Search for dissertations about: "Psychosocial function"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 98 swedish dissertations containing the words Psychosocial function.

  2. 1. Psychosocial aspects on children with imperforate anus and their parents

    Author : Margret Nisell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet Department of Woman and Child Health Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychosocial experiences; Psychosocial function; Children with imperforate anus; Parents; Multiple informant assessment; Psychosocial experiences; Psychosocial function; Children with imperforate anus; Parents; Multiple informant assessment;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore psychosocial consequences on children with high and intermediate imperforate anus and their parents.Material/Methods: Paper I was an explorative study involving interviews. READ MORE

  4. 2. Quality of Life in Patients with Endocrine Gastrointestinal Tumours

    Author : Gunnel Larsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Endocrine gastrointestinal tumours; health-related quality of life; psychosocial; function; importance-satisfaction discrepancies; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to investigate health-related quality of life (HRQoL), anxiety and depression in patients with endocrine gastrointestinal (GI) tumours. Patient as well as staff perceptions were assessed. HRQoL was studied with the EORTC QLQ-C30, and anxiety and depression with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. READ MORE

  5. 3. Psychosocial consequences of high and intermediate imperforate anus

    Author : Margret Nisell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet Department of Woman and Child Health Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; imperforate anus; psychosocial; children; parents; fecal incontinence; multiple informant assessment; Imperforate anus; psychosocial; children; parents; fecal incontinence; multiple informant assessment.;

    Abstract : Imperforate anus including lack of a normal anorectum is an uncommon malformation. The parents of children born with high and intermediate imperforate anus have to take a big responsibility for the follow-up treatment. It has been revealed that children with imperforate anus have psychosocial problems, though knowledge of this is limited. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Temporomandibular Joint in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis : Psychosocial, clinical, imaging and parotid saliva biomarkers

    Author : Alexandra Dimitrijevic Carlsson; Per Alstergren; Kerstin Wahlund; Carin Starkhammar Johansson; Martina. Frodlund; Bijar Ghafouri; Robin Kahn; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Biomarkers; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Orofacial pain; Parotid gland; Plasma; Psychological distress; Psychosocial; Saliva; Stress; Temporomandibular joint; Biomarkörer; Juvenil idiopatisk artrit; Käkled; Magnetisk resonanstomografi; Orofacial smärta; Saliv; Spottkörtel; Stress;

    Abstract : Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children. The disease can affect the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and cause orofacial growth disturbances, pain, and jaw dysfunction. TMJ arthritis is often asymptomatic and therefore a challenging joint to diagnose. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cancer during Adolescence : Coping Shortly after Diagnosis and Psychosocial Function during the Acute and Extended Phase of Survival

    Author : Gunn Engvall; Louise von Essen; Gustaf Ljungman; Elisabet Mattsson; Gerd Ahlström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : adolescents; cancer; coping; psychosocial; consequences; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicin; Medicine;

    Abstract : In this thesis coping shortly after diagnosis and psychosocial function during the acute and extended phase of survival was investigated for individuals struck by cancer during adolescence. Sixty-one participants were recruited and data were collected from four to eight weeks (T1) up to four years (T7) after diagnosis. READ MORE