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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 86 avhandlingar innehållade orden quality of life after operation.

1. 1. Effects of Pancreatic Surgery : Quality of Life, Cost-effectiveness and Postoperative Results

   Författare :Karin Johansen; Bergthor Björnsson; Per Sandström; Linda Lundgren; Jacob Freedman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pancreatic surgery; Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Octogenarians; Surgical outcome; Quality of life; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Qualitative research;

   Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND  Pancreatic operations are large procedures with high rates of complications and other potentially impactful consequences such as diabetes and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Due to this, and due to the fact that the operations are often occasioned by periampullary tumours with a poor prognosis, it is important to evaluate how the operations affect patients in terms of postoperative results and quality of life. LÄS MER

3. 2. Lymphedema and Health-Related Quality of Life

   Författare :Pia Klernäs; Health Sciences Centre; []
   Nyckelord :Lymphedema; Sensitivity; Responsiveness; Reliability; Validity; PROM; Questionnaire; Quality of life; Psychometric testing; lymfödem; Livskvalitet; psykometriska tester; reliabilitet; sensitivitet; validitet; responsiveness; enkät;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to develop a lymphedema-specific instrument for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to evaluate how persons with lymphedema experience HRQoL. Lymphedema is defined as swelling in one or more parts of the body that is due to impaired lymph drainage and transport. LÄS MER

4. 3. Quality of life after esophageal cancer surgery

   Författare :Pernilla Viklund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Cancer; complications; esophageal neoplasm; gastric cardia; register; supportive care; surgery; quality of life.;

   Sammanfattning : The principal aim of this research was to find ways to improve the quality of life of esophageal cancer patients after surgical treatment and to reduce persisting symptoms that often occur after that procedure. Since esophageal cancer surgery is extensive and carries a poor long-term prognosis, it is relevant to assess quality of life and complications as outcome measures. LÄS MER

5. 4. Pelvic Ring Injuries and Acetabular Fractures : Quality of Life Following Surgical Treatment

   Författare :Tomas Borg; Sune Larsson; Hans Granhed; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim was to study outcome following surgery of the injured pelvis with focus on assessment from the patient’s perspective. All adult patients operatively treated for pelvic ring injuries or acetabular fractures at the Department of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, starting 2003 were prospectively included and followed with quality of life (QoL) instruments for 2 years. LÄS MER

7. 5. Quality of life and ethics-patients with ischemic heart disease

   Författare :Lars Westin; Medicinsk etik; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Kardiovaskulära systemet; Bioethics; Prognosis; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Cardiovascular system; Myocardial ischemia;

   Sammanfattning : One month and one year after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n=296), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (n=99) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (n=18) patients completed a questionnaire for self-assessment of quality of life (QoL) during the period 1989?1991. Patients differed from age- and sex-matched controls (n=88) in both somatic and emotional dimensions, but less after one year of follow-up. LÄS MER