Institute of Health and Care Sciences / Inst för vårdvetenskap och hälsa: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Women with type 1 diabetes during pregnancy and postpartum Well-being and diabetes management
(2018-02-19)Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is associated with increased medical risks during pregnancy and birth. To minimize the risks and increase the possibility of a healthy offspring, blood glucose levels near normal are required. ... -
Drama and Learning in Nursing Education. A study in first and second cycle
(2017-11-24)Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe the nature of students learning through drama in nursing education, in first and second cycle. Methods: Study I was conducted as an integrative review of ... -
Painting from Within - Developing and Evaluating a Manual-based Art therapy for Patients with Depression
(2017-09-13)Aim: The overall aim was to develop and evaluate a manual-based art-therapy programme for patients with depression, and hence, to clarify treatment effects and to describe participants’ experiences of the treatment. The ... -
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. ... -
Posterior Perineral Injuries - Midwives' Management and Experiences of the Second Stage of Labour in Relation to Perineal Outcome
(2017-04-04)Women commonly sustain some form of perineal and vaginal injury when giving birth. Posterior perineal injuries have short- and long-term consequences for women which may lead to reduced quality of life. AIM: The aim of ... -
En vårdande ljusmiljö inom intensivvård -Patienters upplevelser och effekter av en cyklisk belysningsintervention
(2017-03-02)ABSTRACT Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate patients’, who were cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU), experiences and effects concerning a cycled lighting intervention based on health, ... -
Health in connection with takotsubo syndrome. Experiences, symptoms and utilization of health care
(2016-12-05)Health is subjective, involves the whole person and cannot be determined by others. It is not merely the absence of disease and illness but a resource in life. Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is a form of acute, reversible heart ... -
Patientdelaktighet. Betydelse och utvärdering inom ryggmärgsskaderehabilitering
(2016-11-07)Patientdelaktighet är av central betydelse i dagens hälso- och sjukvård men det är oklart vad det innebär i praktiken och det saknas frågeformulär för att utvärdera patienters erfarenheter av patientdelaktighet inom ... -
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 ... -
Experiences of continuity when living with chronic heart failure
(2016)The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to explore how persons living with chronic heart failure (CHF) experience continuity and discontinuity in their daily life and in their healthcare contacts. The specific aims ... -
Patient Education Materials from a person-centred perspective - Coping and co-design in colorectal cancer care
(2016-05-31)To cope with possible stressful events after colorectal cancer surgery, patients need to be prepared for the early postoperative phase. Complementary written in-formation is often used, but requires improvement. The overall ... -
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 ... -
Person-centred e-support. Foundations for the development of nursing interventions in outpatient cancer care
(2016-01-20)This thesis explores the foundations of person-centred e-support for women undergoing treatment for early-stage breast cancer. It is designed to enhance the knowledge base on how nursing interventions, in the form of ... -
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 ... -
Physicians' engagement: qualitative studies exploring physicians' experiences of engaging in improving clinical services and processes
(2015-11-20)Background: Physicians are engaged in the bio-medical and technical development of health care. In spite of consensus between researchers and practitioners that change initiatives benefit from engaging multiple care ... -
From the first encounter to management of childbirth - An insider action research in a labour ward world
(2015-11-12)Childbirth leaves a lifelong memory for women and their families. How they were met and treated during labour and birth affects their experience. Therefore it is of utmost importance that childbirth care is of optimal ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Person-centred care and self-efficacy - Experiences, measures and effects after an event of acute coronary syndrome
(2015-06-04)Person-centred care (PCC) highlights the importance of knowing the patient as a person and is a key component in engaging the person as an active partner in health care and treatment to improve illness management. ...