Search for dissertations about: "proxy rater"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words proxy rater.

2. 1. Quality of life of patients with generalised malignant melanoma on chemotherapy

   Author : Valgerður Sigurðardóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : advanced malignant melanoma; care providers; chemotherapy; ethics; EORTCQLQ-C36; HAD scale; melanoma module; prognostic; proxy rater; psychometric analyses; quality of life.;

   Abstract : Background: A quality-of-life study (QOL) was conducted in parallel to a clinical trial to examine the impact of chemotherapy on the physical, psychological, social and overall functioning and well-being of the patients with advanced malignant melanoma on chemo-therapy. A tumour-specific questionnaire technique (EORTC QLQ) to evaluate patients' QOL, was studied and extensively validated. READ MORE

4. 2. Provoked vestibulodynia : evaluation of a treatment modality and early life health

   Author : Philip Haraldson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a common cause of dyspareunia and have severe negative impact on the quality of life and sexual health in those afflicted. PVD can affect women at a young age without a clear cause and a theory is that birth-related events could contribute to the development of this condition. READ MORE