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1. Measurement of outcome in lumbar spine surgery : Validity and interpretability of frequently used outcome measures in the Swespine register
Abstract : BACKGROUND. The purpose of elective lumbar spine surgery is mainly to reduce pain and to improve physical function and quality of life. The quality and results of the interventions are monitored in the Swedish spine register, Swespine. READ MORE
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2. Lumbar spinal stenosis : Body mass index and the patient's perspective
Abstract : During recent decades, lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has become the most common indication for spine surgery, a change that coincides with a higher worldwide prevalence of overweight and obesity. Thus, surgical treatment of LSS in the overweight and obese population is common and increasing in scope. READ MORE
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3. Surgical treatment of spinal metastasis
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study surgical treatment of spinal metastasis from several points of view, with a focus on predictive tools and survival after surgery. Study I includes 315 patients treated surgically at Uppsala University Hospital 2006-2012 due to spinal metastatic disease. READ MORE
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4. Measures of Patient Safety : Studies of Swedish Reporting Systems and Evaluation of an Intervention Aimed at Improved Patient Safety Culture
Abstract : Unsafe health care delivery results in millions of patients suffering from injuries or death worldwide. A Swedish study estimated the prevalence of preventable adverse events as high as 8.6% in hospital care, which demonstrates that patient safety is no less a problem in Sweden than elsewhere. READ MORE
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5. Health-related quality of life of different patient groups in Swedish national quality registers : longitudinal studies of EQ-5D data and application of different value sets
Abstract : Background: EQ-5D data on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are collected in roughly 40% of about 100 National Quality Registers (NQRs) in Sweden. The aim of the thesis was to increase knowledge on the use of the EQ-5D-3L in assessing HRQoL of patients in different NQRs and to compare different value sets used to describe HRQoL. READ MORE