Search for dissertations about: "patient roles"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 148 swedish dissertations containing the words patient roles.
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16. Teaching and Learning in Type 2 Diabetes : The Importance of Self-Perceived Roles in Disease Management
Abstract : The major part of care in type 2 diabetes is in the hands of the patient so the focus of educational interventions should be on the person behind the disease. An experience-based group education programme that actively promotes participants’ reflection and understanding has been designed and implemented in cooperation with the Swedish Pharmacy. READ MORE
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17. Multiple roles of HMGB1 in clinical and experimental arthritides
Abstract : Inflammation can be infectious and/or sterile depending on the initiating event. The proinflammatory mediator High mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) is a nuclear protein released from cells during both sterile and infectious inflammation and once extracellular, initates and potentiates inflammation by inducing cytokine production and by recruiting inflammatory cells. READ MORE
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18. Uniquely NK cells : the multifaceted roles of the natural killers
Abstract : Natural killer cells (NK cells) were primarily discovered through the study of tumor cell recognition during immune surveillance. Till date, many studies had characterized NK cells to have immune regulatory roles in both physiological and pathological context. READ MORE
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19. Collaborative challenges in integrated care: Untangling the preconditions for collaboration and frail older people's participation
Abstract : Introduction: Frail older people often have comprehensive and complex care needs involving different caregivers and professionals. Deficits in integrated caretaking often result in hospital readmission. READ MORE
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20. When time matters : Patients’ and spouses’ experiences of suspected acute myocardial infarction in the pre-hospital phase
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe patients’ and spouses’ experiences of suspected acute myocardial infarction in the pre-hospital phase. A descriptive survey study was conducted to identify various factors influencing patient delay in 381 patients with suspected myocardial infarction hospitalised at a Coronary Care Unit (I) and ambulance utilisation among 110 myocardial infarction patients (II). READ MORE