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- Melin-Johansson, Christina, et al.
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Significant improvement in quality of life of patients with incurable cancer after designation to a palliative homecare team
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Ingår i: European Journal of Cancer Care. - : Hindawi Limited. - 0961-5423 .- 1365-2354. ; 19:2, s. 243-250
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The aims of this study were to describe and compare quality of life (QOL) before and after designation to a palliative homecare team (PHT) in patients with different cancer diagnoses and to identify pre-designation predictors of post-designation global QOL. We measured patients� QOL one week before designation and 11 days (median time) after with the Assessment of Quality of life at the End of Life (AQEL). Of 163 eligible patient 63 participated without attrition. Patients� QOL improved in the physical, psychological, medical and global areas. Six items significantly improved: hours recumbent during the day (p=.009), nausea (p=.008), anxiety (p=.007), getting hold of staff (p=.000), received care (p=.003) and global QOL (p=.023). Depression/low in mood (r=.55) and meaningfulness (r=.70) associated to global QOL. Furthermore, pain (p=.028) and meaningfulness (p=.028) predicted global QOL. In the existential area, it is important to further explore how meaningfulness is associated to and predicts global QOL.
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- Altés Arlandis, Alberto, 1978-
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Rethinking public space : hybrid collaborative art practices and spatial piracy in the urban realm
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Ingår i: Re-Public. Re-Imagining Democracy. - Greece : http://www.re-public.gr/en. - 1791-857X. ; February 2011
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- It seems as if the city, its space, its future, its production, were almost exclusively the result of a series of processes and flows taking place at unreachable distance, in un-known locations, mostly determined by the interests and wills of un-localized powers, actors and flows. As if the city could no longer be produced and shaped after the desires of its inhabitants, articulating one or another form of collective will. As if the city was no longer the soul and reason of urban politics but just the mere object of a kind of witty and hygienic managing that understands built space as a market and a product, placing economy at the very center of society.Urban agendas no longer include distributive and social considerations but focus now on economic growth, competitiveness and entrepreneurship. Creative flexibility, efficiency and strategic partnership exclude dissent, conflict and radical criticism nearly foreclosing the political from the face of the city. Cityspace anesthetized. Public space today is planned, designed, defined, segregated, policed, and set up in order to be easily controlled, ‘secured’, and ‘marketized’, in ways that lead to homogenous, uninteresting, smooth and clean surfaces that differ very much from the inherent characteristics of the very idea of public.
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- Idahl, Annika, 1965-, et al.
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Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, human papillomavirus, and polyomavirus are not detectable in human tissue with epithelial ovarian cancer, borderline tumor, or benign conditions
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Ingår i: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0002-9378 .- 1097-6868. ; 202:1, s. 71.e1-71.e6
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: We sought to analyze the presence of the microorganisms Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, human papillomavirus (HPV), and the polyomaviruses BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV) in ovarian tissues of women with ovarian carcinomas, borderline tumors, and benign conditions. STUDY DESIGN: Ovarian tissue, snap-frozen and stored at -80 degrees C, from 186 women with benign conditions, borderline tumors, and epithelial ovarian cancer, as well as tissue from the contralateral ovary of 126 of these women, were analyzed regarding presence of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae (transcription mediated amplification), M genitalium (real-time polymerase chain reaction [PCR]), HPV (PCR), and BKV and JCV (PCR). RESULTS: All the tissue samples studied were found negative for the microorganisms analyzed. CONCLUSION: C trachomatis, M genitalium, N gonorrhoeae, HPV, and the polyomaviruses BKV and JCV are not detectable in ovarian tissues either from women with benign conditions and borderline tumors or from women with ovarian cancer.
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- Röijezon, Ulrik, 1970-, et al.
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Kinematics of fast cervical rotations in persons with chronic neck pain : a cross-sectional and reliability study
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Ingår i: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. - : BioMed Central. - 1471-2474. ; 11, s. 222-
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- BackgroundAssessment of sensorimotor function is useful for classification and treatment evaluation of neck pain disorders. Several studies have investigated various aspects of cervical motor functions. Most of these have involved slow or self-paced movements, while few have investigated fast cervical movements. Moreover, the reliability of assessment of fast cervical axial rotation has, to our knowledge, not been evaluated before.MethodsCervical kinematics was assessed during fast axial head rotations in 118 women with chronic nonspecific neck pain (NS) and compared to 49 healthy controls (CON). The relationship between cervical kinematics and symptoms, self-rated functioning and fear of movement was evaluated in the NS group. A sub-sample of 16 NS and 16 CON was re-tested after one week to assess the reliability of kinematic variables. Six cervical kinematic variables were calculated: peak speed, range of movement, conjunct movements and three variables related to the shape of the speed profile.ResultsTogether, peak speed and conjunct movements had a sensitivity of 76% and a specificity of 78% in discriminating between NS and CON, of which the major part could be attributed to peak speed (NS: 226 ± 88 °/s and CON: 348 ± 92 °/s, p < 0.01). Peak speed was slower in NS compared to healthy controls and even slower in NS with comorbidity of low-back pain. Associations were found between reduced peak speed and self-rated difficulties with running, performing head movements, car driving, sleeping and pain. Peak speed showed reasonably high reliability, while the reliability for conjunct movements was poor.ConclusionsPeak speed of fast cervical axial rotations is reduced in people with chronic neck pain, and even further reduced in subjects with concomitant low back pain. Fast cervical rotation test seems to be a reliable and valid tool for assessment of neck pain disorders on group level, while a rather large between subject variation and overlap between groups calls for caution in the interpretation of individual assessments.
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- Bryman, Inger, et al.
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Pregnancy Rate and Outcome in Swedish Women With Turner Syndrome EDITORIAL COMMENT
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Ingår i: Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. - 0029-7828 .- 1533-9866. ; 66:12, s. 756-757
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The rate of spontaneous pregnancies in women with Turner syndrome (TS) is low (2% to 5%). Oocyte donation is an option for these women and enables many to become pregnant. Some investigators question the use of pregnancy induction in TS because of the high risk for aortic dissection or other serious cardiac events. A cardiac evaluation is recommended before pregnancy is planned in TS. Among patients with TS who use their own oocytes to become pregnant, 45% suffered a miscarriage. The aim of this study was to assess pregnancy rate and outcome in a population of Swedish women with spontaneous pregnancies or who were induced using donated oocytes. Cytogenetic karyotype also was examined; mosaicism was defined as the presence of more than 5% 46, XX cells. The study subjects were 482 women with TS who had participated in a voluntary screening program conducted at Swedish Turner Centers. Among the 482 women with TS, 57 (12%) had pregnancies, including spontaneous pregnancies. The live-born rate was 67 of 124 (54%). The patient's own oocytes were used in 27 (47%) of the pregnancies and oocyte donation in 30 (53%) of pregnancies. Spontaneous pregnancies occurred in 23 of 57 women (40%) with TS. Most pregnancies using the patient's own oocytes occurred in those with 45, X/46, XX mosaic karyotype. The miscarriage rate was 26% after oocyte donation and 45% with the use of the patient's own oocytes. Five liveborns (7%) had birth defects or a serious illness; 4 of these were born after spontaneous pregnancies. Only 1 live-born had coarctation of the aorta.
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