Essays about: "Health-Related Quality of Life"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 32 essays containing the words Health-Related Quality of Life.

  1. 26. IT-baserad hemvård av djur med hjärtfel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Andreas Wahl; [2013]
    Keywords : eHälsa; telehälsa; internet; veterinär; hjärtsvikt; kronisk sjukdom; PetHeart; sjukdomshantering; hund; katt;

    Abstract : Studiens målsättning var att utvärdera om ett internetbaserat system kan användas för att förbättra vården av hjärtsjuka hundar och katter. Detta med huvudsyfte att på ett tidigare stadium kunna upptäcka en hälsoförsämring samt visa om eftersträvad effekt uppnås vid behandling och medicinering av hjärtsvikt. READ MORE

  3. 27. Who is responsible for addressing obesity?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elisabet Stefansdottir; [2012]
    Keywords : responsibility; problem framing; problem representation; obesity; public policy; noncommunicable diseases.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, affecting children as well as adults. Obesity is a major risk factor for number of chronic diseases, it is closely related to premature mortality and other negative effects on health-related quality of life. Obesity places great economic burden on states as well as obese individuals themselves. READ MORE

  4. 28. Quality of Life depending on assessment method: The EQ-5D Descriptive System versus Direct Time-Trade-Off Grading

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Carl Willers; [2011]
    Keywords : Quality of Life; Time-Trade-Off grading; EQ-5D; Comparative Study; Cost-Utility Analysis;

    Abstract : When deciding upon resource allocation within the health care sector, implications on patients' health-related Quality of Life (QoL) are often of central concern. Different instruments with the purpose of assessing perceived QoL are in use, amongst other the EQ-5D descriptive system. READ MORE

  5. 29. The Multidimensionality of Chronic Non-Specific Neck-Shoulder Pain : Investigated in a Longitudinal Intervention Study Based on Questionnaires and Clinical Tests

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

    Author : Ida Holmlund; [2010]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The present study, based on a battery of instruments measuring pain in different dimensions, covering neurophysiological, psychological, functional and health-related domains, investigated chronic non-specific neck-shoulder pain as a multidimensional phenomenon of pain. Applications to the gate control theory of pain and the fear-avoidance model were examined and discussed. READ MORE

  6. 30. A comparison of persons who got Motivational Interviewing (MI) or not to promote physical activity, and prediction of factors influencing change of physical activity level after two years

    University essay from Institutionen för medicin och hälsa

    Author : Karin Magnusson; [2010]
    Keywords : Motivational Interviewing; MI; physical activity; low back pain;

    Abstract : Introduction: Physical inactivity, related lifestyle diseases and back pain are severe problems in today’s society. One way to increase physical activity level is through Motivational Interviewing (MI). READ MORE