Search for dissertations about: "Non-consulters"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word Non-consulters.

2. 1. Factors of importance for health care seeking in irritable bowel syndrome and the use of patient education

   Author : Gisela Ringström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Irritable bowel syndrome; Health care seeking; Non-consulters; Patient education; Health related quality of life; Gastrointestinal symptoms; GI specific anxiety; GI symptoms;

   Abstract : Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder. The etiology and pathophysiology are incompletely understood and treatment options are limited. READ MORE

4. 2. Functional gastrointestinal disorders : co-morbidity and non-somatic aspects

   Author : Ture Ålander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Epidemiology; gastrointestinal diseases; irritable bowel syndrome; dyspepsia; quality of life; child abuse; battered women; social support; anxiety; depression;

   Abstract : Aims of the thesis: The first aim, (Study I) of this thesis was to compare co-morbidity of the reported symptoms and its relation to healthcare seeking behaviour among non-patients who had persistent functional gastro-intestinal disorders (FGID) or who were strictly GI symptom free (SSF). The second aim (study II) was to compare FGID sufferers primary health care consumption, as registered in their medical records. READ MORE