Search for dissertations about: "Anna Pettersson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Anna Pettersson.

2. 1. Motor function and cognition : aspects on gait and balance

   Author : Anna Pettersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Introduction: Cognitive dysfunction and dementia are linked to physical disability and are the major cause of dependency and institutionalization in the elderly. Physical therapists deal with disability yet little clinical and research attention has been given to the physical disability experienced in people with cognitive dysfunction. READ MORE

4. 2. Ocular aberrations and visual quality in aspherical and multifocal contact lenses

   Author : Anna Lindskoog Pettersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Contact lenses;

   Abstract : Good visual quality and precise accommodation are required to be able to focus objects at distance and near, and are essential in order to be able to perform most tasks in life. Most eyes are not ideal eyes, i.e., they have different refractive errors which distort the produced image. READ MORE

5. 3. Diet and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with Prostate Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy

   Author : Anna Pettersson; Ingela Turesson; Birgitta Johansson; Christina Persson; Clare Shaw; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dietary intervention; gastrointestinal symptoms; prostate cancer; radiotherapy; randomized controlled trial; health-related quality of life; questionnaire design; nutritional assessment; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : Objective The main objective of this thesis was to explore the effects of diet on gastrointestinal symptoms in prostate cancer patients treated with local curative radiotherapy, by evaluating dietary intake prior to treatment (Study I), the psychometric properties of a new questionnaire on patient-reported gastrointestinal side effects (Study II), and the effect of a dietary intervention on acute and long-term gastrointestinal symptoms up to 2 years after radiotherapy completion (Study III-IV).Methods A total of 130 men with localized prostate cancer referred to dose-escalated radiotherapy (ED2 87-102 Gy, α/β=3 Gy) were recruited to a dietary intervention trial. READ MORE

6. 4. COMPETENCE AND COMMUNICATION : Do Not Resuscitate Decisions in Cancer Care

   Author : Mona Pettersson; Anna T Höglund; Mariann Hedström; Birgitta Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; DNR decisions; do not resuscitate; end-of-life; hematology; oncology; cancer care; medical ethics; nursing ethics; ethical conflicts of interest; communicative ethics; ethical values; ethical competence; palliative care; nurses; physicians; moral distress.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : Within cancer care, do not resuscitate (DNR) decisions are frequently made. DNR decisions can be ethically difficult and lead to conflicts of interest and disagreements within the medical team. READ MORE

7. 5. TV FOR CHILDREN : How the Swedish Public Service Television Imagines a Child Audience

   Author : Åsa Pettersson; Anna Sparrman; Bengt Sandin; Cynthia Carter; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Children; television; public service; child audience; TV programming; Barn; TV; public service; barnpublik; TV program;

   Abstract : The study explores how the Swedish public service TV institution imagines a child audience in a societal context where the broadcasting landscape hastransformed greatly over the past thirty years and where TV is seen to  constitute both risks and benefits for children. The concept of TV for children is established to broaden the scope for studying what has been broadcast for a child audience on public service TV. READ MORE