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Counselling Patients with Hypertension at Health Centres - a Nursing Perspective
(2006-10-03)Counselling in hypertension care relating to lifestyle changes, i.e. non-pharmaco-logical treatment regarding smoking, alcohol, weight, diet, physical activity and stress, aims to reduce complications such as stroke and ... -
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 ... -
Vårdande relation i dagliga möten. En studie av samspelet mellan patienter med långvarig sjukdom och sjuksköterskor i medicinsk vård.
(2006-11-14)Det övergripande syftet för avhandlingen har varit att klargöra den vårdande relationens innebörd i dagliga möten mellan patienter med långvarig sjukdom och deras sjuksköterskor. Avhandlingen baseras på deltagande observationer ... -
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 ... -
End-of-life care in a Swedish county - patterns of demographic and social conditions, clinical problems and health care use
(2006-12-18)There is broad consensus in both international and national policy statements that care provided at end-of-life should be different from care provided during other periods of life. There is a need for comprehensive knowledge ... -
Dyspnea Experience and Quality of Life among persons with lung cancer in palliative care
(2007-01-12)Background: Dyspnea, a subjective, multidimensional experience of breathing discomfort commonly occurring in patients with incurable lung cancer, influences all aspects of life in the suffering per¬sons. To optimally enhance ... -
Fatigue in patients with chronic heart failure. Patient experience and consequences of fatigue in daily life
(2007-05-10)Although fatigue is a prevalent and distressing symptom in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), it is an underestimated problem in the care of patients, and consequently, insufficiently investigated. The primary aim ... -
Något som inte längre är - Distriktssköterskors yrkesutövning på vårdcentral ur ett genusperspektiv
(2007-05-23)District nurses have a long tradition of independence and influence over the content and organisation of their work, while the activities at their surgeries have been kept separate from other health services. Social and ... -
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 ... -
Knowing in practice - a tool in the production of intensive care
(2007-07-05)The overall aim with the the present thesisi was to find out how intensive care is produced by focusing on the ICU staffs interaction with each other and the technological tools they use. Theoretical perspective draws on ... -
Patients' quality of life - Living with incurable cancer in palliative homecare
(2007-09-21)My clinical experience is that living in incurable cancer at the end of life is complex to patients and their families. Patients seem to have a rather good quality of life (QoL) but problems related to the progression of ... -
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 ... -
Immigrants with heart failure- A descriptive comparative study of symptoms, self care, social support, care and treatment
(2007-11-27)Background: The current demographic profile in Sweden demonstrates blended ethnicities and cultures evolving through mass migration and resettlement. While it is acknowledged that cultural background affects, illness ... -
Patients with worsening chronic heart failure – Symptoms and aspects of care. A Descriptive and Interventional study
(2007-12-17)The aims of this thesis are to (1) explore the factors related to seeking care (Paper I), (2) describe the association between fatigue and selected symptoms (Paper II), (3) validate a method to detect the symptoms (Paper ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Patient och medaktör. Studier av patientdelaktighet och hur sådan stimuleras och hindras.
(2008-03-25)ABSTRACT Original title: Patient och medaktör. Studier av patientdelaktighet och hur sådan stimuleras och hindras. Title in English: Patient and Co-actor. Studies of patient participation and how this is stimulated and ... -
When Breast Cancer Returns. Women's experiences of Health, Illness and Adjustment During the Breast Cancer Trajectory
(2008-04-10)Although a recurrence of breast cancer is associated with significant distress, affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL), little is known about women’s experience during the recurrent breast cancer trajectory. The ... -
Living with diabetes during transition to adult life- Relationships, support of self-management, diabetes control and diabetes care
(2008-04-25)The overall aim of the thesis was to illuminate main concerns related to the transition of adolescents/ emerging adults with Type 1 diabetes to adult life and diabetes care and to gain a deeper understanding of how care ... -
Postoperative pain management - predictors, barriers and outcome
(2008-05-06)Despite the availability of clinical practice guidelines, effective analgesics and new technologies for drug administration, the management of postoperative pain continues to remain problematic and unsatisfactory. Nurses ...