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Children and adults with primary antibody deficiencies gain quality of life by subcutaneous IgG self-infusions at homeAnn Gardulf
Swedish Centre for Immunodeficiencies, Division of Clinical Immunology at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:936-42. 2004..It is mostly unknown what effect the choice of replacement therapy has on the patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and treatment satisfaction (TS)...- Health-related quality of life and treatment satisfaction in North American patients with primary immunedeficiency diseases receiving subcutaneous IgG self-infusions at homeUwe Nicolay
Section of Clinical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
J Clin Immunol 26:65-72. 2006..Treatment satisfaction was significantly improved in Group A. The preference for the subcutaneous route and for home therapy was respectively 81% and 90% in Group A. In Group B, 69% preferred the subcutaneous route and 92% home therapy... - Immunoglobulin treatment for primary antibody deficiencies: advantages of the subcutaneous routeAnn Gardulf
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
BioDrugs 21:105-16. 2007.... - [Computerize drug handling! Scrutiny of drug prescriptions at four emergency hospitals show big shortages]Ann Gardulf
Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Huddinge och institutionen för laboratoriemedicin, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
Lakartidningen 102:1732-4, 1736-7. 2005..This set-up would lead to improvement in the quality of health care provided in hospitals... - A prospective cross-over field trial shows protection of lemon eucalyptus extract against tick bitesAnn Gardulf
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
J Med Entomol 41:1064-7. 2004..Citriodiol may become a useful means in reducing the number of tick bites and thereby tick-borne infections, although additional studies are warranted... - Rapid subcutaneous IgG replacement therapy is effective and safe in children and adults with primary immunodeficiencies--a prospective, multi-national studyAnn Gardulf
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section of Clinical Immunology, The Swedish Centre for Immunodeficiencies, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
J Clin Immunol 26:177-85. 2006..In conclusion, the SCIG administration route was safe. High IgG levels were easily maintained resulting in a very good protection against infections... - Factors of importance for work satisfaction among nurses in a university hospital in SwedenAnn Gardulf
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Scand J Caring Sci 22:151-60. 2008..Few saw opportunities for making a career as a nurse. In conclusion, the study identified specific amenable factors linked to the head nurses leadership that are of importance in creating attractive workplaces for nurses... - Predictors of nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilizationKerstin Nilsson Kajermo
The Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
J Nurs Manag 16:305-14. 2008..To identify predictors of nurses' self-reported barriers to using research findings in clinical practice... - Factors associated with poor general health after stem-cell transplantationJoacim Larsen
Division of Nursing, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 23300, 141 83 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Support Care Cancer 15:849-57. 2007..To describe functional status (FS), general health (GH) and symptom distress (SD) from admission to 1 year post-SCT and to identify medical, demographic, and/or patient-reported outcome variables associated with patient-perceived GH... - Nurses and head nurses views of nursing diagnoses at a geriatric clinicPernilla Turunen Olsson
The Geriatric Clinic at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
J Clin Nurs 15:1338-9. 2006 - Replacement IgG therapy and self-therapy at home improve the health-related quality of life in patients with primary antibody deficienciesAnn Gardulf
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 6:434-42. 2006..The importance of including patient-reported or parent-reported outcomes in evaluations of treatment and care of this group of patients is also discussed... - Why do nurses at a university hospital want to quit their jobs?Ann Gardulf
The Nursing Care Research and Development Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
J Nurs Manag 13:329-37. 2005..However, it was found that the hospital still had a 'core group' of highly motivated and dedicated nurses with an unusually high amount of mental energy left. All findings regarding the 'quitters' are factors amenable to interventions... - Women with primary antibody deficiencies requiring IgG replacement therapy: their perception of prenatal care during pregnancySusanne Hansen
Department of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 33:604-9. 2004..Sensitizing staff about this special group of women can create conditions in which women feel respected, heard, and satisfied with their prenatal care... - Costs of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationBritt Marie Svahn
Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Transplantation 82:147-53. 2006..This study aims to determine the total costs after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and factors associated with increases or decreases in costs... - Standardized care plans in Swedish health care: their quality and the extent to which they are usedPernilla Turunen Olsson
The Geriatric Clinic at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Scand J Caring Sci 23:820-5. 2009..Further, to examine the quality of the knowledge summaries on which existing standardized care plans were supposed to be based... - Functional status, health-related quality of life and symptom severity in patients with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and enteric dysmotilityMarie Iwarzon
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Scand J Gastroenterol 44:700-7. 2009.... - Health-related quality of life and self-reported ability concerning ADL and IADL after hip fracture: a randomized trialBirgit Hagsten
Department of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Acta Orthop 77:114-9. 2006.... - Symptom occurrence, symptom intensity, and symptom distress in patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy with stem-cell transplantationJoacim Larsen
Department of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Cancer Nurs 27:55-64. 2004..To use an instrument that distinguishes between these aspects of the symptom experience may help health care professionals to support the patients through the SCT-process... - Effects of 'pain-advisers': district nurses' opinions regarding their own knowledge, management and documentation of patients in chronic painLena Törnkvist
Karolinska Institutet, Family Medicine Stockholm, Huddinge, Sweden
Scand J Caring Sci 17:332-8. 2003..Although much remains to be done, it must be acknowledged that the 'pain-advisers', with relatively small resources, managed to make significant improvements... - The ADL ability and use of technical aids in persons with late effects of polioCatarina Kling
Department of Occupational Therapy, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Am J Occup Ther 56:457-61. 2002..The purpose of this study was to describe functional performance in activities of daily living (ADL) and the use of technical aids among persons with late effects of polio... - Symptoms, symptom distress and health-related quality of life in patients with polycythaemia vera or essential thrombocythaemia during treatment with interferon-alphaMats Merup
Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
Acta Oncol 41:50-5. 2002..Another patient suffered severe depression after the study period when still on interferon. There was no difference between the frequency of symptoms recorded by the doctor and that reported by the patients...