Search for dissertations about: "Next of kin"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 swedish dissertations containing the words Next of kin.
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1. Guilt and shame in end-of-life care : the next-of-kin's perspectives
Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to explore and describe the concepts of guilt and shame and gain a greater understanding of the next-of-kin’s experiences of guilt and shame in end-of-life care.Methods: Study I was a qualitative secondary analysis of 47 interviews with next-of-kin searching for experiences of guilt and shame. READ MORE
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2. Quality of Care in the Psychiatric Setting : Perspectives of the Patient, Next of Kin and Care staff
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe quality of care from different perspectives in the psychiatric setting, to develop an instrument for measuring quality of care from the in-patient perspective and to use this instrument empirically. A qualitative descriptive design involving a phenomenographic analysis was used in Studies I, III and IV, and a descriptive and comparative design with statistical analysis in Study II. READ MORE
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3. Living with ALS – Perspectives of Patients and Next of kin
Abstract : ALS is a neurodegenerative disease without curative treatment. The knowledge of the relationship between patients and their next of kin with respect to quality of life (QoL) is deficient. READ MORE
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4. Everyday Life among Next of Kin of Haemodialysis Patients
Abstract : Everyday life can be complex when next of kin of haemodialysis patients are preoccupied with taking care of the patient and his/her health, which implies the difficulties and requirements needed. The general aim of this thesis was to explore and describe everyday life among next of kin of haemodialysis patients with focus on the life situation, health, time and professional support. READ MORE
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5. Caring for the next of kin : on informal care of the elderly in Sweden
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