Search for dissertations about: "long term"

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  2. 1. Long-Term Tracheostomy : Outcome, Cannula care, and Material Wear

    University dissertation from Stockholm : Karolinska Institutet

    Author : Gunilla Björling; Sophiahemmet Högskola.; Karolinska Institutet.; Karolinska Institutet.; [2007]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tracheostomy; long-term care; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS Caring sciences Nursing; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN Vårdvetenskap Omvårdnad; Long-term tracheostomy; Respiratory failure; Hospital care; Tracheostomy care; Decontamination; Trachestomy tube; Material degradation; Polymeric material; Health-related quality of life; Long-term tracheostomy; respiratory failure; hospital care; tracheostomy care; decontamination; tracheostomy tube; material degradation; polymeric material; and health-related quality of life;

    Abstract : Do people with long-term tracheostomy need hospital care? Which cleaning method is most appropriate for decontamination of inner cannulae? Are tracheostomy tubes changed for rational reasons? There is clearly a lack of evidence based research in this field and the clinical guidelines available are often based on local practice. A tracheostomy is a created opening in trachea to facilitate breathing. READ MORE

  4. 2. Surviving Cancer in Childhood : psychological and long-term adjustment

    University dissertation from Stockholm : Department of Psychology, Stockholm University

    Author : Krister Boman; Stockholms universitet.; [1997]
    Keywords : Paediatric oncology; long-term cancer survival; long-term coping; mental health; Rorschach test; psychosocial late-effects; social adjustment; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Psychological long-term coping, mental health, social adjustment, and memories of illness and experiences of medical care were investigated in 30 young adult childhood cancer survivors. Coping with illness and treatment was studied with reference to a theoretical model based on psychodynamic theory of the integration of a psychological trauma. READ MORE

  5. 3. Long-term effects of acupuncture

    University dissertation from Kavallerigränden 10. S-226 39 Lund. Sweden

    Author : Christer Carlsson; Lunds universitet.; Lund University.; [2000]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physical medicine; stress-induced analgesia.; strong vs gentle stimulation; vomiting; nausea; hyperemesis gravidarum; urine incontinence; C-fibre response; WDR neurons; manual acupuncture; long term effects; pain categories; chronic low back pain; Acupuncture; randomised placebo-controlled trial; kinesitherapy; revalidation; rehabilitation; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi;

    Abstract : Popular Abstract in Swedish Akupunktur är en mer än 2000 år gammal terapeutisk metod, som ingår i den traditionella kinesiska medicinen (TCM), för lindring av en del sjukdomar och symtom såsom smärta. Tunna, solida nålar instickes i så kallade akupunkturpunkter, oftast belägna i muskulaturen och utspridda över hela kroppen längs linjer som kallas meridianer. READ MORE

  6. 4. Long-term studies of succession : Colonisation and seed banks

    University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis

    Author : Ulf Grandin; Uppsala universitet.; [1998]
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ecology; Ellenberg indicator values; genetic variation; long-term study; Lythrum salicaria; Moehringia trinervia; primary succession; seed bank; Ekologi; NATURAL SCIENCES Biology Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; NATURVETENSKAP Biologi Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi; ekologisk botanik; Ecological Botany;

    Abstract : Using data from long-term studies of the vegetation in two areas under primary succession, patterns of colonisation and the accumulated seed bank during plant succession were studied.At century-old small islands in Lake Hjälmaren, Sweden, the genetic structure of differently old populations of Moehringia trinervia and Lythrum salicaria was studied, using allozyme variation for M. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cytokines and Neutrophils in the Urinary Tract Mucosa

    University dissertation from Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Glycobiology, Lund University

    Author : Long Hang; Lunds universitet.; Lund University.; [2000]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immunology; neutrophils; chemokines; urinary tract infection; mucosa; epithelial cells; serology; transplantation; Immunologi; serologi;

    Abstract : This study investigated the urinary tract cytokine reponse to infection and the role of chemokines for neutrophil recruitment to the urinary tract. The results suggest that 1) IL-8 and TGFb are consitutively produced by uroepithelial cells in vivo, and that uroepithelial cells are stimulated to produce IL-1b and IL-6 by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. READ MORE