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

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words health related quality of life in asthma.

  2. 21. Personality and adherence to medication treatment

    Author : Malin Axelsson; Jan Lötvall; Eva Brink; Paul T Jr. Costa; Högskolan Väst; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Five-factor model; personality traits; medication adherence; chronic disease; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing science; personality traits; medication adherence; five-factor model; chronic disease;

    Abstract : Striving for improved adherence to medication treatment is of vital concern, as low adherence is a major obstacle in treating many prevalent chronic diseases. Several factors have been identified that seem to influence adherence behaviour, but limited research exists on the significance of personality for adherence to medication treatment. READ MORE

  4. 22. Treatment of atopic asthma in primary health care guided by exhaled nitric oxide measurement

    Author : Jörgen Syk; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Aims: The overall aims of this thesis were to increase knowledge about how patients with asthma rate their health and investigate if we can improve asthma management, with focus on asthma as a chronic inflammatory disease, by use of measurement of the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) in monitoring of asthma in primary health care. Methods: Study I included data from a public health questionnaire, which was sent to 8,200 persons (age > 18 years) randomly selected from the population register in Stockholm County. READ MORE

  5. 23. The epidemiology of risk factors and short and long-term outcome in the Swedish intensive care cohort

    Author : Björn Ahlström; Miklos Lipcsey; Ing-Marie Larsson; Gunnar Strandberg; Karl Michaëlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epidemiology; Sepsis; Risk factors; Dementia; Coronavirus; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Dissertation presented at Uppsala University to be publicly examined on Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/7214327760, Tuesday, 11 May 2021 at 13:00 for the degree of Licentiate of Philosophy (Faculty of Medicine). The examination will be conducted in English and Swedish. READ MORE

  6. 24. Inflammation and subjective health : the role of sickness behaviour

    Author : Karin Lodin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Sickness behaviour refers to a set of coordinated behavioural and psychological changes in response to inflammation aimed to redirect available energy to the immune system to promote recovery. Sickness behaviour symptoms closely resemble important determinants of poor self-rated health, which in turn has been coupled to increased levels of inflammatory cytokines. READ MORE

  7. 25. Nasal polyps. A clinical study of endoscopic score systems and epidemiology

    Author : Leif Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; nasal polyps; score system; endoscope; epidemiology; airways; HRQL;

    Abstract : Introduction: Nasal polyps are a common disease, the etiology and pathogenesis of which are still unclear. For diagnosis, a nasal endoscope is essential, while for follow-up treatment, a reliable score system is necessary. The existing score systems consist of few score steps and measure only large changes in polyp size. READ MORE