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BACKGROUND: Few studies investigate predictors of intentional self-injury over time in non-clinical samples. By using longitudinal data from the whole population of the county of Scania, Sweden, aged 18 years and over (N = 936 449), we aim to identify risk factors for non-fatal diagnosed intentional self-injury. Groups at risk of repeat episodes of self-injury will be identified. METHODS: Informat

Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is the deadliest disease that claims millions of deaths globally. Ethiopia is among the countries heavily hit by the disaster. Despite the effective directly observed treatment and TB infection control (TBIC) measures provided by the world health organization (WHO), the rate of new cases increased daily throughout the country. Healthcare workers (HCWs) ar

https://www.neuronano.lu.se/about-web-page - 2026-06-17

Tillgången av hälsodata är en viktig komponent för samhällsutvecklingen inom vård, forskning och innovation. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka om hälsodata får vidareanvändas för vårdändamål med beaktande av artikel 6 GDPR, om laglig behandling av personuppgifter, och artikel 5 GDPR, om principer för behandling av personuppgifter. Syftet är också att undersöka vilka rekvisit som uppgifter

Aims: Direct seeking of care at paediatric emergency departments may result from an inadequate awareness or a short supply of medical alternatives. We therefore evaluated the care-seeking patterns, availability of medical options and initial medical assessments – with overall reference to socioeconomic status – of parents at an urban paediatric emergency department in a Scandinavian country provid

Background: Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling is a common harm reduction option for individuals with gambling problems. Multi-operator, nationwide self-exclusion services are rare, and a system introduced in the highly web-based gambling market of Sweden is a rare and recent example. However, where web-based casino gambling and web-based betting are the predominate gambling types in those see

Popular Abstract in Swedish När patienten lämnar sjukhuset och återvänder hem efter en operation för kolorektal cancer (tjocktarm och ändtarm) innebär det en stor omställning. De är inte återställda efter den stora bukoperationen och upplever olika symtom som smärta, tarmbesvär och stor trötthet. Eftersom vårdtiderna blir allt kortare har deras återhämtning bara påbörjats på sjukhuset och de kommeThe overall aim of this thesis is to study the experiences of patients and next of kin with regard to information and information needs after being discharged after colorectal cancer surgery. The aim was also to study factors related to this. Different methods were combined in this explorative study in order to obtain diverse types of data. Patients who had undergone surgery for colorectal cancer

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled pilot study with lifestyle-promoting text messages as a treatment for hypertension in primary care.DESIGN: Randomized controlled pilot trial.SETTING: Three primary health care centers in southern Sweden.SUBJECTS: Sixty patients aged 40-80 years with hypertension were included.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Feasibility of the pilot study, i.

Microsoft Word - DigiTrust 2013-14 description.docx DigiTrust – Privacy, Identity and Legitimacy in the Digital Society The purpose of this project is to better understand the importance of trust in a digital society, how issues of privacy and identity are handled, and how legitimacy is reached or breached. This is a multi- and crossdisciplinary research theme centred on the complexities of trust

https://www.pi.lu.se/sites/pi.lu.se/files/digitrust_2013-14_description.pdf - 2026-06-19

Background In many European countries, medicines promotion is governed by voluntary codes of practice administered by the pharmaceutical industry under its own system of self-regulation. Involvement of industry organizations in policing promotion has been proposed to deter illicit conduct, but few detailed studies on self-regulation have been carried out to date. The objective of this study was to

NGEN28 7,5 credits Course content The course gives a theoretical basis for application of 3D-geodata, e.g. 3D-city models and digital terrain models. The theoretical parts also provide advanced knowledge of different methods for collection of 3D data. Both methods for direct collection of 3D-geodata, GNSS/GPS and laser scanning as methods based on images, photogrammetry and structure-from-motion w

https://www.nateko.lu.se/NGEN28 - 2026-06-17

Musculoskeletal disorders are very common and affects the individual by pain and functional impairment, and the society through work disability and healthcare utilisation. To what extent is less studied. Routinely collected healthcare registers is a potential resource for epidemiological studies of musculoskeletal disorders. Skåne region, as opposed to nationally in Sweden, has healthcare register

Encounters and interactions between healthcare professionals and patients are central in healthcare services and delivery. Encountering persons who frequently use psychiatric emergency services (PES), a complex patient group in a complex context, may be particularly challenging for healthcare professionals. The aim of the study was to explore healthcare professionals’ experiencesof such encounters

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The 29th Nordic Medical History Congress Lund Sweden, April 23–25, 2025 Health and Medicine under Pressure – Challenges, Controversies and Collaborations The theme of the 29th Nordic Medical History Congress is Health and Medicine under Pressure – Challenges, Controversies and Collaborations. Our aim is to bring forth examples – of individuals as well as of societal structures –

https://www.medicinhistoria.lu.se/sites/medicinhistoria.lu.se/files/2024-05/CALL%20FOR%20ABSTRACTS%20NMHC%202025%20.pdf - 2026-06-19

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The 29th Nordic Medical History Congress Lund Sweden, April 23–25, 2025 Health and Medicine under Pressure – Challenges, Controversies and Collaborations The theme of the 29th Nordic Medical History Congress is Health and Medicine under Pressure – Challenges, Controversies and Collaborations. Our aim is to bring forth examples – of individuals as well as of societal structures –

https://www.medicinhistoria.lu.se/sites/medicinhistoria.lu.se/files/2024-05/Call%20for%20abstracts%20NMHC2025.pdf - 2026-06-19

Information security concerns everything we do with the help of digital tools, but also how we handle information in analogue form. We all need to help safeguard our information security at the university. Some risks with breaches in information security:We may experience major delays in research and teachingWe risk erroneous research resultsWe risk fines due to violations of the law, for example

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/support-and-tools/information-security - 2026-06-15

Project description: DBTMI is motivated by a challenge of underdiagnosis and false positives (FPs) in breast cancer healthcare. Mammography screening reduces mortality by early cancer detection. It is limited by FPs and unnecessary biopsies, with related complications, anxiety, and burden on the healthcare system. MI maps local pressure on the breast compressed during x-ray exam. Increased pressur

https://www.luci.lu.se/en/simultaneous-digital-breast-tomosynthesis-dbt-and-mechanical-imaging-mi-dbtmi - 2026-06-15

Our bioinformatics services include below analysis pipeline, deliverables and data management. Other pipelines can be discussed. Seq-Only Analysis pipelineDemultiplexing, involves in re-organizing the FASTQ files based on the sample index information, and generating the statistics and reporting files. This task will be performed using the bcl2fastq2 software with default settings.DeliverablesProje

https://www.ctg.lu.se/genomic-services/sequencing-only/bioinformatics-and-deliverables - 2026-06-17

Transgender persons experience a disproportionate representation in adverse mental health conditions globally. In Sweden there are tangible efforts to improving mental healthcare overall, but as a minority population, transgender persons still struggle with meeting their mental healthcare needs. While social factors such as stigma and discrimination act as catalysts for this burden, there is an ab