Search for dissertations about: "anxiety of patients"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 470 swedish dissertations containing the words anxiety of patients.
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1. Psychological distress in cancer patients : A matter of perspective
Abstract : The general alms are to investigate perceptions of psychological distress in cancer patients, and to contribute to the understanding of the discrepant perceptions of patients and their medical staff in this respect. Assessments of patient distress were made on standardized (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and study-specific self-administered questionnaires. READ MORE
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2. The process of recovery after colorectal cancer surgery : patients' experiences and factors of influence
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to describe and compare how patients recovering from different forms of colorectal cancer surgery experience their postopera-tive recovery, general health, and anxiety, up to six months after surgery. In addition, the aim was to describe the influence of patient- and surgery-related factors on patient-reported recovery. READ MORE
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3. Living with ALS – Perspectives of Patients and Next of kin
Abstract : ALS is a neurodegenerative disease without curative treatment. The knowledge of the relationship between patients and their next of kin with respect to quality of life (QoL) is deficient. READ MORE
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4. Imaging Anxiety : Neurochemistry in Anxiety Disorders Assessed by Positron Emission Tomography
Abstract : Anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder (SAD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common and disabling conditions. Largely based on animal and pharmacological studies, both the serotonergic and substance P/neurokinin-1 (SP/NK1) systems have been implicated in their underlying pathology. READ MORE
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5. Screening and Assessment of Distress, Anxiety, and Depression in Cancer Patients
Abstract : Aims and Methods The overall aim was to evaluate methods of screening and assessment of distress, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients. Further, to evaluate effects of a psychosocial intervention and to explore changes of distress, anxiety, depression, and HRQoL during six months. READ MORE