Search for dissertations about: "Ambulatory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 118 swedish dissertations containing the word Ambulatory.

  2. 1. Non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure : methodological and epidemiological aspects

    Author : Åke Schwan; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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  4. 2. Acute, ambulatory and central blood pressure measurements in diabetes

    Author : Magnus Wijkman; Fredrik Nyström; Carl Johan Östgren; Toste Länne; Jan Östergren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Ambulatory blood pressure; Arterial stiffness; Central blood pressure; Diabetes; Hypertension.;

    Abstract : Background: In patients with diabetes, high blood pressure is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this thesis was to explore the associations between blood pressure levels measured with different techniques and during different circumstances, and the degree of cardiovascular organ damage and subsequent prognosis in patients with diabetes. READ MORE

  5. 3. Pathways for older patients in acute situations and involved actors' experiences of decision-making in ambulatory care

    Author : Elin-Sofie Forsgärde; Carina Elmqvist; Bengt Fridlund; Mattias Rööst; Anders Svensson; Elisabeth Lindberg; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Acute situation; aged; ambulatory care; decision making; pathways; support; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim was to describe and compare pathways for older patients and the involved actors’ experiences of decision-making in acute situations in ambulatory care.Methods: The overall three-fold design, comprising exploratory, descriptive as well as comparative ones, was conducted inductively, including a mixed method with a convergent integrated approach to empirical data. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions in Brazil and Portugal : A Comparative Study

    Author : João Victor Muniz Rocha; Rui Manuel Candeias Santana; Sam Willner; Maria Isabel Guedes Loureiro; Fúlvio Borges Nedel; José Alberto da Silva Freitas; Julian Alejandro Perelman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ambulatory care sensitive conditions; primary health care; quality of health care; inter-country comparison;

    Abstract : Background: Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) are health conditions for which adequate management, treatment and interventions delivered in outpatient setting could avoid the need of hospital admission. Hospitalizations for ACSC have been used to assess access, quality, and performance of the Primary Health Care (PHC). READ MORE

  7. 5. 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure - Relation to the Insulin Resistance Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease

    Author : Kristina Björklund; Jan Östergren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; hypertension; ambulatory blood pressure; insulin; fatty acids; prognosis; morbidity; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Geriatrics; geriatrik;

    Abstract : This study examined relationships between 24-hour ambulatory BP and components of the insulin resistance syndrome, and investigated the prognostic significance of 24-hour BP for cardiovascular morbidity in a longitudinal population-based study of 70-year-old men. The findings indicated, that a reduced nocturnal BP fall, nondipping, was a marker of increased risk primarily in subjects with diabetes. READ MORE