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Quality assessment of ADL instrument and evaluation of ADL ability in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury after reconstructive hand surgery
(2017-04-28)Abstract Background: A spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to dramatic changes in an individual’s life and the rehabilitation after the injury is a lifelong process. For persons with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), the ... -
Quality in the continuum of care for frail older persons - Structure, process and outcome
(2014-02-17)Frail older persons are often dependent on care and support from several different care providers, including hospital and primary health care as well as municipal health and social care. The increasing complexity of care ... -
Quality of drug treatment in older people - Focus on hip fracture patients and multi-dose drug dispensing
(2013-01-14)The aim of this thesis was to describe the quality of drug treatment (QDT) regarding fall-risk increasing (FRIDs) and fracture-preventing (FPDs) drugs in older hip fracture patients, to evaluate a method for improving such ... -
Quality of drug treatment in older people from a medical primary care perspective and according to indicators
(2023-05-09)Background: Drug treatment in older people is particularly complex; the burden of disease increases by age, and patients in this age group are more sensitive to drug effects. As a knowledge resource for clinicians as well ... -
Quality of intrapartum care in Rwanda: management and women's experiences
(2019-05-17)The overall aim of this PhD project was to assess the quality of intrapartum care at healthcare facilities offering maternity services in Rwanda by investigating healthcare pro- viders’ management of labour and birth and ... -
Quality of life and long-term side effects after anal cancer treatment
(2024-02-28)Anal cancer is a rare type of cancer with approximately two hundred new cases in Sweden per year. Treatment usually consists of a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Overall prognosis is good but about 10% of ... -
Quality of life and morbidity in patients with rectal cancer
(2016-10-24)Aim: The aim of this thesis was to investigate patient-reported and clinical outcome in patients with rectal cancer with specific focus on treatment-associated morbidity and quality of life. Method: Three clinical studies ... -
Quality of life and psychological reactions in women on first line chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer - Correlations to tumour response and predictive factors.
(2011-03-25)Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important endpoint in clinical trials and as an aspect that must be considered in the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer. Treatment efficacy and ... -
Quality of life assessment in patients with lung cancer. Clinical implications
(2013-11-22)Quality of life assessment in patients with lung cancer Clinical implications Mercedes Nicklasson Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition/ Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Medicine Sahlgrenska Academy ... -
Quality of life, school performance, treatment adherence and gender differences in asthma.
(2009-10-19)The aims of this thesis were to estimate the effectiveness of a computerized asthma education program designed to suit young people (I), to analyze whether quality of life changed over a five year period and whether young ... -
Quantitative analysis of bone scans in prostate cancer patients
(2013-10-25)Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common diseases in the world. PCa can primarily disseminate to the bone, causing bone metastases, which in turn can lead to death. It is important to diagnose bone metastases as ... -
Quantitative Clinical Pharmacological Studies on Efavirenz and Atazanavir in the Treatment of HIV-1 Infection
(2012-11-22)There are 34 million people infected with the HIV-1 virus in the world today. Due to increased access to antiretroviral therapy, AIDS related death has dropped by 30% since 2005. Optimizing the pharmacotherapy of the HIV-1 ... -
Quantitative methods for evaluation of tremor and neuromotor function: Application in workers exposed to neurotoxic metals and patients with essential tremor
(2010-09-03)The overall purpose of this thesis was to investigate the usefulness of certain quantitative methods for detecting or quantifying changes in tremor or other neuromotor functions. Tremor and impairment in neuromotor function ... -
Quantitative neuroproteomics for biomarker discovery in Alzheimer's disease
(2014-01-17)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia characterized by amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. Novel biomarkers for AD are needed that reflect disease progression and could identify ... -
Radiation-induced dysphagia in head and neck cancer - risk structures and methodological aspects
(2019-08-19)Background/Aims: Swallowing difficulties are common after radiation therapy (RT) in head and neck cancer (HNC). The overall aim of this thesis was to address radiation-induced late dysphagia with regard to investigating ... -
Radiobiological effects of alpha-particles from Astatine-211: From DNA damage to cell death
(2011-05-26)ABSTRACT In recent years, the use of high linear energy transfer (LET) radiation for radiotherapeutic applications has gained increased interest. Astatine-211 (211At) is an -particle emitting radionuclide, promising ... -
Radiobiological effects of the thyroid gland - transcriptomic and proteomic responses to 131l and 211At exposure
(2015-04-08)Radionuclides are widely used in medicine. 131I is one of the most employed radionuclides and is administered to patients either bound to tumor targeting molecules or as halide to target the thyroid or thyroid cancer. 211At ... -
Radiographic follow-up analysis of Brånemark® dental implants
(2008-05-15)Radiography plays an important role in clinical routine practice and in research projects evaluating dental implants, among them Brånemark® System. Presence of a peri-implant radiolucency has been used in studies as a ... -
Radiological and Clinical Changes in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: MRI, Vascular factors and Clinical Symptoms as Markers of Pathophysiology and Prognosis
(2020-01-15)Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a treatable, neurological disorder affecting the elderly population causing gait, balance, cognitive and micturition impairments. Treatment results in a clinical improvement ... -
Radiological evaluation of esophageal function in dysphagia with special emphasis on achalasia
(2008-10-03)In idiopathic achalasia, degeneration of the inhibitory innervation of the esophageal smooth muscle results in absence of primary peristalsis and in incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). All ...