Search for dissertations about: "Spouses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 123 swedish dissertations containing the word Spouses.

  2. 1. Life situation after stroke : the spouses' perspective

    Author : Jenny Larson [Windahl]; Regina Wredling; Ewa Billing; Magnus von Arbin; Veronica Murrau; Gerd Ahlström; Örebro universitet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; Omvårdnadsvetenskap; Spouse; stroke; quality of life; support programme; nursing intervention; well-being; life situation; gender; predictors; questionnaire;

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  4. 2. End-stage renal disease patients and their spouses : Coping, perceived consequences, and health-related quality of life

    Author : Ragny Lindqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Coping; health-related quality of life; perceived consequences; perceived efficiency; BSRD patients; spouses; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : The general aim was to study use and efficiency of coping strategies to handle problems occasioned by illness and treatment among three groups of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients (n=86) and their spouses (n=55). A sample of the Swedish population (n=519) was studied as a reference. READ MORE

  5. 3. Patients’ and Spouses’ Perspectives on Coronary Heart Disease and its Treatment

    Author : Anita Kärner; Björn Bergdahl; Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren; Björn Sjöström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Causal attributions; coronary disease; drug treatment; lifestyle changes; phenomenography; patient adherence; spouses; Cardiology; Kardiologi;

    Abstract : Background: Lifestyle changes and drug treatment can improve the prognosis and quality of life for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), but their co-operation with suggested treatment is often limited. The aim of this thesis was to study how patients and their spouses conceive CHD and its treatment. READ MORE

  6. 4. Hope and Despair : Philosophy of life, expectations and optimism in cancer patients and their spouses

    Author : Jeanette Winterling; Karin Nordin; Bengt Glimelius; Birgitta Sidenvall; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Caring sciences; philosophy of life; expectations; optimism; advanced cancer; curative cancer; recovery; spouses; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The general aim was to explore philosophy of life, expectations and optimism in patients and spouses in two different cancer situations, and to determine whether these aspects had relevance for psychological distress and quality of life. The first situation was being newly diagnosed with advanced cancer. READ MORE

  7. 5. Spouses’ long-term support to midlife stroke survivors - Consequences in a health economic perspective

    Author : Josefine Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stroke; Spouses; Health-related quality of life; Quality-adjusted lifeyears; Informal support; Time-diary; Cost analysis; Opportunity cost;

    Abstract : Spouses of midlife stroke survivors often experience demands on family roles and professional life due to the impact of stroke, however knowledge concerning spouses’ support and the long-term consequences for their own health is limited. Hence, the overall aim of this thesis was to describe the long-term effects health related quality of life (HRQoL) of spouses of midlife stroke survivors’ and the annual cost of the informal support provided. READ MORE