Sökning: "screening examination"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 136 avhandlingar innehållade orden screening examination.

  1. 21. Screening of cognitive functions. Evaluation of methods and their applicability in neurological rehabilitation

    Författare :Caisa Hofgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :cognition; cognitive screening; ADL; stroke; brain damage; ICF; return to work;

    Sammanfattning : Screening of cognitive functions Evaluation of methods and their applicability in neurological rehabilitation Caisa Hofgren, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology/Rehabilitation Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, SWEDEN Abstract Assessment of cognitive functions is of great importance in neurological clinical settings as well as in rehabilitation. A cognitive screening test is short and comprehensive and can be used in various situations. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Visual screening of children in Sweden : epidemiological and methodological aspects

    Författare :Gun Kvarnström; Peter Jakobsson; Gunnar Lennerstrand; Anders Sjöström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to assess the vision screening system and ocular status in Sweden of today, yesterday and tomorrow and to compare the prevalence of ocular disease before and after screening and treatment with special focus on amblyopia.Screening has been defmed by the United States Commission of Chronic Illness (1957) as "the presumptive identification of unrecognized disease or defect by the application oftests, examinations or other procedures, which can be rapidly applied. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Neonatal hip instability. The anterior-dynamic ultrasound method. Population screening and re-evaluation of some aetiological factors

    Författare :John E. Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hip dislocation congenital; ultrasound examination; breech presentation; delivery hormone;

    Sammanfattning : To evaluate neonatal hip instability, the values for the physiologically normal movement of the femoral head by provocation were determined by an anterior-dynamic ultrasound method. The maximal movement of the femoral head with the acetabulum at provocation was 6.0, 6.6 and 6. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Localized carcinoma of the prostate : Aspects on screening, staging, and surgical treatment

    Författare :Knud V. Pedersen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The management of localized carcinoma of the prostate is controversial.Opinions vary about whether screening is appropriate for this particular cancer, about the accuracy of pretreatment staging of the primary tumour, and about the value of potentially curable treatment such as radical prostatectomy. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Aspects of participation in sigmoidoscopy screening for colorectal cancer

    Författare :Johannes Blom; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Population-based; colorectal; neoplasms; polyps; mass screening; sigmoidoscopy; patient participation; patient experience; follow-up studies; mortality; registers;

    Sammanfattning : Colorectal cancer is an important health problem due to a high morbidity and mortality but it is curable at an early stage and is therefore ideal for screening. Population-based screening of the average risk population using fecal occult blood testing has been demonstrated to decrease mortality. LÄS MER