Sökning: "rating scales"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 125 avhandlingar innehållade orden rating scales.

  1. 21. Mitochondrial dysfunction and alterations of brain HMPAO SPECT in depressive disorder : perspectives on origins of 'somatization'

    Författare :Ann Gardner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :99mTc-d; 1-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime; clinical rating scales; hearing loss; mtDNA; muscle biopsy; PCR; single photon emission computed tomography; tinnitus; unipolar depression.;

    Sammanfattning : A range of somatic symptoms are more common in patients with major depression than in the general population. Similar somatic symptoms and depression have been described in mitochondrial disorders, in which decreased production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is found. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Hoarseness in ten-year-old children : perceptual characteristics, prevalence and etiology

    Författare :Elisabeth Sederholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Child voice; hoarseness; perceptual analysis; voice quality; visual analog scales; connected speech; sustained vowels; prevalence; acute hoarseness; chronic hoarseness; videolaryngoscopy; stroboscopy; incomplete glottal closure; vocal nodules; voice;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the present investigation was to explore the occurrence of and factors related to hoarseness in ten- year-old children. In order to establish the prevalence of hoarseness in a group of normal children, a method to distinguish atypical from normal voices was introduced and the perceptual characteristics of hoarseness were identified. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Measurement of mania and depression

    Författare :Mats Adler; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: In psychiatry, the assessment of symptom severity is being increasingly assisted by rating scales, in clinical practice as well as in research and quality control. Transforming the subjective symptoms of psychiatric disorders into valid numerical measures is subjected to numerous confounding factors. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Depression among Adolescents : Measurement and diagnosis, Environmental factors, and Genetics

    Författare :Catalina Torres Soler; Kent W. Nilsson; Cecilia Åslund; Sofia H Kanders; Åsa Westrin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Adolescent; parent; depression; scale; genetics; Adolescente; padres; evaluación; scale; depression; genética; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : Depression is a common disorder and a major cause of disability. The prevalence of depression in adolescents is 12-25%. The use of valid instruments in psychiatric assessment contributes to diagnostic validity and consistency. LÄS MER

  7. 25. The value of informing Children prior to examination and procedures

    Författare :Marie Edwinson Månsson; Lund Pediatrik; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; pediatrik; omvårdnad; information; kunskap;

    Sammanfattning : The value of infoming children about impending medical procedures was investigated, particularly in ægard to possible effects on anxiety, fear, noncooperation and distress in specific clinical situations: urological investigation, heart catheterization, lumbar puncture, acute appendectomy. The use of a preparatory infonnation program was compared with conventional verbal infomation and pharmacological premedication. LÄS MER