Search for dissertations about: "chronic symptoms"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 527 swedish dissertations containing the words chronic symptoms.
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16. Illness, symptoms and causes of nephrotic syndrome
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17. Perspectives on living with coeliac disease in remission : Daily life experiences, symptoms and well-being
Abstract : Background and aims: Despite living with a gluten-free diet (GFD) Swedish women with coeliac disease (CD) report a lower level of well-being than women without the disease and men with the disease. The all-embracing aim of the thesis was to study experiences of living with coeliac disease in remission and to discover whether a patient education intervention can influence the perceived health and daily life of women with coeliac disease. READ MORE
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18. On the nature and etiology of chronic achilles tendinopathy
Abstract : The present studies included 362 consecutive patients and 147 healthy controls and were conducted to provide a rational basis for treatment and future research. The major lesion was a focal non-inflammatory tendon degeneration (tendinosis). Twenty per cent of the cases were complicated by a secondary partial rupture. The paratenon was normal. READ MORE
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19. Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart disease in primary health care : Guidelines, patients and comorbidity
Abstract : The overall aim of this compilation thesis was to explore different aspects of the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart disease in primary health care: guideline adherence in chronic heart failure (CHF) management (I); comparing patients with COPD and heart failure, and factors associated with the pa-tients’ exercise self-efficacy (II); and the influence of comorbid heart disease in COPD over time (III–IV).Materials and methods: Cross-sectional data from primary health care: 155 patients with heart failure (I) and 150 with COPD and/or heart failure (II). READ MORE
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20. Juvenile chronic physical illness in Northern Russia : Studies on mental health, health-related quality of life, and family functioning
Abstract : Background Chronic physical illness (CPI) is a prolonged, rarely cured condition, which often causes impairment of activities of a child’s or adolescent’s daily living. This thesis encompasses three cohorts of patients with CPI – diagnosed with diabetes, asthma or epilepsy. READ MORE