Search for dissertations about: "evaluating diabetes education"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words evaluating diabetes education.

2. 1. Measuring health literacy : Evaluating psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-Q47 and the FCCHL, suggesting instrument refinements and exploring health literacy in people with type 2 diabetes and in the general Norwegian population

   Author : Hanne Søberg Finbråten; Bodil Wilde-Larsson; Gun Nordström; Kjell Sverre Pettersen; Anne Trollvik; Øystein Guttersrud; Unn-Britt Johansson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; confirmatory factor analysis; FCCHL; health literacy; health-promotion nursing; HLS-EU-Q47; HLS-N-Q12; measurement; Norwegian population; psychometric evaluation; Rasch modelling; type 2 diabetes; validation; FCCHL; health literacy; helsefremmende sykepleie; HLS-EU-Q47; HLS-N-Q12; konfirmatorisk faktor analyse; måling; norsk befolkning; personer med diabetes type 2; psykometrisk evaluering; Rasch modellering; validering; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim was to measure health literacy (HL) in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and in the general Norwegian population.Methods: Sampling 388 people with T2DM (papers I, II and IV) and 900 individuals (III) in the general Norwegian population a cross-sectional design was applied. READ MORE

4. 2. Diabetes, metformin and gastric adenocarcinoma

   Author : Jiaojiao Zheng; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Diabetes may increase the risk and mortality of certain cancers, but its association with gastric adenocarcinoma is not clear. On the other hand, metformin, a first-line treatment for diabetes, may reduce cancer risks and improve cancer-related survival, but these associations have not been confirmed in gastric adenocarcinoma as well. READ MORE

5. 3. The borderland between care and self-care

   Author : Anna Sarkadi; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; Type 2 diabetes; chronic disease management; patient education; women; intimacy; guilt and shame; female sexual dysfunction; social network; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine different approaches to support the self-care of persons with Type 2 diabetes, with special reference to practical, social, and sexual aspects of women's self-management. The methods to elucidate this comprised: evaluating a new model for diabetes patient education; designing a model to analyse the role of social networks in women's diabetes; conducting individual and focus group interviews for deeper understanding of the social and sexual aspects of diabetes; and collecting questionnaire data as a complement to the above. READ MORE

6. 4. The organisation of diabetes care for persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus : A nationwide cross-sectional study in Swedish primary health care

   Author : Rebecka Husdal; Andreas Rosenblad; Eva Thors Adolfsson; Janeth Leksell; Stig Attvall; Nouha Saleh Stattin; Brita Karlström; Uppsala universitet; []
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   Abstract : Aim To extend the current knowledge about changes in Swedish diabetes care from 2006 to 2013 (Paper I), and to investigate the association between personnel resources and organisational features of primary health care centres (PHCCs) and the individual level of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (Paper II).Methods The longitudinal cross-sectional study described in Paper I included a total of 684 (74. READ MORE

7. 5. Diabetes during childhood and adolescence : studies of insulin treatment, patient-reported outcomes, and evaluation of an empowerment-based education

   Author : Anna Lena Brorsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : There is a lack of studies demonstrating positive effects on glycaemic control and HRQoL in children and adolescents starting CSII treatment. Guidelines recommend measuring perceived HRQoL routinely. READ MORE