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A meaningful work in a strained context - exploring midwives' work situation and professional role
(2021-11-09)Midwives report a challenging work situation globally with a work force shortage, which is a large challenge for health-care organisations and can influence midwives’ professional role. The overall aim of this thesis was ... -
Altering the birthing room - The influence on birth outcomes and provision of care
(2024-01-10)Giving birth is a complex physiological process deeply influenced by psychological and social elements. A prerequisite for optimising this physiological process is to be in an environment that feels safe and protective. ... -
Andning och träning i medveten närvaro för personer med hjärtsvikt - studier av erfarenheter och effekter på symtom och tecken, välbefinnande och hälsa
(2023-05-15)Despite care and treatment, many patients with heart failure (HF) are limited by symptoms, such as shortness of breath (SOB) and fatigue, that is difficult to treat. Research shows that slow breathing and mindfulness-based ... -
Att mötas utan att ses - om partnerskap och personcentrerad vård på distans
(2023-05-16)The aim of this thesis was to evaluate and describe person-centred care over the telephone to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic heart failure (CHF) and to elucidate informal carers’ ... -
Att upprätthålla självbestämmande i palliativt skede på särskilt boende - en modell för att främja personcentrerad vård för äldre
(2020-11-20)The overall aim of the thesis was to develop a model that facilitates self-determination in the palliative phase in residential care. The three first studies constituted the ground for the model, which was developed in the ... -
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 ... -
Att vårdas vaken med respirator - patienters och närståendes upplevelser från en intensivvårdsavdelning
(2012-01-30)In recent years, light or no sedation has become a common approach in patients who require mechanical ventilation (MV) when cared for in an intensive care unit (ICU). This new approach has resulted in medical advantages ... -
Attitudes towards organ donor advocacy among Swedish intensive and critical care nurses.
(2011-05-26)End-of-Life Care in the intensive and critical care unit (ICU) involves the rare situation of caring for brain dead persons who, by their death, become potential organ donors (POD). A consequence might be that end-of-life ... -
Avvaktande eller aktiv handläggning vid långsam förlossningsprogress hos friska förstföderskor - En studie om riskfaktorer, obstetriskt utfall och förlossningsupplevelse
(2010-10-25)Slow labour progress is common in nulliparous women and is associated with childbirth complications and negative birth experiences. Oxytocin augmentation is widely used to treat slow labour despite associated risks for the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Barns delaktighet genom besök hos närstående som vårdas på en intensivvårdsavdelning
(2006-11-27)Syfte: Att undersöka och beskriva villkor och förutsättningar för minderåriga barn att vara delaktiga genom att besöka en närstående som vårdas på en intensivvårdsavdelning (IVA) samt hur vårdnadshavarna upplever sitt barns ... -
Being critically ill and surrounded by sound and noise. Patient experiences, staff awareness and future challenges
(2014-11-03)The sound environment in the ICU patient room is known to be poor and demanding. However, little is currently known about how patients recall and experience the sounds that surround them. Furthermore, staff knowledge of ... -
Bråd död när patienten drabbats av stroke - Vårdares och närståendes upplevelser.
(2012-09-03)Abstract A large number of people die from stroke every year, many of them suddenly and unexpectedly as a result of acute stroke. Sudden and unexpected death influences the next of kin and carers as well as the care given ... -
Buildning a midwifery profession in South Asia
(2016-01-19)Midwives are key professionals in improving maternal and child health globally, but establishing a midwifery profession in low-income countries is proving to be difficult. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the ... -
Caring Situation and Provision of Web-based Support for Young Persons Who Support Family Members or Close Friends with Mental Illness
(2013-05-10)Changes in psychiatric health care and increased reliance on outpatient care have resulted in the transfer of responsibility for care from psychiatric services to social networks. Young person’s therefore often take ... -
Children and their parents' experiences of mealtimes when the child lives with a gastrostomy tube
(2022-03-17)Oncology treatments and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) commonly contribute to side effects which influence the child’s ability to eat and thus cause meals to be stressful. Bodily dysfunctions linked to the ... -
Children living with type 1 diabetes and congenital heart disease in the West Bank, Palestine -Self-perceived health status, sense of coherence, and the daily life experiences of these children and theri parents
(2019-04-04)Chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes (T1D) and congenital heart disease (CHD) are lifelong conditions, need regular treatment, self management, and health care follow-ups. Growing up with these conditions affects the ... -
Children with spina bifida and their mothers in Palestine. Lived experiences, self perceived health and sense of coherence
(2019-03-20)ABSTRACT The overall aim in this thesis was to describe the lived experiences of children with spina bifida (SB) and their mothers while living under specific social and cultural conditions in West Bank, Palestine. A ... -
Confinement and Caring—On sociomaterial practices in secured institutions for youths
(2022-03-29)In special youth homes run by the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care, youths are placed because of involuntary care or a verdict. The legal regulations and conflicting requirements of care, security, and children’s ...