Search for dissertations about: "disease-related stress"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words disease-related stress.

2. 1. Alzheimer´s disease-related amyloid precursor protein and presenlin genes : normal function and pathophysiology

   Author : Fiona Flood; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterised neuropathologically by the presence of plaques and tangles in the brain. AD can be sub-grouped into early onset (EOAD, age of onset ... READ MORE

4. 2. Stress and coping in parents of children with cancer

   Author : Annika Lindahl Norberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Childhood cancer; parents; disease-related stress; coping; social support; traumatic stress;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate disease-related stress and ways of coping in parents whose children were in active treatment for cancer, or had completed successful cancer treatment. Specifically, the research included examinations of: disease-related stress at various points in time after the child's diagnosis; strain and traumatic stress during and after the child's treatment; the relation of certain demographic and disease-related variables to parental stress; the use of various coping strategies, and the co-variation of coping strategies and level of emotional distress; and the relationships between perceived social support, support-seeking coping, and emotional distress. READ MORE

5. 3. Living with inflammatory bowel disease : health-related quality of life, worries, and stress

   Author : Susanna Jäghult; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Inflammatory bowel disease;

   Abstract : Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have a number of worries and concerns related to the disease, and in comparison with a general population their health-related quality of life is impaired. These patients need disease-related information and education. READ MORE

6. 4. Coping and stress management training with special focus on women with breast cancer

   Author : Pia Kvillemo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: People diagnosed with cancer are confronted with many stressors, such as worries about diagnosis and prognosis, demanding treatments, treatment decisions, and disruption of ordinary life functions and roles. Compared to other types of cancer, breast cancer affects relatively young women, half of them of working ages. READ MORE

7. 5. Quality of Life and Coping with Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

   Author : Kjerstin Larsson; Karin Nordin; Lars Lööf; Regina Wredling; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; anxiety; coping; Crohn s disease; depression; exacerbation; health-related quality of life; ulcerative colitis; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and coping strategies for individuals with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD), and to study the effect of a group-based patient information on anxiety/depression and HRQoL. HRQoL and anxiety/depression were investigated (n=492) (Study I). READ MORE