Search for dissertations about: "Cost of Illness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the words Cost of Illness.

  2. 1. Tools for Outcome-informed management of mental illness : Psychometric properties of instruments of the Swedish clinical multicenter Quality Star cohort

    Author : Bo Ivarsson; Torsten Norlander; Lars Jacobsson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumer satisfaction; Quality of Life; Perceived distress; Severe mental illness; Schizophrenia; Social function; Global Assessment of Functioning; MANSA; Gender; Brukartillfredsställelse; Livskvalitet; Upplevda besvär; Allvaligt psykisk störning; Schizofreni; Social funktion; Global skattning av psykosocial funktion; MANSA; Gender; Psychology with an emphasis on medical psychology; Psykologi inr. medicinsk psykologi;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the psychometric properties of three global user subjective measures of the ”The Quality Star” clinical review model: Consumer Satisfaction Scale, Global Quality of Life scale, and Perceived Global Distress scale. The mental health implementation context of this review model emphasizes the client as an agent of change, taking part in shared decision making in an empowered role as collaborative partner to the professional clinicians. READ MORE

  4. 2. The treatment of back and neck pain. Cost and utility

    Author : Elisabeth K Hansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : cost of illness; cost-utility; disability; disc surgery; low back pain; neck pain; predictors; quality of life; return to work; sick-listing;

    Abstract : Aims To analyze the costs and effects of treatments used to return persons sick-listed due to back or neck problems to work, and to perform a cost-utility analysis of such treatments.Study population and Methods Included were men and women between the ages of 18 and 59 years who were employed but sick-listed (100 %) for at least 28 days due to a low back or neck diagnosis. READ MORE

  5. 3. Emotion regulation and chronic illness : The roles of acceptance, mindfulness and compassion in physical and mental health

    Author : Ines Trindade; Cláudia Rute Carlos Ferreira; José Augusto da Veiga Pinto Gouveia; Portugal Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic illness; behavioural medicine; inflammatory bowel disease; cancer; chronic illness-specific measures; mental health; physical health; emotion regulation; acceptance and commitment therapy; mindfulness; compassion-focused therapy; MIND programme; doença crónica; medicina comportamental; doença inflamatória intestinal; cancro; medidas específicas para a doença crónica; saúde mental; saúde física; regulação emocional; terapia de aceitação e compromisso; mindfulness; terapia focada na compaixão; programa MIND;

    Abstract : Introduction: Chronic illness is an increasingly predominant problem among the world population which vastly impacts on physical and mental health, quality of life and social functioning. Although chronic illnesses merit a long-term and complex response which would be ideally delivered by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, most of the current healthcare for chronic illnesses still focus on acute episodes of illness. READ MORE

  6. 4. The burden of stroke in Sweden : studies on costs and quality of life based on Riks-Stroke, the Swedish stroke register

    Author : Ola Ghatnekar; Eva-Lotta Glader; Kjell Asplund; Ulf Persson; Ingvar Karlberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stroke; atrial fibrillation; cost of illness; utility; mapping; Sweden; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; health services research;

    Abstract : The costs for stroke management and reduced health related quality of life (QoL) can extend throughout life as mental and physical disabilities are common. The aim of this thesis was to quantify this stroke-related burden with data from Riks-Stroke (RS), the Swedish stroke register. READ MORE

  7. 5. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of indicated preventive interventions for depression in adolescents : An application of health economics methods

    Author : Richard Ssegonja; Anna Sarkadi; Inna Feldman; Sophie Langenskiöld; Ulf Jonsson; Jeffrey Hoch; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Health economics; adolescent depression; indicated prevention; direct costs; Markov models; welfare burden;

    Abstract : Unipolar depressive disorders are commonly encountered conditions in clinical practice with about 25% reporting their first episode during adolescence. Longitudinal studies show adolescent depression to be associated with an increased risk of mental illness in adulthood, healthcare usage, poor educational outcomes, unemployment, and dependency on welfare recipiency. READ MORE