Search for dissertations about: "PROMs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the word PROMs.

2. 1. Lumbar Disc Herniation and Central Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Outcomes after surgery

   Author : Niyaz Hareni; Ortopedi - klinisk och molekylär osteoporosforskning; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lumbar disc herniation; Central lumbar spinal stenosis; PROMs; obesity; Surgery;

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4. 2. Lumbar spinal stenosis : Body mass index and the patient's perspective

   Author : Björn Knutsson; Karl Michaëlsson; Bengt Sandén; Göran Sjödén; Paul Gerdhem; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antonovsky; back pain; BMI; body mass index; Bygghalsan; cohort study; coping; EQ-5D; excess weight; leg pain; LSS; lumbar spinal stenosis; obesity; ODI Oswestry disability index; overweight; patient-centered; patient-physician relationship; patient-perspective; patient-related-outcome-measure; PROMs; qualitative study; spinal stenosis; salutogenesis; salutogenic; sciatica; spine surgery; suffering; Swedish spine register; Swespine; VAS; weight loss; weight change; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi;

   Abstract : During recent decades, lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has become the most common indication for spine surgery, a change that coincides with a higher worldwide prevalence of overweight and obesity. Thus, surgical treatment of LSS in the overweight and obese population is common and increasing in scope. READ MORE

5. 3. Lumbar disc herniation surgery

   Author : Fredrik Strömqvist; Ortopedi - klinisk och molekylär osteoporosforskning; []
   Keywords : Lumbar disc herniation surgery; outcome; PROMs; gender differences;

   Abstract : Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) most commonly affects individuals in their early forties but can occur at any age. In most instances,the initial treatment is non-surgical and a clear majority of the patients recover with this management. READ MORE

6. 4. Making use of patient-reported outcome measures in health care : the case of EQ-5D in the Swedish national quality registries

   Author : Olivia Ernstsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Introduction: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been widely used in clinical trials and research, for example to monitor the health of specific populations or to evaluate treatment effects. In the Swedish national quality registries (NQRs), structured individual-level data for specific patient populations are collected in routine health care settings. READ MORE

7. 5. Patients’ experiences and patient-reported outcome measures in systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis

   Author : Malin Mattsson; Anne Marit Mengshoel; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physiotherapy; Sjukgymnastik;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe experiences of persons with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), with a focus on functioningand health, and to evaluate patient reported outcome measures (PROMs).Methods The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), measuring fatigue and its consequences in SLE, was translated into Swedish and tested for aspects of reliability and validity (study I). READ MORE