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Delayed labour - risk factors, use of oxytocin and outcomes
(2018-08-31)Background and aim: Delayed labour refers to progress that is slower than what is considered normal and the most common cause of delayed progress is inadequate uterine contractions. It primarily affects nulliparous women ... -
Designing, developing, and evaluating a person-centered support model for women with breast cancer treated with endocrine therapy
(2022-04-19)Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Approximately 70% of all breast cancers are estrogen positive and are recommended for treatment with adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) for five to ten years, ... -
Development and testing af an observation-based method to assess person-centeredness in healthcare
(2023-04-19)Person-centred care (PCC) has been designated and endorsed as a core competency needed for health care professionals (HCP) to meet the evolving challenges facing health care. The aim of this thesis was to develop and test ... -
Development of a Prehospital Decision Support Tool - Optimisation of the prehospital triage of patients with chest pain
(2021-11-16)Background: Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms in patients contacting the emergency medical services (EMS). This large group consists of patients with disorders of various causes and severity. Prehospital risk ... -
Development of bladder control in a population that is potty-trained early - A follow up study in Vietnamese children
(2013-10-14)The overall purpose of this thesis was to advance the knowledge of bladder function development in children with the focus on early onset of potty training. Specific aims - To describe, longitudinally, the development ... -
Drama and Learning in Nursing Education. A study in first and second cycle
(2017-11-24)Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe the nature of students learning through drama in nursing education, in first and second cycle. Methods: Study I was conducted as an integrative review of ... -
Dyspnea Experience and Quality of Life among persons with lung cancer in palliative care
(2007-01-12)Background: Dyspnea, a subjective, multidimensional experience of breathing discomfort commonly occurring in patients with incurable lung cancer, influences all aspects of life in the suffering per¬sons. To optimally enhance ... -
Encounters in Nursing Homes - Experiences from Nurses, Residents and and Relatives
(2008-10-20)Abstract: The care of residents in nursing homes (special housing) is a major challenge for the nursing profession, especially as the population of older people has increased in recent decades. One important aim of this ... -
End-of-life care in a Swedish county - patterns of demographic and social conditions, clinical problems and health care use
(2006-12-18)There is broad consensus in both international and national policy statements that care provided at end-of-life should be different from care provided during other periods of life. There is a need for comprehensive knowledge ... -
Experience of adjuvant treatment among postmenopausal women with breast cancer - Health-Related Quality of Life, symptom experience, stressful events and coping strategies.
(2008-02-22)In Sweden, breast cancer is today the most common type of cancer among women. Of the approximately 7,059 women who developed the disease in Sweden during 2006, about 73% were postmenopausal and aged 55 or older at time of ... -
Experiences, symptoms and signs in 3-11 year old children undergoing day surgery within the context of the perioperative dialogue
(2011-12-21)Surgical interventions create real, imagined, or potential fear or anxiety in many children, thus highlighting a need for the health professionals who work with them to increasingly act as facilitators. The overall aim ... -
Fatigue in patients with chronic heart failure. Patient experience and consequences of fatigue in daily life
(2007-05-10)Although fatigue is a prevalent and distressing symptom in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), it is an underestimated problem in the care of patients, and consequently, insufficiently investigated. The primary aim ... -
Fatigue och återhämtning efter hjärtinfarkt
(2015-04-01)ABSTRACT Fast and efficient acute medical treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) has developed during recent years and has resulted in a reduced number of days spent in hospital and increased survival. To optimize ... -
Finding ways forward with pain as a fellow traveler. Older women’s experience of living with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures and back pain
(2018-04-12)In a globally aging population, the number of older people living with physical disabilities due to persisting conditions will increase. Within the population of older women, two common conditions leading to long-term back ... -
Föräldrars delaktighet i sitt barns vård vid neonatal intensivvård
(2008-05-15)When a newborn baby is in need of care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the care is assumed to be carried out not only by personnel but also by parents. To promote parental participation in this care, the parents ... -
Förekomst och behandling av smärta samt interventioner som bidrar till förbättrat smärtomhändertagande hos patienter på sjukhus
(2020-02-27)Background: Pain is common in hospitalized patients. Despite the availability of various treatment methods and effective drugs foroptimal pain alleviation, research has revealed that pain treatment remains suboptimal. Aim: ... -
Förstagångsfäders upplevelser av föräldrautbildning, förlossning och första året som far
(2011-02-07)In many western societies, fathers have traditionally assumed the role of breadwinner in the family, leaving responsibilities for parenting to the mother. It was not until the late 20th century that their role as participating ... -
From the first encounter to management of childbirth - An insider action research in a labour ward world
(2015-11-12)Childbirth leaves a lifelong memory for women and their families. How they were met and treated during labour and birth affects their experience. Therefore it is of utmost importance that childbirth care is of optimal ... -
The health care environment on a locked psychiatric ward and its meaning to patients and staff members
(2009-03-19)The overall aim of this thesis was to describe the health care environment on a locked acute psychiatric ward and to elucidate its meaning to patients and staff members. The study was performed using an ethnographic ... -
Health in connection with takotsubo syndrome. Experiences, symptoms and utilization of health care
(2016-12-05)Health is subjective, involves the whole person and cannot be determined by others. It is not merely the absence of disease and illness but a resource in life. Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is a form of acute, reversible heart ...