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Aspects on the management of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis
(2015-05-11)
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an inflammatory disorder of the esophagus characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and eosinophilia in the esophageal mucosa. This condition may affect approximately 1% of the ...
Patients with unexplained chest pain − Pain experience, stress, coping and health-related quality of life
(2007-09-28)
Chest pain is a common symptom that causes individuals to seek acute care at emergency departments; however, more than half of these patients are judged to have no organic cause to their pain. In Sweden, the number of ...
Screening for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Asymptomatic Children and Adolescents. Psychosocial consequences and impact on quality of life and physical activity.
(2011-10-11)
The aim of this thesis was to describe the consequences of being diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) while being asymptomatic, taking into consideration psychosocial effects and medical aspects of diagnosis ...
On oral health-related quality of life in Swedish young adults
(2015-03-13)
ABSTRACT
On Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Swedish young adults
Gunvi Johansson
Department of Behavioral and Community Dentistry, Institute of Odontology
Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, ...
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 ...
Maintaining quality of life after prostate cancer diagnosis
(2011-09-30)
Knowledge of real-life factors that are associated with men’s self-assessed quality of life after prostate-cancer diagnosis could improve the support from health-care professionals in maintaining the men’s quality of life. ...
Voice Rehabilitation and Functional Outcomes Following Radiotherapy for Laryngeal Cancer
(2014-11-12)
The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of radiotherapy and voice rehabilitation on voice function and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) following treatment for laryngeal cancer.
Patients treated ...
Rectal Cancer and Quality of Life. Aspects on Communication and Patient Education
(2021-03-16)
Background This thesis reports the results of three studies based on a pro-spective cohort study of an unselected population of patients with rectal cancer, and one study based on an exploratory study of a new patient ...
Physiotherapy after surgery in patients with subacromial pain – an evaluation of functional outcome and health-related quality of life in the mid- and long-term perspective
(2010-05-11)
Background: No consensus exists regarding physiotherapy treatment after surgery in patients with subacromial pain. There are only a few randomised, controlled studies that evaluate outcome after different physiotherapy ...
Esophagitis: Aspects on bacteriology, pathophysiology and symptomatology
(2018-05-18)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
are the two most common diseases causing inflammation of the esophagus,
namely, esophagitis. GERD and EoE are different in many aspects, but ...