Search for dissertations about: "health related quality of life in asthma"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words health related quality of life in asthma.

  2. 16. Asthma in adolescents, during the transition from child to adult, effects on physiological parameters and health related quality of life

    Author : Kerstin Sundell Bergström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Adherence; adolescents; asthma; females; physical exercise; Quality of Life; transition; young adults.;

    Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to evaluate physiological and allergic aspects and consequences of asthma and possible correlation between Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and atopy, lung function, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and regular physical exercise. Possible risk factors for deterioration among patients in their late teenage years prior to and following transfer to adult healthcare were examined. READ MORE

  4. 17. Aspects of eczema in childhood

    Author : Natalia Ballardini; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a common itchy inflammatory skin disease that often starts in childhood. Having eczema is troublesome and has been shown to reduce quality of life. Eczema is associated with an increased risk for other allergy-related diseases such as asthma and rhinitis. READ MORE

  5. 18. The applicability of patient-reported outcomes in primary care : monitoring of patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Author : Mika Nokela; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Asthma; COPD; Primary care; Health related quality of life;

    Abstract : Aims of the thesis: The general objective of this project was to identify and to some extent remove obstacles in the incorporation of disease-specific quality of life and/or health-status assessments in the management of asthma and COPD patients in primary care. The measurement properties, the design and the administrative complexity of the instruments at hand have been scrutinized with the intent to make it possible for primary care to integrate a patient perspective in the treatment and monitoring of asthma and COPD. READ MORE

  6. 19. Maternal and neonatal metabolomes and their associations to immune maturation and allergy in early life

    Author : Olle Hartvigsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Untargeted Metabolomics; allergy; QC; quality control; plasma; umbilical cord; placenta; LC-MS; immune system;

    Abstract : Allergy, one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide, is caused by a dysregulated immune system reacting to normally harmless proteins. However, regulating mechanisms are not well understood. The aim of this thesis was to investigate if plasma and placenta metabolites associate prospectively to allergy development and immune maturation. READ MORE

  7. 20. Diet and dietary biomarkers during pregnancy and lactation in relation to offspring allergy development

    Author : Mia Stråvik; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Infancy; Pregnancy; Dietary biomarkers; Cohort; Metabolomics; Breastfeeding; Diet; Allergy; Atopic eczema; Food allergy;

    Abstract : Allergy causes a large burden on society and reduces the quality of life for the individual. The increased allergy incidence over the last decades cannot be explained by genetics. Research has indicated that diet, which is a modifiable factor, might influence the risk of developing allergy. READ MORE