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Women’s health in midlife - a person-centered approach in primary care -effects on mental, somatic, and urogenital symptoms, and quality of life.
(2021-05-05)
Midlife women, from 45-60, enter new challenges in life with various impacts on health and quality of life. Mental and stress-related illnesses are common causes for attending primary health care (PHC) and long-term sick ...
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 ...
Clinical aspects of olfaction
(2008-09-10)
The most important aims of this thesis were: (1) to investigate the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in an adult Swedish population and to relate dysfunction to factors of possible impact on olfaction, (2) to present ...
Intermittent claudication - studies on clinical evaluation strategies and invasive treatment efficacy
(2014-05-15)
Peripheral arterial disease is a common health problem that globally affects over 200 million individuals, and intermittent claudication (IC) is the most common symptomatic presentation. The leg symptoms in IC are provoked ...
Aspects of Intraoperative Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
(2009-08-28)
Background: Increasing knowledge about mechanisms that trigger and maintain atrial fibrillation (AF) has influenced the possibilities for treatment and even cure of AF. The surgical Cox Maze III procedure is still the gold ...
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for pelvic radiation-induced injuries. From a multicenter randomized controlled trial to an experimental cell model
(2020-04-03)
Introduction Cancer is affecting a growing number of persons. Still, the treatment and
survival of cancer is improving. Radiation therapy is used in the treatment of cancer.
Late radiation-induced injuries afflict 5–15% ...
Återhämtning och upplevd livskvalitet efter övre gastrointestinal kirurgi - ett patientperspektiv
(2009-05-14)
Bakgrund: Tidigare forskning som rör cancersjukdomar i matstrupe, magsäck och bukspottkörtel har beskrivits utifrån olika perspektiv såsom symtombild behandlingsmöjligheter, operationsteknik och komplikationer och har i ...