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Patients' Experience of Undergoing Vascular Interventional Radiology and Radiographers´ Experience of Caring for these Patients
(2013-03-25)Abstract Heart and vascular disease is a health problem through out the world and the technical development in the Interventional Radiology (IR) field is rapid. The possibilities to treat vascular disease has expanded ... -
Patients' quality of life - Living with incurable cancer in palliative homecare
(2007-09-21)My clinical experience is that living in incurable cancer at the end of life is complex to patients and their families. Patients seem to have a rather good quality of life (QoL) but problems related to the progression of ... -
Perceived burden, lived experiences and experiences of learning processes and illness management in parents of children with severe or moderate haemophilia
(2019-01-18)Haemophilia is a complex condition to manage, especially for parents of newly diagnosed children, and the illness affects the whole family. The parents are deeply involved in the child’s treatment, as they frequently have ... -
Person-centred care and self-efficacy - Experiences, measures and effects after an event of acute coronary syndrome
(2015-06-04)Person-centred care (PCC) highlights the importance of knowing the patient as a person and is a key component in engaging the person as an active partner in health care and treatment to improve illness management. ... -
Person-centred care: Possibilities, barriers and effects in hospitalised patients
(2012-08-28)The need for a person-centred rather than disease-centred approach to care is considered an important part of care today. However, healthcare professionals still tend to focus on the disease within the per- son rather than ... -
Person-centred e-support. Foundations for the development of nursing interventions in outpatient cancer care
(2016-01-20)This thesis explores the foundations of person-centred e-support for women undergoing treatment for early-stage breast cancer. It is designed to enhance the knowledge base on how nursing interventions, in the form of ... -
Physicians' engagement: qualitative studies exploring physicians' experiences of engaging in improving clinical services and processes
(2015-11-20)Background: Physicians are engaged in the bio-medical and technical development of health care. In spite of consensus between researchers and practitioners that change initiatives benefit from engaging multiple care ... -
Planerad processorienterad omvårdnad – nytta och implementering
(2010-04-16)To ensure the provision of good and safe nursing care in the ward, the nursing needs of each patient should be established and clearly documented in the form of care plans in his/her medical record. There is a lack of ... -
Posterior Perineral Injuries - Midwives' Management and Experiences of the Second Stage of Labour in Relation to Perineal Outcome
(2017-04-04)Women commonly sustain some form of perineal and vaginal injury when giving birth. Posterior perineal injuries have short- and long-term consequences for women which may lead to reduced quality of life. AIM: The aim of ... -
Postoperative infections and bladder distension following hip fracture surgery Findings from implementing patient safety innovations
(2022-10-26)Adverse events such as hospital-acquired infections and bladder distension are largely preventable if evidence-based recommendations are adhered to. The overall aim of this thesis was to promote healthcare workers’, ... -
Postoperative Pain Assessment and Management: The Effects of an Educational program on Jordanian nurses' practice, knowledge, and attitudes
(2009-05-28)Aims: The overall aims of this thesis was describe the current nursing postoperative pain assessment and management practices in the surgical wards in Jordan and evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a ostoperative ... -
Postoperative pain management - predictors, barriers and outcome
(2008-05-06)Despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines, effective analgesics and new technologies for drug administration, the management of postoperative pain continues to remain problematic and unsatisfactory. Nurses ... -
Prerequisites for palliative care provision in intensive care
(2022-02-08)Palliative care provision is aimed at improving patients’ quality of life when cure no longer possible through healthcare systems, including intensive care. It has been ob-served that ongoing challenges exist concerning ... -
Process and economic evaluation of a transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease: the Stepstones project
(2022-01-28)Transition programs have been developed for adolescents with chronic conditions and evaluated through randomized controlled trials. However, knowledge is lacking on what barriers and facilitators to implementation exist, ... -
Prolonged mechanical ventilation in Swedish intensive care units: patient characteristics, prevalence, weaning and challenges in care
(2021-04-27)The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the care of adult patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) in Swedish intensive care units (ICUs). Secondary aims were to identify the prevalence, characteristics and ... -
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles - Perspectives from Nursing Practice, Media and the General Population
(2022-09-28)Globally, non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and type 2 diabetes pose a growing threat to public health. These diseases are linked to unhealthy lifestyles, ... -
Quality in the continuum of care for frail older persons - Structure, process and outcome
(2014-02-17)Frail older persons are often dependent on care and support from several different care providers, including hospital and primary health care as well as municipal health and social care. The increasing complexity of care ... -
Quality of intrapartum care in Rwanda: management and women's experiences
(2019-05-17)The overall aim of this PhD project was to assess the quality of intrapartum care at healthcare facilities offering maternity services in Rwanda by investigating healthcare pro- viders’ management of labour and birth and ... -
Risk Assessments in Forensic Psychiatry: Consequences and Experiences for Patients and Nurses
(2022-11-02)In forensic psychiatry, risk assessment of future violence poses a great challenge to mental health care professionals. Forensic psychiatric patients are particularly vulnerable due to their complex mental health needs in ... -
Rutinbesöket hos diabetessjuksköterskan - Vårdmötet och dess innebörd för personer med typ 2 diabetes
(2011-01-26)Background and aim: Diabetes care with diabetes nurse-led clinics in primary care has been established in Sweden since the 1980s. Patients with Type 2 diabetes are involved in lifelong treatment through annual diabetes ...