Nervosa : Emotion, Cognition, and Treatment

   Författare :Thomas Parling; Ata Ghaderi; Per Johnsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Anorexia Nervosa; subthreshold Anorexia Nervosa; emotional awareness; implicit attitudes; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; alexithymia; Relational Frame Theory; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious disorder with long-term consequences for those afflicted. No evidence-based care is available for adults with full or subthreshold AN. The thesis research investigated aspects of emotion and cognition relevant to the maintenance of AN that might inform psychological treatment. LÄS MER

7. 10. Studies on plaque distribution and gingival crevicular fluid after non-surgical treatment in smokers and non-smokers with periodontal diseases

   Författare :Birgitta Söder; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Scaling; root planing; refractory periodontitis; long-term maintenance therapy; computerized planimetric plaque measurements P%I ; plaque distribution; smoking; systemic metronidazole; gingival crevicular fluid; neutrophil elastase; prostaglandin E2;

   Sammanfattning : Dental plaque plays a key role in the complex process by which periodontal diseases are initiated. The basic treatment of these diseases is non-surgical, involving supragingival plaque control as well as supra- and subgingival scaling and root planing. LÄS MER