Search for dissertations about: "quality of diabetes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 202 swedish dissertations containing the words quality of diabetes.

  2. 1. Trials of Diets for Treatment of Diabetes : A comparison of diets for treatment of type 2 diabetes, aspects on long and short term effects

    Author : Hans Guldbrand; Fredrik Nyström; Carl Johan Östgren; Staffan Lindeberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dietary intervention; type 2 diabetes; low-carbohydrate diet; blood glucose; blood lipids; insulin; body mass index; quality of life; inflammation; cytokine;

    Abstract : BackgroundType 2 diabetes is a common disease and the prevalence has increased in large parts of the world. In treatment of diabetes the type of diet is of great importance considering metabolic factors such as glucose level and blood lipids. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Colours of Diabetes : advances and novel applications of molecular optical techniques for studies of the pancreas

    Author : Christoffer Nord; Ulf Ahlgren; Ian Smyth; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Optical projection tomography; Technique development; Near-infrared; 3D visualization; Biomedical imaging; ß-cell mass; Diabetes; Vibrational micro spectroscopy;

    Abstract : Diabetes is a rapidly increasing health problem. In a global perspective,approximately 415 million people suffered from diabetes in 2015 and this number ispredicted to increase to 640 million by 2040. To tackle this pandemic there is a needfor better analytical tools by which we can increase our understanding of the disease. READ MORE

  5. 3. Prevention of type 2 diabetes : modeling the cost-effectiveness of diabetes prevention

    Author : Anne Neumann; Lars Lindholm; Katarina Steen Carlsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; type 2 diabetes mellitus; prevention; health economics; Markov modeling; risk equations; health-related quality of life; lifestyle modification; pre-diabetic states; cost-effectiveness; Västerbotten Intervention Programme;

    Abstract : Background: Diabetes is a common and costly disease that is expected to continue even to grow in prevalence and health expenditures over the coming decades. Type 2 diabetes is the most common diabetes type and is characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. READ MORE

  6. 4. Bariatric surgery as treatment of type 2 diabetes – clinical and mechanistic aspects

    Author : Petros Katsogiannos; Jan Eriksson; Magnus Sundbom; Per-Ola Carlsson; Daniel Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Roux-en-y gastric bypass; Type 2 diabetes; incretins; cytokines; adipokines; adipose tissue; heart rate variability; quality of life.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Bariatric surgery can rapidly improve glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with T2D and obesity. These improvements appear to be partly independent of weight loss, however, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. READ MORE

  7. 5. Patient Perspectives brought to the Fore for Diabetes Care : Descriptions as well as Development and Testing of the Diabetes Questionnaire

    Author : Maria Svedbo Engström; Soffia Gudbjörnsdottir; Janeth Leksell; Katarina Eeg-Olofsson; Unn-Britt Johansson; Margareta Kristensson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Diabetes Mellitus; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Qualitative Research; Surveys and Questionnaires; Cross-Sectional Studies; Hälsa och välfärd; Health and Welfare; Diabetes Mellitus; Patient-Reported Outcome Measures; Qualitative Research; Surveys and Questionnaires; Cross-Sectional Studies;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aims were to describe perspectives of living with diabetes, to develop a patient-reported outcome and experience measure for the Swedish National Diabetes Register, and to initiate the evaluation of evidence of measurement quality for that measure. A further aim was to describe health-related quality of life and to assess its associations with glycaemic control. READ MORE