Search for dissertations about: "tertiary prevention"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words tertiary prevention.

2. 1. Primary Care as an Arena For Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Vardiovascular Disease Prevention

   Author : Ingvar Ovhed; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiovascular system; samhällsmedicin; Socialmedicin; Social medicine; primary health care; Opportunistic screening; consultation; primary prevention; secondary prevention; tertiary prevention; hypercholesterolaemia; hypertension; smoking; coronary disease; NIDDM; smoking cessation; awareness; general pract; self-monitoring; Kardiovaskulära systemet;

   Abstract : Cardiovascular disease prevention has been a challenge for research for decades. The studies of this thesis were designed to investigate the role of health professionals in everyday clinical work based upon the concept of comprehensive primary care consultation. READ MORE

4. 2. Being physically active as an adult with congenital heart disease

   Author : Annika Bay; Bengt Johansson; Kristina Lämås; Malin Berghammer; Camilla Sandberg; Anna Strömberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adult congenital heart disease; congenital heart disease; heart defect; physical activity; exercise self-efficacy; muscle function; quality of life; nursing; interviews; content analysis; prevention; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: Due to advances in medical and surgical care adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) is a growing and aging population, that now outnumbers the children with CHD. In general, adults with CHD have reduced aerobic exercise capacity and nearly half of the patients do not reach current recommendations on physical activity. READ MORE

5. 3. Acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) : Aspects of diagnosis, aetiology and sequelae epidemiology and prevention

   Author : Francis Kamwendo; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Chlamydia trachomatis; ectopic pregnancy; intrauterinecontraceptive device; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

   Abstract : This long-period (1970-1997) longitudinal clinical and epidemiologic study elucidated risk factors, diagnosis and causative agents of acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), more importantly Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) and Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), and analysed the occurrence of late sequelae, particularly ectopic pregnancy (EP), and prevention.Totally 2574 patients (age 14-55 years) were hospitalised and treated for PID. READ MORE

6. 4. Workplace violence in the road passenger transport sector in Maputo City, Mozambique : extent, causes, consequences and prevention

   Author : Maria Tereza Couto; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : workplace violence;

   Abstract : Background: Every year millions of workers around the world are victims of workplace violence (WPV). Globally, WPV is a major occupational health and safety hazard, and it has been regarded as a public health problem. There is no WPV preventive program specifically designed for low-income countries (LICs). READ MORE

7. 5. Measuring the clinical course of low back pain : using course and indications for care to identify subgroups

   Author : Iben Axén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : low back pain;

   Abstract : Background: Non-specific low back pain (LBP) is a very common and costly condition and it is recurrent in a large proportion of cases. However, little is known about the detailed course over time and whether the course varies between individuals or groups of patients. READ MORE