Search for dissertations about: "ten year follow up"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 107 swedish dissertations containing the words ten year follow up.

2. 1. Ten-year outcome of anorexia nervosa with teenage onset

   Author : Elisabet Wentz; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; anorexia nervosa; controlled; population study; prospective; follow-up; outcome; psychosocial functioning; comorbidity; personality disorders; autism spectrum disorders; psychiatric disorders; Morgan-Russell scales; GAF; physical health; neurology; dysdiadochokinesis; family study.;

   Abstract : Objectives: To study prospectively the relatively long-term outcome in a representative sample of teenage onset anorexia nervosa (AN) in respect of overall outcome, physical health, psychiatric disorders, and personality disorders and to investigate familial factors among first-degree relatives. Method: A group of 51 cases (48 female, 3 male) with AN, recruited by community screening (including the total AN population (minus one individual) from one birth cohort), with a mean age of onset of 14 years, was contrasted with an age-, sex-, and school-matched group of 51 comparison cases on various measures of outcome at a mean age of 24 years (10 years after reported AN onset). READ MORE

4. 2. Short- and Long-Term Follow-Up of Ophthalmological Findings in Preterm Infants and Children

   Author : Eva Larsson; Gerd Holmström; Kristina Tornqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ophtalmology; prematurity; follow-up; retinopathy of prematurity; ROP; infants; children; incidence; screening; refraction; visual acuity; visual fields; Oftalmiatrik; Ophtalmology; Oftalmologi;

   Abstract : In a prospective population-based study in Stockholm County, 1998-2000, the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was investigated and was found to be 36% in prematurely-born infants with a birth weight of ≤ 1500 grams. Compared to a study performed ten years ago, the overall incidence was unchanged, but was reduced in “mature” infants and increased in immature ones. READ MORE

5. 3. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation in musculoskeletal disorders : Quantitative and qualitative follow-up studies

   Author : Rita Sjöström; Marie Alricsson; Ragnar Asplund; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; disability; mental health; mobility; musculoskeletal; pain; quality of life; rehabilitation; return to work; sick leave; nedsatt förmåga; mental hälsa; rörlighet; muskuloskeletal; smärta; livskvalitet; rehabilitering; återgång i arbete; sjukskrivning; rehabiliteringsvetenskap; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The primary aim of this investigation was to evaluate a seven-weekmultidisciplinary rehabilitation programme, with emphasis onmusculoskeletal disorders, for working-age people, by assessments at thestart and end of the rehabilitation programme, and at follow-upexaminations 6, 12 and 24 months after completion of the programme. Afurther aim was to explore the experiences of people not returning to workduring a period of six years after participation in an extensivemultidisciplinary rehabilitation programme. READ MORE

6. 4. Health and Rehabilitation in a Psychosocial Context. A Ten Year Persepctive

   Author : Per-Olof Kaiser; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Rehabilitation; Psychosocial; Sense of Coherence; Percieved health; Long-term follow-up.;

   Abstract : Abstract This thesis is a retrospective- and prospective study of 372 long-term sick listed individuals with diseases of the locomotor system that underwent vocational rehabilitation conducted by the Social Insurance Office in the County of Västernorrland during the 1990s. The outcome of commercial rehabilitation services financed by the Insurance was evaluated in terms of return to work, sickness benefit and disability pension after1, 3, and 10 years in relation to demographic data, Sense of Coherence, Perceived Health and a created index of potential psychosocial stress labelled Psychosocial Marker. READ MORE

7. 5. Living with deteriorating and hereditary disease : experiences over ten years of persons with muscular dystrophy and their next of kin

   Author : Katrin Boström; Gerd Ahlström; Berth Danermark; Anders Möller; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social sciences; muscular dystrophy; chronic disease; ten year follow up; next of kin; ICF; activity; sickness impact; hereditary aspects; illness related problems; quality of life; multimethod; content analysis; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate haw persona with muscular dystrophy (MD) and their next of kin experience and describe their daily lives over the last ten years. MD is a group of inherited disorders characterised by muscular weakness caused by muscle wasting. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. READ MORE