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Metopic synostosis - surgical results and perinatal aspects
(2022-04-27)
Metopic synostosis (MS) is the second most common type of craniosynostosis (CS). This thesis aimed to evaluate surgical results in children operated for MS, their perinatal outcomes and potential etiological risk ...
Suicidality and depression in older adults: Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes
(2023-09-08)
Older adults have the highest risk of suicide of all age groups. Depression is a major risk factor for suicide in late life, but is also associated with lower quality of life, somatic disorders, and premature death. The ...
Arbetsskador och trafikskador: analys av historiska data
(GÖTEBORGS UNIVERSITET, 2023-02-25)
Rapporten presenterar ett sätt att söka riskfaktorer för arbetsskador och trafik-skador i historiskt material. Korrelations- och regressionsanalyser har utförts med tidsserier av anmälda fall av arbetsskador och trafikskador, ...
Hypertension, atherosclerosis and fracture risk - observational investigations with focus on antihypertensive therapy
(2022-04-28)
Aim: To investigate associations between hypertension, arteriosclerotic disease, and fracture risk in adults and the elderly, with a certain focus on how specific antihypertensive drug treatments in patients with high blood ...
Seizure and non-seizure outcomes after epilepsy surgery in selected patient groups
(2023-05-09)
This thesis addresses some understudied aspects of epilepsy surgery with special emphasis on children
and adolescents. The specific aims were to analyse educational and employment outcomes after
epilepsy surgery in ...
Machine learning and big data for personalized epilepsy treatment
(2023-05-23)
Finding an effective anti-seizure medication (ASM) with minimal side effects is a challenge. Patient characteristics are used to guide treatment selection, but about half of the patients with epilepsy do not achieve seizure ...
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles - Perspectives from Nursing Practice, Media and the General Population
(2022-09-28)
Globally, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and type 2 diabetes pose a growing threat to public health. These diseases are linked to unhealthy lifestyles, ...
Towards an item bank to measure patient-reported experience of person-centred care
(2023-03-03)
The reorienting of healthcare towards a more person-centred approach requires new approaches to evaluate care from the patient perspective. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore care from the perspective of people ...
lntramuscular pressure in the lower leg - Studies on chronic exertional compartment syndrome and effects of external compression
(2022-11-04)
This thesis on intramuscular pressure (IMP) in the lower leg is concerned with two topics. The first of these is external compression; more specifically, the effect of compression stockings (CS). There are conflicting data ...
Respiratory tract infections in primary care - aspects of diagnosis and treatment
(2023-04-26)
Background
Primary health care is accountable for most of the antibiotic
prescriptions in humans. In Sweden, most of these antibiotics are used for
respiratory tract infections, and pharyngotonsillitis (acute sore ...