Diagnosing colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease in primary care: the usefulness of tests for faecal haemoglobin, faecal calprotectin, anaemia and iron …

C Högberg, P Karling, J Rutegård… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Abdominal complaints are common reasons to consult primary care but they are
seldom caused by colorectal cancer (CRC), high-risk adenomas (HRAs), or inflammatory …

Patients' experiences of using the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale for a person‐centered care: A qualitative study in the specialized palliative home‐care …

C Högberg, A Alvariza, I Beck - Nursing inquiry, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of using the Integrated Palliative
care Outcome Scale (IPOS) during specialized palliative home care. The study adopted a …

[HTML][HTML] Patient-Reported and doctor-reported symptoms when faecal immunochemical tests are requested in primary care in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and …

C Högberg, P Karling, J Rutegård, M Lilja - BMC Family Practice, 2020 - Springer
Background Rectal bleeding and a change in bowel habits are considered to be alarm
symptoms for colorectal cancer and they are also common symptoms for inflammatory bowel …

Diagnosing colorectal cancer in primary care: cohort study in Sweden of qualitative faecal immunochemical tests, haemoglobin levels, and platelet counts

C Högberg, U Gunnarsson, S Jansson… - British Journal of …, 2020 - bjgp.org
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnostics are challenging in primary care and reliable
diagnostic aids are desired. Qualitative faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) have been …

[HTML][HTML] Qualitative faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for diagnosing colorectal cancer in patients with histories of rectal bleeding in primary care: a cohort study

C Högberg, U Gunnarsson, O Cronberg… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
… Data collection was performed by Cecilia Högberg and Stefan Jansson. Cecilia Högberg
performed the analysis. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Cecilia Högberg and all …

Faecal immunochemical tests for the diagnosis of symptomatic colorectal cancer in primary care: the benefit of more than one sample

C Högberg, L Söderström, M Lilja - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) are used to screen for colorectal cancer (CRC)
and as diagnostic aids in symptomatic patients. However, the number of samples per FIT …

Immunochemical faecal occult blood tests in primary care and the risk of delay in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer

C Högberg, P Karling, J Rutegård, M Lilja… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. To evaluate the value, risks, and shortcomings of immunochemical faecal occult
blood tests (iFOBTs) in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) and adenomas with high-…

Exploring why European primary care physicians sometimes do not think of, or act on, a possible cancer diagnosis. A qualitative study

S Hajdarevic, C Högberg, M Marzo-Castillejo, V Siliņa… - BJGP open, 2023 - bjgpopen.org
Background While primary care physicians (PCPs) play a key role in cancer detection, they
can find cancer diagnosis challenging, and some patients have considerable delays …

[HTML][HTML] Could it be colorectal cancer? General practitioners' use of the faecal occult blood test and decision making–a qualitative study

C Högberg, E Samuelsson, M Lilja, E Fhärm - BMC Family Practice, 2015 - Springer
Background Abdominal complaints are common reasons for contacting primary care
physicians, and it can be challenging for general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients with …

What would primary care practitioners do differently after a delayed cancer diagnosis? Learning lessons from their experiences

…, S Hajdarevic, C Högberg… - … journal of primary …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Diagnosis of cancer is challenging in primary care due to the low incidence of
cancer cases in primary care practice. A prolonged diagnostic interval may be due to doctor, …