Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa by Title
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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 ... -
Interprofessional Teamwork in the Emergency Department - Communicating for Patient Safety
(2022-05-27)Interprofessional teams may improve patient safety through successful communication and effective teamwork. However, ineffective teamwork occurs despite the implementation of various strategies and can compromise patient ... -
Intimate partner violence among women in Sweden - a clinical study of experience, occurrence, severity of violence and of the care given
(2016-09-05)Each year a significant number of women are killed or seriously injured as a result of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Healthcare professionals have a vital role to play in identifying IPV in their day-to-day encounters ... -
Knowing in practice - a tool in the production of intensive care
(2007-07-05)The overall aim with the the present thesisi was to find out how intensive care is produced by focusing on the ICU staffs interaction with each other and the technological tools they use. Theoretical perspective draws on ... -
Ett lärande verktyg-Hur patienter med egentlig depression och vårdpersonal erfar och använder portfoliometoden inom psykiatrisk öppenvård
(2011-03-25)Major depressive disorder is an increasing problem in society. In recovery from major depression, the patient’s own abilities, such as control, understanding, and management of depression, play an important role. The ... -
Lärlingsläraren - en studie om hur vård- och yrkeslärares uppdrag formas i samband med införandet av gymnasial lärlingsutbildning
(2012-01-13)Vocational teachers will acquire a new role and different working conditions in the new upper secondary school apprenticeship programme. The aim is to highlight how this new role is formulated, how the teachers will work, ... -
Life after terminated IVF – experience and quality of life among men and women
(2010-05-28)The overall aim of this thesis was to study experiences of infertility and quality of life as subjectively experienced health and psychological well-being as well as demographic, socio-economic and health issues in men and ... -
Living with a congenital heart disease - adolescents' and young adults' experiences
(2012-10-09)LIVING WITH A CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: ADOLESCENTS’ AND YOUNG ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES Malin Berghammer Institute of Health and Caring Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Abstract Adolescents and young ... -
Living with bipolar disorder - The experiences of the persons affected and their family members, and the outcomes of educational interventions
(2010-11-26)Bipolar disorder has considerable consequences for the daily life and functioning of the person affected and their family. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of living with bipolar disorder from the view ... -
Living with diabetes during transition to adult life- Relationships, support of self-management, diabetes control and diabetes care
(2008-04-25)The overall aim of the thesis was to illuminate main concerns related to the transition of adolescents/ emerging adults with Type 1 diabetes to adult life and diabetes care and to gain a deeper understanding of how care ... -
Livskvalitet och hälsa - Patienters upplevelser i samband med Abdominellt Aorta Aneurysm
(2010-01-29)This thesis is based on four studies where the overall aim was to explore and describe experiences of being diagnosed with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), and if experiences of care and treatment, affect quality of life ... -
lnnovating eldercare. Exploring older adults' peer-to-peer practices in the outskirts of public care
(2022-03-03)The focus of this thesis is everyday care between older adults and their peers who are not family. Public eldercare is also discussed. At first glance, these two issues may seem quite different. Nevertheless, trends in ... -
Major Depression and Family Life - The family's way of living with a long-term illness
(2009-02-06)The overall aim was to explore the family’s experiences of major depression and the meaning of the illness for family life, for the ill person, the partner and the children. This thesis has a life-world perspective and ... -
Management and women's experiences of pregnancies lasting more than 41 gestational weeks
(2019-09-10)It is well known that the risks for complications of both the foetus and the mother increase in post-term pregnancy. To date, there is no uniform worldwide guideline for when to induce a pregnant woman who has passed her ... -
Med risk för diabetes- studier av symtom, självskattad hälsa och erfarenhet av att leva med prediabetes
(2012-09-03)Background: Individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) have a high risk of developing both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease. T2DM is a common chronic disease in a global perspective, and ... -
Medikaliserat och resultatstyrt vårdarbete på akutmottagning - en studie med utgångspunkt i medarbetares och chefers perspektiv
(2014-11-12)AIM: The overall aim of this thesis is to obtain an understanding of Emergency Healthcare Work (EHW) at the Emergency Department (ED), including the competencies required by EHW, and based on practitioners' and managers' ... -
Memories and Health Related Quality of Life - in patients with trauma cared for in the Intensive Care Unit
(2008-11-03)Patients’ experiences of hallucinations and nightmares during an intensive care unit stay (ICU) are well-known, but it is less known how these delusional memories (DM) affect patients after discharge from hospital following ...