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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 ... -
Health-economic evaluations of person-centred care
(2020-01-28)Person-centred care aims at making the individual partake in the healthcare decisionmaking and at supporting individual health management. This stands in contrast to usual care, which typically has more focus on the ... -
Health-related quality of life after stem cell transplantation - The firs year
(2010-11-08)Health-related quality of life after stem cell transplantation – The first year Inger Andersson Institute of Health and Care Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Abstract ... -
Help Overcoming Pain Early (HOPE) - a person-centred intervention for adolescents with chronic pain in a school setting
(2022-08-16)The overall aim of the thesis was to develop and evaluate a school health-based intervention, Help Overcoming Pain Early (HOPE) for promotion of adolescents’ ability to manage their problems with chronic pain. Study ... -
Illness perception and fatigue after myocardial infarction
(2009-05-15)Treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) has undergone major advances in recent years, including reductions in mortality and hospital stays. To optimize patients’ recovery, secondary preventive strategies are important. ... -
Immigrants with heart failure- A descriptive comparative study of symptoms, self care, social support, care and treatment
(2007-11-27)Background: The current demographic profile in Sweden demonstrates blended ethnicities and cultures evolving through mass migration and resettlement. While it is acknowledged that cultural background affects, illness ... -
Implementation of a New Working Method in Psychiatric Care
(2015-08-12)Background: The implementation of evidence-based methods in hospital settings is challenging and multifaceted. There are several different factors that may affect implementation processes, of which the organisational culture ... -
Implementation of person-centered care - Facilitators and Barriers
(2014-08-26)ABSTRACT Background: One of the major issues facing health systems around the world is the implementation of necessary reforms. In Sweden, many attempts have been made to reform the health care system, however, very few ...