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21. Time for Activities for Girls and Women with Rett Syndrome
Sammanfattning : Irrespective of the great individual variation, people diagnosed with RTT largely rely on support from others to be able to do and participate in activities throughout their lives. This thesis focuses on which activities are done and liked/disliked by girls and women with RTT in Sweden. LÄS MER
22. Sleep and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure and their spouses : a descriptive and interventional study
Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to describe and compare the sleep situation and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure and their spouses, as well as to evaluate the effects of an intervention with 3-months ofhome based oxygen treatment. Descriptive designs were used to describe how patients with chronic heart failure conceived their sleep situation (I), decisive situations that influenced spouses' support to patients with chronic heart failure in relation to the couple's sleep situation (II), and self-assessed sleep difficulties, daytime sleepiness and their relation to health-related quality oflife in men and women with chronic heart failure, as well as to make a comparison with data from a norm population (III). LÄS MER
23. The role of sleep and shift work in dementia and cognitive aging : an epidemiological approach
Sammanfattning : Dementia is a syndrome that afflicts older persons and is characterized by progressive deterioration in memory and other cognitive functions, behavior, and the ability to perform day-to-day activities. Older adults, and even more so those suffering from dementia, often experience disturbances in the sleep-wake cycle. LÄS MER
24. Very low energy diets in the treatment of obesity : studies of obstructive sleep apnoea, side-effects, and treatment discontinuation
Sammanfattning : Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically during the last decades worldwide. Obesity is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality, leading to an increased suffering for the individual patient and an increased burden on the health care system. Currently, the most effective treatment is bariatric surgery. LÄS MER
25. Infants with colic - Parents’ experiences in short and long perspectives and the effect of acupuncture treatment on crying, feeding, stooling and sleep
Sammanfattning : Infantile colic, involving an otherwise healthy infant crying and fussing more than three hours per day and more than three days per week, is a common problem in Western countries. Both the infant and the parents suffer during the months of persistent crying and there is a risk that the establishing of the early relationship might be disturbed. LÄS MER