Search for dissertations about: "Short Form 36 Health Survey"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words Short Form 36 Health Survey.
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1. Health Maintenance in Very Old Age : Medical Conditions, Functional Outcome and Nutritional Status
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to provide better understanding of the underlying factors related to health maintenance in very old people, with a focus on medical conditions, functional outcome and nutritional status. Data were gathered from the ELSA 85 project (Elderly in Linköping Screening Assessment). READ MORE
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2. Studies of physical activity in the Swedish population
Abstract : Background: Cheap and effective tools for measuring patients’ physical activity (PA) level are needed. The first aim in this thesis was therefore to assess the validity of two PA -questions, and their three associated answer modes, that are used within the Swedish health care system. READ MORE
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3. Cardiovascular disease and hypertension : Population-based studies on self-rated health and health-related quality of life in Sweden
Abstract : The aim with this thesis was to study cardiovascular disease and hypertension, use of drugs and health from an epidemiological perspective. Various methods - self-rated health (SRH), health related quality of life (HRQL) - the 36-item short form questionnaire (SF-36) - and health utility measurements - the rating scale (RS) and the time-trade off (TTO) methods - were employed. READ MORE
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4. Long-term impact of exposure to sulfur mustard on mental health, quality of life, and lung function
Abstract : Sulfur mustard is a highly harmful blistering chemical warfare agent with an alkylation ability that can affect multiple organs (skin, eyes and lungs) in the short and long term. Sulfur mustard’s long-term biopsychosocial effects have not been sufficiently studied. READ MORE
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5. LIVING WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE Quality of life and the patients' view of meaning
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate quality of life and the meaning of living with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) before and after revascularization in a long-term and methodological perspective. The sample in the first study consisted of 142 patients with PAD who were planned for a revascularization. READ MORE