Search for dissertations about: "risk factor modification"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 swedish dissertations containing the words risk factor modification.

  2. 1. Factors influencing adherence to risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease

    Author : Carin Alm; Kardiologiska klinikens forskargrupp; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine human and vertebrates ; coronary heart disease; health-related quality of life; risk factors; secondary prevention; lifestyle modification; Adherence; knowledge; Medicin människa och djur ;

    Abstract : Adherence to lifestyle modification and pharmacological treatment is of great importance in order to achieve maximum benefits of preventive measures after a cardiac event. Unfortunately, patients are neither adopting adequate lifestyle changes nor do they adhere to prescribed medication. READ MORE

  4. 2. Evaluation of risk factor modification management in patients with coronary heart disease and patients´ experiences of secondary prevention

    Author : Mona From Attebring; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Coronary heart disease; myocardial infarction; secondary prevention; risk factor modification; smoking cessation; validation; predictors; patients experiences; nursing;

    Abstract : Aim: To evaluate management of risk factor modification among patients suffering from coronary heart disease and to explore patients experiences of secondary prevention. Methods: After establishing a secondary prevention programme, patients were offered follow-up visits to a nurse, one year after the coronary event for evaluation of various risk factors associated with recurrence (I, II). READ MORE

  5. 3. Covalent Surface Modification of Degradable Polymers for Increased Biocompatibility

    Author : Martina Källrot; Ann-Christine Albertsson; Mikael Lindström; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Vapor phase grafting; covalent surface modification; solvent free; nano patterned topography; degradable polymers; poly ε-caprolactone ; poly L-lactide ; poly lactide-co-glycolide ; poly trimethylene carbonate ; N-vinylpyrrolidone; maleic anhydride; acrylamide; Gasfasympning; kovalent ytmodifiering; lösningsmedelsfri; nedbrytbara polymerer; nanomönstrad topografi; poly L-laktid ; poly ε-kaprolakton ; poly laktid-co-glykolid ; poly trimetylen karbonat ; N-vinylpyrrolidon; maleinsyraanhydrid; akrylamid; Polymer chemistry; Polymerkemi;

    Abstract : Degradable polymers have gained an increased attention in the field of biomedical applications over the past decades, for example in tissue engineering. One way of improving the biocompatibility of these polymers is by chemical surface modification, however the risk of degradation during the modification procedure is a limiting factor. READ MORE

  6. 4. A life-course approach to chronic kidney disease : risks and consequences

    Author : Per-Ola Sundin; Scott Montgomery; Katja Fall; Per Sjöström; Dorothea Nitsch; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chronic kidney disease; pneumonia; grip strength; creatinine; cystatin C; adolescence; life-course epidemiology; risk factor; mortality;

    Abstract : Successful primary prevention of chronic kidney disease (CKD) relies on understanding the pathways leading to established disease, including how they extend over the life-course. Projects in this thesis examine risk factors for CKD and consequences of impaired kidney function from a life-course perspective using routinely collected health-data in Swedish registers and research cohort data from the United Kingdom. READ MORE

  7. 5. 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