Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa by Title
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Safe care at home for frail older people. Perspectives of care receivers and care professionals
(2022-09-12)The body of evidence regarding what is needed to ensure safe care is growing, but the ongoing movement of healthcare from inpatient contexts to primary care settings highlights how much knowledge we lack regarding safe ... -
Säg till om du önskar tolk - Kommunikation i neonatalvård mellan föräldrar och vårdpersonal när språkbarriärer föreligger
(2019-05-17)Family-centred neonatal care encourages parents to participate in the care of their child. When language barriers exist between healthcare personnel and parents, a third party is needed to achieve satisfactory communication. ... -
Self-management in hypertension care
(2015-11-04)Despite effective treatment strategies for hypertension, many persons with hypertension still fail to reach recommended blood pressure targets. As hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, ... -
Sexuality in women living with HIV
(2019-01-11)The overall aim was to investigate different aspects of sexuality in women living with HIV in Sweden. Study I was a meta-synthesis of 18 qualitative studies describing experiences of sexuality and reproduction in women ... -
Sjuksköterskors patientundervisande arbete - Ett otydligt fält
(2016-04-11)ABSTRACT Aim: The overall aim of this thesis is to explore, describe and critically assess conditions for nurses’ patient education work. This was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the aim was to describe ... -
Skall jag gå, eller är det bättre att jag väntar? Förutsättningar för barns toalettbesök i skolan
(2009-06-10)Should I go, or is it better to wait? – Conditions for children to go to the toilet at school Barbro Lundblad The Sahlgrenska Academy at the UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG, Institute of Health and Care Sciences ... -
Stigma and socioeconomic outcomes in epilepsy
(2022-12-21)Epilepsy influences all aspects of life. While the treatment of seizures is the natural starting point in epilepsy care, social aspects of epilepsy need consideration for successful outcomes. The purpose of this doctoral ... -
Stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa; upplevelser och behandling inom primärvård
(2014-03-20)Stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa är vår tids stora utmaning både i Sverige och internationellt. Personer med stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa utgör en stor patientgrupp inom primärvård, som oftast är den första och enda instansen ... -
Subjective recovery following colorectal cancer treatment
(2018-03-21)As a basis for nursing support for survivors and partners following CRC treatment, the overall aim of the present thesis was to explore the first year of subjective recovery following such treatment. First, the focus was ... -
Supporting mental health - Effects, communicative processes and experiences of a person-centred eHealth intervention
(2022-05-18)Corresponding to the appeal to develop supportive strategies for people on sick leave with common mental disorders (CMDs), focusing beyond illness and towards mental health, this thesis evaluates an eHealth intervention ... -
The balancing act of living with symptoms. Patient-reported data and quality of care during and after treatment with proton beam therapy in patients with brain tumors
(2020-01-21)is thesis focuses on patients with primary brain tumors undergoing proton beam therapy (PBT) and the consequences of the treatment. Quality of care (QoC) in a recently established clinic in Sweden was also evaluated. ... -
The percieved threat of the risk of graft rejection among organ transplant recipients
(2010-12-16)Transplantation is an established and successful treatment for critically ill patients. For many of the organ transplant recipients (OTR) it is the only option for survival. When OTRs are asked about what they fear the ... -
There is no escape from getting old - Older persons' experiences of environmental change in residential care
(2010-03-05)A life of quality in residential care has to be finely balanced against the characteristics of institutionalization. Highly desirable aspects of person-hood, such as dignity, privacy, and eligibility, are bound up with ... -
Third stage of labour-studies on management, blood loss and pain in Angola and Sweden
(2010-10-25)Management of the third stage of labour and risk factors for blood loss have been the focus of investigation for a long time. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate management of the third stage of labour and ... -
To give birth in late- and post-term pregnancy - women's experiences and perspectives
(2022-05-19)Childbirth is a lifechanging event, and women carry with them the experience throughout life. Around one in five pregnancies reach gestational week 41. When to recommend induction of labour for those extending 41 gestational ... -
Towards an item bank to measure patient-reported experience of person-centred care
(2023-03-03)The reorienting of healthcare towards a more person-centred approach requires new approaches to evaluate care from the patient perspective. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore care from the perspective of people ... -
Understanding mental illness and promoting mental health -Experiences of Exhaustion Disorder and Effects of a Person-Centred eHealth Intervention
(2022-05-11)Health is subjective, involving the whole person, and cannot be determined by others. It is a resource in life, not merely the absence of disease and illness. Common mental disorders (CMDs), including stress-related ... -
Unexplained chest pain in men and women - symptom perception and outcome
(2009-01-30)Patients with chest pain account for a large number of all patients seeking health care. The majority of these patients are referred to emergency departments (ED) and many of them are given a discharge diagnosis of unexplained ... -
Ungdomars och deras föräldrars erfarenheter av att leva med inflammatorisk tarmsjukdom – Fokus på hälsa, självkänsla och egenvård
(2010-05-17)Abstract Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic and relapsing disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that includes the two major subcategories ulcerative colitis and Crohn´s disease. Suffering from IBD during ... -
Unravelling the duality of Caregivinghood - How informal caregivers describe their situation when salutogenically approached
(2017-05-12)Demographic changes and an emphasis on community care, increase the number of informal caregivers to older adults in most societies. Their willingness to provide care and that they are healthy enough to manage, is essential. ...