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The estimated 10-year risk of first-onset cardiovascular disease in Swedish-born and non-Swedish-born primary healthcare patients
BackgroundSCORE2 has been introduced as an updated risk assessment tool for calculating the 10-year risk of first-onset cardiovascular disease (CVD)....
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Applicability of STOPP/START prescribing criteria in integrated Swedish administrative health registries and a Swedish population-based cohort
PurposeThe STOPP/START criteria are frequently applied in observational studies to assess potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults. This...
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The Swedish Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire: translation and cross-cultural adaptation
ObjectiveTo translate and cross-culturally adapt the Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ) from English to Swedish and to evaluate psychometric...
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Adapting the Cornell assessment of pediatric delirium for Swedish context: translation, cultural validation and inter-rater reliability
BackgroundPediatric delirium causes prolonged hospital stays, increased costs, and distress for children and caregivers. Currently, there is no...
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Validity of distal radius fracture diagnoses in the Swedish National Patient Register
Distal radius fractures are one of the most common fractures in adults. More research is needed to establish evidence-based clinical practice...
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Validation of the Swedish Quality Register for Ear Surgery – SwedEar
BackgroundThe Swedish Quality Register for Ear Surgery (SwedEar) is a national register monitoring surgical procedures and outcomes of ear surgery to...
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Validity and test–retest reliability of the Swedish version of the Geriatric Depression Scale among very old adults
BackgroundThe Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) has shown good validity and reliability, but few studies have examined the GDS among very old adults...
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Development of the Swedish anticholinergic burden scale (Swe-ABS)
BackgroundDrugs with anticholinergic properties are associated with cognitive adverse effects, especially in patients vulnerable to central...
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Epidemiology of patients assessed for trauma by Swedish ambulance services: a retrospective registry study
BackgroundThere is a lack of knowledge regarding the epidemiology of severe trauma assessed by Swedish emergency medical services (EMS).
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Psychometric evaluation of the WHODAS 2.0 and prevalence of disability in a Swedish general population
BackgroundThe World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is a generic questionnaire that captures health and...
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Validity and reliability of the swedish versions of the HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6 questionnaires
BackgroundHealth Literacy is a crucial factor for health. In Europe, many people have limited health literacy (i.e. difficulties with accessing,...
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More than meets the eye: a critical discourse analysis of a Swedish health system reform
BackgroundIn line with international trends acknowledging the importance of Primary Health Care (PHC) for improving population health and reducing...
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A retrospective analysis of mission reports in the national Swedish Police Registry on mountain rescue 2018–2022: here be snowmobiles
BackgroundIncreasing mountain activity and decreasing participant preparedness, as well as climate change, suggest needs to tailor mountain rescue....
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Validation of IgA nephropathy diagnosis in the Swedish Renal Registry
AimThe Swedish Renal Registry (SRR) is a unique national quality registry that monitors the clinical trajectory of patients with chronic kidney...
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Illuminating health aspects for immigrant Thai women in Swedish transnational marriages
BackgroundWomen who are migrants experience discrimination and face major risks, including sexual exploitation, trafficking, and violence, which...
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Increased risk of hip and major osteoporotic fractures in 8463 patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation, a Swedish population-based study
SummaryIn this retrospective cohort study of adult stem cell transplanted patients ( n = 8463), a significant increased risk of both MOF and hip...
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Cross-cultural adaption and inter-rater reliability of the Swedish version of the updated clinical frailty scale 2.0
BackgroundWorldwide, there is a large and growing group of older adults. Frailty is known as an important discriminatory factor for poor outcomes....
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Divergent strains of EHV-1 in Swedish outbreaks during 2012 to 2021
Equid alphaherpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) is a ubiquitous and significant viral pathogen in horses worldwide, causing a range of conditions, including fever,...
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Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of contracting and dying in infection and sepsis: a Swedish population-based cohort study
BackgroundSepsis is a condition where the immune response to infection becomes dysregulated and life-threatening. It is not known whether lifestyle...
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Incidence of cardiovascular disease in healthy Swedish peripheral blood stem cell donors – a nationwide study
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is used in a majority of healthy donors to obtain peripheral blood stem cells for allogeneic stem cell...
