Licentiatavhandlingar / Licentiate Theses - SwePub
Recent submissions
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Long-term cardiovascular assessment in women with preeclampsia
(Inst för kvinnors och barns hälsa / Dept of Women's and Children's Health, 2024-05-22)Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is one of the most common medical multi-organ, pregnancy-specific disorder. PE is associated with endothelial dysfunction, elevated blood pressure, and inflammation. In addition to vascular ... -
Circulating factors affecting skeletal muscle metabolism
(Inst för fysiologi och farmakologi / Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2024-05-21)The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to study the role of circulating factors in modulating skeletal muscle metabolism. To this end, we investigated two different scenarios: Type 2 diabetes, which is characterised ... -
Oral graft versus host disease : salivary gland pathology and tissue modelling
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2024-04-04)Chronic Graft versus Host Disease (cGVHD) is a consequence of dysregulated immune reconstitution after allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT), a treatment for high-risk blood malignancies or immune ... -
Think twice before you click! : exploring the role of human factors in cybersecurity and privacy within healthcare organizations
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2023-08-25)The urgent need to protect sensitive patient data and preserve the integrity of healthcare services has propelled the exploration of cybersecurity and privacy within healthcare organizations [1]. Recognizing that advanced ... -
Characterizing the effects of weight loss on human adipose tissue gene transcription and cell composition
(Inst för medicin, Huddinge / Dept of Medicine, Huddinge, 2023-05-05)Obesity is a globally prevalent metabolic disease that affects more than one billion people according to the World Health Organization and the number continues to increase. Obesity has detrimental effects on health and ... -
On the clinical assessment of persistent fatigue and pain
(Inst för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle / Dept of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 2023-01-04)Patients with persistent fatigue and pain, most of them women, often struggle with decreased function and related concerns. They commonly receive an inconclusive investigation and a delayed diagnosis. Neuropathic aspects ... -
Effects of exercise on alcohol use disorders
(Inst för global folkhälsa / Dept of Global Public Health, 2022-08-18)Background: Alcohol use disorders are common, yet highly undertreated. Major barriers for not seeking treatment are stigma, lack of problem awareness, and the desire to self-manage the problem. In addition to health ... -
Spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain : a study of health outcomes and costs
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2021-12-01)Background: The aetiology of chronic pain is complex and encompasses many different causes. Chronic pain commonly arises due to spinal disorders causing pain in the back and legs. Chronic pain is a substantial global public ... -
Post-migration stress and mental health among refugees : a population-based survey among refugees from Syria recently resettled in Sweden
(Inst för klinisk neurovetenskap / Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, 2021-05-31)Refugees are exposed to several risk factors for mental ill health before, during, and after the migration. While the impact of traumatic experiences on the mental health of refugees is well-known, the effect of adverse ... -
Finding common ground : patient-centered care and self-management support of multimorbidity in primary health care
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2021-03-30)Background: Patient-centered care is associated with improved health outcomes and increased care satisfaction and is a target for health care internationally. An important component of patient-centered care is patient-centered ... -
Health-related quality of life of different patient groups in Swedish national quality registers : longitudinal studies of EQ-5D data and application of different value sets
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2021-03-02)Background: EQ-5D data on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are collected in roughly 40% of about 100 National Quality Registers (NQRs) in Sweden. The aim of the thesis was to increase knowledge on the use ... -
Evaluation of attention training after aquired brain injury : an occupational perspective
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2021-01-08)AIM: The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of two different approaches of attention training, Attention Process Training (APT) and Activity-based Attention Training (ABAT) after ABI, on level of activity and ... -
Thoughts, emotions and experiences in two different generations of women undergoing cesarean section
(Inst för kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus / Dept of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, 2020-10-29)Background: Giving birth is a major life event and the memories of the birth are often something that women carry with them for the rest of their lives. There can be a lot of emotions and fears tied to childbirth. Some ... -
Common respiratory virus infections in cystic fibrosis : from immunity to vaccine
(Inst för medicin, Huddinge / Dept of Medicine, Huddinge, 2020-05-27)Cystic fibrosis is the most common lethal monogenetic disease in Caucasians. It is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein which is responsible for appropriate ion and water ... -
Hygiene at CT and MRI
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2020-05-26)Background: Preventing the spread of infections is a constant battle against microorganisms. Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are a global problem today and causes suffering for ... -
Between the lines : gambling among athletes and coaches in four elite sports
(Inst för klinisk neurovetenskap / Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, 2020-04-23)Background and aim: Knowledge of how gambling and problem gambling are distributed in different societal groups is valuable for developing preventive initiatives. Considering the financial connections between sports and ... -
Sickness absence and disability pension among individuals injured in a bicycle crash
(Inst för klinisk neurovetenskap / Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, 2020-04-21)Bicyclists are the road user group with the highest number of severe injuries, yet little is known about the impact of such injuries on sickness absence (SA) and disability pension (DP). Therefore, the aim was to increase ... -
Paving the way : the second generation of e-patients, their experiences, actions and driving forces
(Inst för lärande, informatik, management och etik / Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, 2020-04-16)Background: E-patients are described as patients and informal caregivers who are empowered, equipped, enabled and engaged, and use digital solutions for their self-care and in healthcare contexts. Self-care can be understood ... -
Hearing in children with cleft palate
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2020-02-21)Objective: The overall aim of this thesis was to collect longitudinal information about hearing thresholds and complications due to otitis media with effusion (OME) in children with cleft palate. Since OME is highly prevalent ... -
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in geriatric patients with dysphagia
(Inst för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle / Dept of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 2019-11-27)Background: Orofaryngeal dysphagia (OD) is common in geriatric patients and a risk factor for malnutrition and prolonged in-hospital stay. Nutritional assessment is essential in these patients and documentation should be ...