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Ömsesidighet i förhandling. Sjuksköterskors förutsättningar för och erfarenheter av att främja patientdelaktighet.
(2008-03-12)
The overall aim of this thesis was to find theoretical structures in order to explain the phenomenon of patient participation as it is described by nurses. Data collection were obtained from focus groups (10) with nurses ...
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 ...
Patients with unexplained chest pain − Pain experience, stress, coping and health-related quality of life
(2007-09-28)
Chest pain is a common symptom that causes individuals to seek acute care at emergency departments; however, more than half of these patients are judged to have no organic cause to their pain. In Sweden, the number of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Patients with acute hip fractures; motivation, effectiveness and costs in two different care systems
(2006-10-06)
Abstract
The care of patients with a hip fracture in Sweden varies a lot in terms of length of hospital stay and these patients are often subjected to multiple transferrals for other than medical reasons. How this affects ...
Urinary bladder function and acquisition of bladder control in healthy children
(2007-05-28)
The overall aim was to advance the knowledge of urinary bladder function and the acquisition of bladder control in healthy children.
The participants in papers I, II and III were from the same population (n=59). In paper ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...