Sahlgrenska Academy / Sahlgrenska akademin: Recent submissions
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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles - Perspectives from Nursing Practice, Media and the General Population
(2022-09-28)Globally, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and type 2 diabetes pose a growing threat to public health. These diseases are linked to unhealthy lifestyles, ... -
Physical activity and exercise in patients with intermittent claudication
(2022-09-26)Introduction. Supervised exercise is a guideline recommendation in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). As the availability of supervised exercise varies, interest has turned to the more accessible home-based ... -
Deriving biomarkers from computed tomography using deep learning
(2022-09-23)X-ray computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are widely used structural neuroimaging modalities. For brain atrophy assessment and volumetric quantification using automated methods, MRI is the preferred ... -
Vaccine responses after chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation in patients with hematological malignancies
(2022-09-22)The prevention of infections in patients with hematological malignancies is important given the inherent immune deficiency associated with these diseases and the immunosuppressive effects of treatment. This thesis investigated ... -
Children with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities - characteristics and communication interventions
(2022-09-20)Children with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (S/PIMD) communicate presymbolically and need support in all aspects of daily life. Communication intervention studies are scarce, and so is research ... -
Mechanical circulatory support in advanced heart failure - patient selection, treatment strategies and outcomes
(2022-09-19)Background: Heart transplantation (HTx) remains the major treatment option for selected patients with end-stage heart failure. In hemodynamically unstable patients, or when there is a considerable risk of deterioration ... -
Automatic tumour segmentation in brain images: moving towards clinical implementation
(2022-09-16)The aim of this thesis was to examine and enhance the scientific groundwork for translating deep learning (DL) algorithms for brain tumour segmentation into clinical decision support tools. Paper II describes a scoping ... -
Exploring person-centered care in acute psychosis care settings. Findings from the Person-Centered Psychosis Care project.
(2022-09-16)Many persons with psychotic disorders are in need of inpatient care at some point in time. The inpatient setting is suggested to need reform to better deliver recovery-oriented care and align with legislation emphasizing ... -
Men and Masculinities in Sexual Healthcare: Exploring Notions and Discourses among Healthcare Professionals
(2022)Aim: Healthcare professionals (HCP) have been described as vital for men’s experiences of sexual healthcare (SHC). However, HCPs in SHC have to a low extent been included in research on men and masculinity. The aim of ... -
Safe care at home for frail older people. Perspectives of care receivers and care professionals
(2022-09-12)The body of evidence regarding what is needed to ensure safe care is growing, but the ongoing movement of healthcare from inpatient contexts to primary care settings highlights how much knowledge we lack regarding safe ... -
Rehabilitation and outcomes after spasticity-correcting surgery in the upper limb
(2022-09-09)Background: The ability to perform everyday life activities is beneficial for one’s self-identity and contributes to human well-being. Enhancement of activity performance is therefore central in all forms of rehabilitation. ... -
Investigations into the role of Epstein-Barr virus in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis
(2022-09-08)Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection may be a prerequisite for the development of MS. Virtually all MS patients have antibodies to Epstein Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1), compared to 90-95% of healthy individuals. ... -
Hälsobringande sjukvård - för personal och patienter
(: Göteborgs universitet, Sahlgrenska akademin, Inst f medicin, Samhällsmedicin och folkhälsa, Arbets- och miljömedicin, 2022) -
Neurodevelopmental disorders (ESSENCE): Early detection and outcome in adulthood
(2022-09-02)Objectives: Examine outcomes in adulthood for a group of individuals diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and for another group during childhood diagnosed with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder ... -
Radiotherapy-induced late effects among female pelvic cancer survivors - sexual health, wellbeing, and impact of nurse-led interventions
(2022-09-01)This thesis addresses unmet needs concerning sexual health issues and low wellbeing in female cancer survivors treated with pelvic radiotherapy. The aim was to improve knowledge about sexual health, wellbeing and vaginal ... -
Effects on quality of life of new radiotherapy techniques in treatment of head and neck cancer
(2022-08-26)The treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) with radiotherapy has greatly evolved during the last twenty-five years with the introduction of new algorithms and techniques such as three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy ... -
The neuromodulatory effect of extracellular ions in the central nervous system
(2022-08-23)Neurons are the cells that send and receive signals in the central nervous system. Neuronal signaling is the base for all the complex tasks the human brain is capable of, from the detection of a smell to the composition ... -
Molecular biosignatures and gut-barrier alterations in inflammatory bowel diseases
(2022-08-23)Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic immune-mediated disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract. The multifactorial pathophysiology of IBD is commonly explained as an abnormal interplay between genetic, immune, ... -
Young adults and oral health - Oral health behaviors and an intervention for better oral health
(2022-08-22)Although the oral health among young adults in Sweden is generally good, there are groups where poor oral health remains a problem. The aim of this thesis is to increase our knowledge of oral health and oral health-related ... -
CSF biomarker panels. Focus on synaptic pathology
(2022-08-18)Fluid biomarkers of neuropathological features are important clinical tools in diagnostics and patient monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases. For the most prevalent cause of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), several ...