Search for dissertations about: "Disability rating"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words Disability rating.

  2. 21. Psychiatric comorbidity in multiple sclerosis : biological and epidemiological aspects

    Author : Philip Brenner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, neuroinflammatory disease and one of the leading reasons for neurological disability among young people in the Western World. MS patients commonly experience neuropsychiatric symptoms including depression and cognitive dysfunction. READ MORE

  4. 22. Fractures of the distal radius : epidemiology, treatment and outcome assessment

    Author : Maria Wilcke; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis aims to increase scientific knowledge of the most common fracture, namely the distal radius. Our understanding of this fracture is still limited, but every year in Sweden over 20,000 patients suffer from this injury. The fracture may cause persistent pain and disability for the patients, not to mention substantial costs to society. READ MORE

  5. 23. Time for time : assessment of time processing ability and daily time management in children with and without disabilities

    Author : Gunnel Janeslätt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The focus of this thesis was further development of instruments for assessing Time Processing Ability (TPA) and daily Time Management (TM) in children, focusing on the constructs measured and investigating differences in TPA and daily TM between children with and without cognitive disabilities. Participants were 5-11 year-old TD children (n=144) and children with disabilities: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), mild or moderate intellectual disabilities, or with neurological disease such as CP or MMC (n=118). READ MORE

  6. 24. Crohn’s Disease in Sickness and in Health : Studies of Health Assessment Strategies and Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life

    Author : Henrik Stjernman; Henrik Hjortswang; Magnus Ström; Pia Munkholm; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background and aims. Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with potentially deleterious effects on well-being and daily-life functioning. A complete picture of health status in CD therefore comprises both disease activity (DA) and health-related quality of life (HRQL). READ MORE

  7. 25. The assisting hand assessment : continued development, psychometrics and longitudinal use

    Author : Marie Holmefur; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Assisting Hand Assessment; measurement; hand function; children; unilateral cerebral palsy; hemiplegia; longitudinal; psychometrics; Rasch analysis;

    Abstract : For most people, using both hands together is a natural part of everyday activities. But for children with a unilateral disability in the arm and hand, activities requiring two hands are often a challenge. In order to evaluate interventions that optimize the use of the affected or assisting hand, valid and reliable measures are needed. READ MORE