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2. 6. Memories and Health Related Quality of Life - in patients with trauma cared for in the Intensive Care Unit

   Author : Mona Ringdal; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; trauma; injury; intensive care unit; delusional memories; health related quality of life; intensive care; anxiety; depression; return to work;

   Abstract : Patients? experiences of hallucinations and nightmares during an intensive care unit stay (ICU) are well-known, but it is less known how these delusional memories (DM) affect patients after discharge from hospital following trauma. The overall aim of this thesis was therefore to acquire a comprehensive understanding of patient memories from the ICU-stay and their putative effects on outcome after physical trauma from a long and short-term perspective. READ MORE

4. 7. Women with traumatic spinal cord injury : sexuality, pregnancy, motherhood, quality of life

   Author : Ninni Westgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to focus on females with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) regarding sexuality, pregnancy, motherhood and quality of life (QL) by assessing: I. Pregnancy and delivery. II. Parental ability and quality of family life. READ MORE

5. 8. Implications of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period - A population-based study

   Author : Liselott Andersson; Marie Bixo; Inger Sundström-Poromaa; Marianne Wulff; Ulf Hansson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Anxiety; Depression; Neonatal; Obstetric; Population-based; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Background: Depressive and anxiety disorders are common health problems, affecting women at least twice as often as men. Although some studies have been made on pregnant women or, especially, in the postpartum period, most of these studies have been performed on small samples, mainly specific risk groups such as teenage mothers, women of low socioeconomic status and certain ethnic groups. READ MORE

6. 9. 'What about the Mother?' : Rising Caesarean Section Rates and their Association with Maternal Near-Miss Morbidity and Death in a Low-Resource Setting

   Author : Helena Litorp; Birgitta Essén; Hussein L. Kidanto; Elisabeth Darj; William Stones; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; caesarean section; complications; attitudes; women; caregivers; low-income countries; Tanzania; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : In recent decades, there has been a seemingly inexhaustible rise in the use of caesarean section (CS) worldwide. The overall aim with this thesis is to explore the effects of and reasons for an increase in the CS rate at a university hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. READ MORE

7. 10. Patient-reported and medical outcomes in patients treated for diabetic macular edema : A real-world longitudinal study

   Author : Therese Granström; Janeth Leksell; Anna Forsberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Diabetes mellitus; Patient-reported outcomes; Retinopathy; Macular edema; Anti-VEGF treatment; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Hälsa och välfärd;

   Abstract : Background Diabetes mellitus can lead to complications, when the complication affects the eyes it is called retinopathy. This can affect the macula and lead to severe loss of vision, diabetic macular edema (DME). This condition has traditionally been treated with laser. READ MORE