Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 20
Physical activity on prescription in primary care. Impact on physical activity level, metabolic health and health-related quality of life, and its cost-effectiveness - a short- and long-term perspective
(2020-10-08)
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally
and one of the major health challenges of the 21st century. In Sweden, NCDs
are estimated to account for 90 % of all deaths. Strong evidence indicates ...
Dyspnea Experience and Quality of Life among persons with lung cancer in palliative care
(2007-01-12)
Background: Dyspnea, a subjective, multidimensional experience of breathing discomfort commonly occurring in patients with incurable lung cancer, influences all aspects of life in the suffering per¬sons. To optimally enhance ...
Radiotherapy and voice rehabilitation in laryngeal cancer: Effects on quality of life and voice function
(2015-02-27)
The overall aim of the thesis was to describe the effects of radiotherapy following laryngeal cancer on health-related quality of life (HRQL) and voice function as well as to assess the efficiency of voice rehabilitation. ...
Prognostic prediction and treatment of cardiac diseases in elderly
(2015-12-01)
Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to study the prognostic prediction and its association
with treatment strategies in the elderly patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) and left ventricular systolic ...
Patient-reported outcomes in children and adolescents born with esophageal atresia - condition-specific aspects of health-related quality of life and coping
(2017-03-17)
Background: Survival rates in children with esophageal atresia (EA) have reached 90-95%, but they are at risk of chronic morbidity, mainly related to esophageal and respiratory dysfunction. Knowledge of condition-specific ...
Elevated calcium concentration, is it dangerous? Long-term follow-up in primary care
(2014-02-12)
Background and aims: Patients with hypercalcaemia are relatively common in primary care; the most frequent causes are primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and cancer. Many patients with pHPT have such discrete symptoms that ...
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 ...
Thalidomide Embryopathy - Orthopaedic aspects. Degenerative changes and quality of life at age 45
(2016-11-18)
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a sudden peak was seen among children with different, severe malformations, caused by the intake of the drug thalidomide during pregnancy. Among other featured malformations, so-called ...
Outcome of Graves disease
(2020-02-05)
Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune condition with elevated thyroid hormone levels and symptoms suggesting an affected brain. These symptoms often resolve with treatment but, for some patients, GD results in a long period ...