Search for dissertations about: "patient reported outcomes"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 281 swedish dissertations containing the words patient reported outcomes.

  2. 21. Evidence-based dental hygenist practice in the non-surgical therapy of patients with periodontitis: outcomes of therapy and factors associated with the quality of care

    Author : Anna Liss; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Periodontitis; Non-surgical; Evidence-based; Dental hygienist; Patient-reported outcomes;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to investigate clinical and patient-reported outcomes of non-surgical treatment approaches to periodontitis and factors associated with the quality of care provided by dental hygienists (DHs) in general practice. The goal of non-surgical therapy of periodontitis is to establish infection con-trol. READ MORE

  4. 22. O knee, where art thou? Patient-reported outcomes and physical performance in individuals with acute knee injury

    Author : Vala Flosadottir; Idrottsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : Knee injury; Patient outcome assessment; Performance-based measures; Validation Studies;

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  5. 23. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty : patient selection, long- term outcomes, and side effects

    Author : Joar Sundman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is the most common surgical treatment for adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Its short-term efficacy, as measured through polysomnography, is well-established and has been demonstrated in two randomized controlled trials in recent years. READ MORE

  6. 24. High dose rate brachytherapy boost for localized prostate cancer : clinical and patient-reported outcomes

    Author : Thomas Wahlgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Localized prostate cancer; radiotherapy; HDR brachytherapy; health related quality of life; questionnaires; side effects;

    Abstract : Curative treatment of prostate cancer is controversial. The therapeutic effects of surgery and radiotherapy (RT) have hitherto proved to be similar, why other endpoints such as health related quality of life (HRQoL) stay important in decision-making. READ MORE

  7. 25. Radiation-induced dysphagia in head and neck cancer - risk structures and methodological aspects

    Author : Johanna Hedström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; head and neck cancer; radiation therapy; dysphagia; patient-reported outcomes; quality of care;

    Abstract : Background/Aims: Swallowing difficulties are common after radiation therapy (RT) in head and neck cancer (HNC). The overall aim of this thesis was to address radiation-induced late dysphagia with regard to investigating anatomical risk structures related to the development of radiation-induced dysphagia, as well as methodological aspects in the evaluation of swallowing. READ MORE