Search for dissertations about: "Lifelong illness"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Lifelong illness.
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1. Living with diabetes : a lifelong learning process
Abstract : Living with diabetes, as a lifelong illness, is interlaced with learning and to face continual changes. However, the role of time in this learning process is not yet well understood. The overall aim of the thesis was to gain a deepened understanding of learning to live with diabetes for those recently diagnosed and over a three year period. READ MORE
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2. Children living with type 1 diabetes and congenital heart disease in the West Bank, Palestine -Self-perceived health status, sense of coherence, and the daily life experiences of these children and theri parents
Abstract : Chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes (T1D) and congenital heart disease (CHD) are lifelong conditions, need regular treatment, self management, and health care follow-ups. Growing up with these conditions affects the children’s and their parents’ lives at various levels, because of the increased burden and responsibilities imposed on them. READ MORE
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3. Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with focus on fatigue, health and well-being
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate experiences of living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with focus on fatigue, health and well-being. A mixed method study design was used to reach the overall aim. All studies were based on data from the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) COPD study. READ MORE
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4. Cognitive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia : studies of patients and healthy controls using magnetic resonance imaging
Abstract : Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric illness. It affects young people and often results in lifelong complications such as a distorted perception of reality, decreased cognitive ability and impairment in the realms of motivation and emotions. READ MORE
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5. Cardiovascular disease and health anxiety in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer
Abstract : Background Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) accounts for over 90% of all thyroid malignancies, and is typically treated with a total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine (RAI) to eliminate both macro- and microscopic cancer tissue. After these procedures, patients require levothyroxine to substitute for loss of thyroid hormones. READ MORE