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Ulrica Langegard

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Articles 19
Citations 90
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Related Specialties
Oncology
Nursing
Biomedical Engineering
Top 10 Co-Authors
Birgitta Johansson
Emma Ohlsson-Nevo
Karin Ahlberg
Katarina Sjovall
Per Fransson
Ylva Tiblom Ehrsson
Awais Ahmad
Asa Cajander
Thomas Bjork-Eriksson
Ingrid Kristensen
Published In
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol
Oncol Nurs Forum
Stud Health Technol Inform
Acta Oncol
BMC Nurs
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Recent Articles
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Patient reported fatigue after proton therapy for malignant brain tumours - Is there a relation between radiation dose and brain structures?
Kristensen I, Langegard U, Bjork-Eriksson T, Blomstrand M, Brodin P, Fransson P, et al.
Radiother Oncol . 2024 Oct; 202:110582. PMID: 39427932
Background: Fatigue may significantly effect everyday- and working life for radiotherapy patients. Some studies indicate a correlation between radiation dose and irradiated volume of the brain and the presence of...
2.
Symptom experience and symptom distress in patients with malignant brain tumor treated with proton therapy: A five-year follow-up study
Kunni K, Langegard U, Ohlsson-Nevo E, Kristensen I, Sjovall K, Fesse P, et al.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol . 2024 Sep; 31:100269. PMID: 39280778
Background And Purpose: Since patients with primary brain tumor are expected to become long-term survivors, the prevention of long-term treatment-induced side effects is particularly important. This study aimed to explore...
3.
Cost-effectiveness of proton beam therapy vs. conventional radiotherapy for patients with brain tumors in Sweden: results from a non-randomized prospective multicenter study
Sampaio F, Langegard U, de Alva P, Flores S, Nystrand C, Fransson P, et al.
Cost Eff Resour Alloc . 2024 Sep; 22(1):66. PMID: 39272105
Background: This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of proton beam therapy (PBT) compared to conventional radiotherapy (CRT) for treating patients with brain tumors in Sweden. Methods: Data from a longitudinal non-randomized...
4.
A Qualitative Study with Informal Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals for Individuals with Head and Neck Cancer on the Usage of AI Chatbots
Ahmad A, Premanandan S, Cajander A, Langegard U, Uereten E, Tiblom Ehrsson Y
Stud Health Technol Inform . 2024 Aug; 316:751-755. PMID: 39176903
Informal caregivers (ICs), including the patient's spouse, close relatives, or friends, play an important role in caregiving individuals with head and neck cancer (HNC). AI-based chatbots might offer information and...
5.
The effect of internet-administered support (carer eSupport) on preparedness for caregiving in informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer compared with support as usual: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Johansson B, Cajander A, Ahmad A, Ohlsson-Nevo E, Fransson P, Granstrom B, et al.
BMC Cancer . 2024 Apr; 24(1):494. PMID: 38637744
Background: Informal caregivers (ICs) of patients with cancer provide essential and mainly uncompensated care. A self-perceived preparedness to care for the patient is associated with a lower caregiver burden, described...
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Understanding the challenges and need for support of informal caregivers to individuals with head and neck cancer - A basis for developing internet-based support
Langegard U, Cajander A, Ahmad A, Carlsson M, Nevo E, Johansson B, et al.
Eur J Oncol Nurs . 2023 Jun; 64:102347. PMID: 37290161
Purpose: Being an informal caregiver of an individual with head and neck cancer can be demanding. Still, informal caregivers can provide valuable support to patients throughout the disease trajectory. The...
7.
Positive Design Framework for Carer eSupport: Qualitative Study to Support Informal Caregivers of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer in Sweden
Ahmad A, Premanandan S, Langegard U, Cajander A, Johansson B, Carlsson M, et al.
JMIR Cancer . 2023 May; 9:e45748. PMID: 37252765
Background: Informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), such as the patient's spouse, other close relatives, or friends, can play an important role in home-based treatment and...
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Internet-based support for informal caregivers to individuals with head and neck cancer (Carer eSupport): a study protocol for the development and feasibility testing of a complex online intervention
Langegard U, Cajander A, Carlsson M, von Essen L, Ahmad A, Laurell G, et al.
BMJ Open . 2022 May; 12(5):e057442. PMID: 35623759
Introduction: It is strongly recommended that randomised controlled trials are preceded with an exploration of the needs of the target population and feasibility testing of the intervention. The present study...
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Designing for Human Well-Being: A Case Study with Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Cancer
Ahmad A, Cajander A, Johansson B, Tiblom Ehrsson Y, Langegard U
Stud Health Technol Inform . 2022 May; 294:214-218. PMID: 35612059
Informal Caregivers such as a spouse, other close relatives or friends of cancer patients can play an essential role in home-based treatment and care. However, the informal caregivers might not...
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Evaluation of skin reactions during proton beam radiotherapy - Patient-reported versus clinician-reported
Mollerberg M, Langegard U, Johansson B, Ohlsson-Nevo E, Fransson P, Ahlberg K, et al.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol . 2021 Jul; 19:11-17. PMID: 34195393
Background: Skin reaction is a common side-effect of radiotherapy and often only assessed as clinician-reported outcome (CRO). The aim was to examine and compare patient-reported outcome (PRO) of skin reactions...