Search for dissertations about: "cardiac fatigue"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words cardiac fatigue.
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16. Sleep and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure and their spouses : a descriptive and interventional study
Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to describe and compare the sleep situation and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure and their spouses, as well as to evaluate the effects of an intervention with 3-months ofhome based oxygen treatment. Descriptive designs were used to describe how patients with chronic heart failure conceived their sleep situation (I), decisive situations that influenced spouses' support to patients with chronic heart failure in relation to the couple's sleep situation (II), and self-assessed sleep difficulties, daytime sleepiness and their relation to health-related quality oflife in men and women with chronic heart failure, as well as to make a comparison with data from a norm population (III). READ MORE
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17. Oesophageal cancer surgery : the role of co-morbidities
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to produce information which can be used to improve clinical decision-making in order to optimise treatment and improve the well-being of patients with oesophageal cancer following surgery. Oesophageal cancer is a devastating disease with poor prognosis. READ MORE
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18. Vital exhaustion and coronary artery disease in women : biological correlates and behavioral intervention
Abstract : Background: Vital exhaustion - a state characterized by unusual fatigue, irritability, and demoralization - is a predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD). The physiological mechanisms mediating this effect are not fully understood. Vital exhaustion may be decreased by means of behavioral modification. READ MORE
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19. Disability and physical exercise in adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1
Abstract : Background: Myotonic dystrophy type 1(DM1) is an inherited, slowly progressive, multi-system disease. There is no overall picture of its effect in individuals, and there is a lack of scientific evidence to support recommendations on physical exercise. READ MORE
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20. On improvement of exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure, with special reference to local muscle training
Abstract : Reduced heart pump function and skeletal muscle abnormalities are considered important determinants for the low physical exercise capacity in chronic heart failure. Because of reduced ventricular function, traditional physical rehabilitation with whole body training may cause under perfusion and low local work intensity, thereby producing suboptimal conditions for skeletal muscle training. READ MORE
