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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Att vara syskon till ett barn eller ungdom med cancersjukdom - Tankar, behov, problem och stöd
(2009-05-12)The overall aim was to describe the siblings’ thoughts on and experiences of needs, problems and supports when their brother or sister is being treated or undergoing follow-ups for or has died of cancer. The thesis uses ... -
Återhämtning och upplevd livskvalitet efter övre gastrointestinal kirurgi - ett patientperspektiv
(2009-05-14)Bakgrund: Tidigare forskning som rör cancersjukdomar i matstrupe, magsäck och bukspottkörtel har beskrivits utifrån olika perspektiv såsom symtombild behandlingsmöjligheter, operationsteknik och komplikationer och har i ... -
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. ... -
Nyutexaminerade sjuksköterskor yrkessocialisation - Erfarenheter av ett introduktionsprogram
(2009-05-19)ABSTRACT Through the ”VÅRD 77” amendment and the higher education reform from 1993, nursing education has been changed from vocational to academic. Theoretical aspects of nursing have been emphasised above clinical ones, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Vårdmiljö, vård och omvårdnad vid livets slut inom intensivvård
(2009-09-11)Admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) is in most cases preceded by a sudden illness or trauma, without an opportunity for either the patient or his or her family to prepare themselves for, or influence the location ... -
Äldre patienters, närståendes och läkares erfarenheter av mötet dem emellan - En studie inom sjukhusvård med ett sociokulturellt perspektiv
(2009-10-02)The aim of this study was to describe elderly patients' and relatives' experience of the meeting with the doctor in a hospital setting, and to describe doctors' experience of meeting patients in a hospital setting. Complaints ... -
Nu är det du som är doktor, nu är det du som bestämmer - Studier av yrkeskunnandets utveckling och manifestation hos studenter och läkare
(2010-01-26)The overall purpose of this thesis was to contribute to the understanding of how doctors’ professional knowledge evolves during both their clinical training and professional life. In this thesis, this is achieved by ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...