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The Diabetic Foot - assessment and assistive devices
(2017-02-28)
Foot ulcers are a serious complication in diabetes and the most common factor leading to lower extremity amputation. The Swedish National Guidelines for Diabetes Care recommend an annual foot check for all 400,000 patients ...
Weight loss studies in obese patients. Aspects of very-low-energy diet treatment and effects of obesity surgery on disability pension
(2010-03-02)
Obesity is associated with increased risk of serious medical conditions, impaired quality of life, reduced working capacity, and shortened life expectancy. Obesity surgery is the most effective weight loss treatment with ...
Life after terminated IVF – experience and quality of life among men and women
(2010-05-28)
The overall aim of this thesis was to study experiences of infertility and quality of life as subjectively experienced health and psychological well-being as well as demographic, socio-economic and health issues in men and ...
Mesh-Based Immediate Breast Reconstruction. Complicantions and long-term results
(2019-01-09)
There are few high-quality studies evaluating use of meshes in implant-based immediate breast reconstruction (IBR). This thesis analyzed current evidence of matrices and compared outcomes from the use of biological or ...
Livskvalitet och hälsa - Patienters upplevelser i samband med Abdominellt Aorta Aneurysm
(2010-01-29)
This thesis is based on four studies where the overall aim was to explore and describe experiences of being diagnosed with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), and if experiences of care and treatment, affect quality of life ...
There is no escape from getting old - Older persons' experiences of environmental change in residential care
(2010-03-05)
A life of quality in residential care has to be finely balanced against the characteristics of
institutionalization. Highly desirable aspects of person-hood, such as dignity, privacy, and
eligibility, are bound up with ...
Living with ALS – Perspectives of Patients and Next of kin
(2010-05-28)
ALS is a neurodegenerative disease without curative treatment. The knowledge of the relationship between patients and their next of kin with respect to quality of life (QoL) is deficient. The overall aim of this thesis is ...
To return or not return? Predictive factors for return to work in persons with musculoskeletal disorders – prospective studies over a 10-year period
(2010-05-17)
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are a major reason for sick leave and results in individual suffering as well as economical consequences for both the individual and society. It is important to study variables ...
Mortality and morbidity in patients with Addison's disease
(2015-02-27)
Addison's disease (AD) or primary adrenal insufficiency is a rare disease with an estimated prevalence of 100-140 per million inhabitants and deadly unless treated with glucocorticoids (GCs). Very limited information is ...
Living with a congenital heart disease - adolescents' and young adults' experiences
(2012-10-09)
LIVING WITH A CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: ADOLESCENTS’ AND YOUNG
ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES
Malin Berghammer
Institute of Health and Caring Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract
Adolescents and young ...