Search for dissertations about: "DISSERTATIONS nursing 2007"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words DISSERTATIONS nursing 2007.

2. 1. Swedish maternal health care in a multiethnic society - including the fathers

   Author : Pernilla Ny; Anna-karin Dykes; Elisabeth Dejin-Karlsson; Kyllike Christensson; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; kvinnohälsovård; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Preventive work in maternal and child health care has a long history in Sweden. Today, Sweden has achieved the lowest maternal and child mortality rates globally based on a maternal health care system regulated by national recommendations; offered to every woman, free of chare, on a continuity basis, by registered midwives at municipal clinics within the community with the purpose of being assessable for all women. READ MORE

4. 2. Living in consolation while growing very old

   Author : Regina Santamäki Fischer; Berit Lundman; Astrid Norberg; Anneli Sarvimäki; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; aged; aging; phenomenological hermeneutic; transcendence; consolation; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Growing very old into late life means increased suffering that may lead to despair and call for consolation. This thesis looks at the lived experience of very old people and aim at illuminating the meaning of growing very old and the meaning of consolation when growing old. READ MORE

5. 3. Elder abuse through a prism of perceptions : perspectives of potential witnesses

   Author : Christen Erlingsson; Britt-Inger Saveman; Sharon Carlson; Sture Åström; Fredricka Gilje; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elder abuse; Delphi technique; focus groups; narrative analysis; risk indicators; ageism; victim blaming; shame; power; compassion; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to deepen understanding of elder abuse (EA) by exploring and comparing perceptions held by experts, older persons, representatives of potential support organizations, and family members. Experts’ perspectives (I) were examined through risk indicators and screening questions (a) located in EA literature and (b) selected by an international Delphi panel. READ MORE

6. 4. Stress of conscience and burnout in healthcare : the danger of deadening one's conscience

   Author : Ann-Louise Glasberg; Anna Söderberg; Töres Theorell; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; conscience; troubled conscience; stress; burnout; healthcare personnel; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether there is an association between “stress of conscience” — that is, stress related to a troubled conscience — and burnout, and to obtain an enhanced understanding of factors related to stress of conscience and burnout in healthcare. Of the four “studies” included, one uses qualitative research methods and the others use quantitative research methods. READ MORE

7. 5. Fatigue, functional status, health and pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

   Author : Kersti Theander; Mitra Unosson; Berit Lundman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; fatigue; functional status; health; pulmonary rehabilitation; Fatigue impact scale; confirmatory factor analysis; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to describe fatigue, functional limitations due to fatigue and health in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as to compare patients with individuals from the general population and to test if pulmonary rehabilitation can reduce fatigue and functional limitations, and thus improve health. A further aim was to test the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) among patients with COPD. READ MORE