Search for dissertations about: "Lena Lundberg"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Lena Lundberg.

2. 1. Health-related quality-of-life in Sweden : Assessments with health-profile, preference-based -and disease-specific measures

   Author : Lena Lundberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacy; FARMACI; PHARMACY; FARMACI; Social Pharmacy; samhällsfarmaci;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis are to assess health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in a general population and among patients with psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD). Instruments include the generic health-profile instruments Short Form 36 (SF-36) and Short Form 12 (SF-12); the preference-based methods: rating scale (RS), time trade-off (TTO), standard gamble (SG) and the contingent valuation method of measuring willingness-to-pay (WTP); and the disease-specific Dermatology Life Quality Instrument (DLQI). READ MORE

4. 2. Distressing Symptoms in Children with Cancer in General; During Needle Procedures in Particular

   Author : Lena Hedén; Gustaf Ljungman; Louise von Essen; Dag Lundberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Childhood cancer; pain; RCT; symptoms; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

   Abstract : The main aims of this thesis were to investigate the effect of distraction, midazolam and morphine on fear, distress, and pain during needle procedures, and to longitudinally describe parents’ perceptions of their children’s symptom burden during and after cancer treatment.The design in Study I-III was that of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in a medical setting; Studies II-III were placebo controlled. READ MORE

5. 3. Challenges in Delivering Services: The Front-Line Hospitality and Tourism Employee Perspective

   Author : Christine Lundberg; Tommy D Andersson; Lena Mossberg; Bo Edvardsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Front-line workers; tourism; hospitality; service encounter; critical incident techniques; work motivation and satisfaction; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Front-line workers; tourism;

   Abstract : Significant challenges are faced by front-line hospitality and tourism employees interacting with customers on a daily basis. These challenges and the ways they are dealt with form the focus of this thesis. As they interact, a range of incidents may arise from highly satisfactory encounters to service failures. READ MORE

6. 4. Leukocyte-derived matrix metalloproteinase-9 in patients with coronary artery disease : Associations with psychological stress and glucocorticoid sensitivity

   Author : Simon Jönsson; Lena Jonasson; Anna Lundberg; Magnus Bäck; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Inflammation is closely associated with development of atherosclerosis. The proteolytic enzyme matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 is considered to play a prominent role in this process. MMP-9 has also been introduced as a marker for plaque vulnerability. READ MORE

7. 5. Skrubbsår : Berättelser om ur hiv föreställs och erfars i samtida Sverige

   Author : Desireé Ljungcrantz; Nina Lykke; Anna Lundberg; Lena Martinsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HlV; experiences; interviews; popular culture; cultural studies gender; health; intersectionality; vulnerability; queer; phenomenology; liveability; creative writing; auto-fiction; hiv; erfarenheter; intervjuer; populärkultur; kulturstudie; genus; hälsa; normer; intersektionalitet; sårbarhet; queer; fenomenologi; levbarhet; kreativt skrivande; autofiktion;

   Abstract : Avhandlingen är en tvärvetenskaplig kulturstudie som utforskar föreställningar om och erfarenheter av hiv som kronisk sjukdom i Sverige under 2005–2014. Analysen av ett antal hiv-berättelser sker tillsammans med en teoretisk sammanflätning i form av den queera sårbarhetens och sjukdomens fenomenologi, samt genom de feministiska figurationerna hiv-tröskeln, skrubbsår, plåster och gruskorn. READ MORE