Search for dissertations about: "nursing thesis among patients with disabilities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words nursing thesis among patients with disabilities.

2. 1. Communication about eating difficulties after stroke : from the perspectives of patients and professionals in health care

   Author : Eva Carlsson; Anna Ehrenberg; Margareta Ehnfors; Birgitta Sidenvall; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Continuity of care; documentation; eating difficulties; nursing; qualitative interview; record audit; stroke; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

   Abstract : Stroke is one of the major causes of eating difficulties (EDs). It is one of the leading causes of death and disability and one of the most important factors contributing to health-care costs. READ MORE

4. 2. Consequences of stroke : aspects of impairments, disabilities and life satisfaction : with special emphasis on perception and on occupational therapy

   Author : Birgitta Bernspång; Axel R. Fugl-Meyer; Claes von Hofsten; Kjell Asplund; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; impairment; disability; life satisfaction; perception; hemiplegia; occupational therapy;

   Abstract : Perceptual and motor functions and self-care ability after stroke were assessed within two weeks (n:109; mean age 69±10) and 4-6 years (n:75;70±9) after admission to a non-intensive care stroke unit. Sixty-two of the long-term stroke survivors reported on their life satisfaction (7 items) as experienced (in retrospect) before the stroke and at the time of the investigation. READ MORE

5. 3. Caring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities : how can it be experienced and percieved by registered nurses?

   Author : Marie Appelgren; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : nursing; caring; intellectual and developmental disability; Vårdvetenskap; Care science;

   Abstract : Registered nurses [RNs] are within the frontline of professional nursing and are expected to provide a diverse range of health care services to a varied and heterogenic group of patients. They are bound by a code of ethics that mandates that nurses respect all human rights regardless of the patient’s abilities or functional status. READ MORE

6. 4. Persons with stroke and their nursing care in nursing homes

   Author : Suzanne Kumlien; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Stroke; nursing home; Resident Assessment Instrument; nursing care; cognition; communication; mood disorders; eating; nutrition; pain; urinary elimination; transfer;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and explore the health status and health care needs of persons with stroke in relation to care planning following acute hospital care, as well as health status in persons living in nursing homes (NHs), focusing on those with stroke, their nursing care needs and nursing care. The RAI, a multidimentional instrument, was used to assess the health status of the persons. READ MORE

7. 5. Should I stay or should I go – Factors associated with hospitalization risk among older persons in Sweden

   Author : Jenny Hallgren; Anna K. Dahl Aslan; Eleonor Fransson; Marie Elf; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Older persons; hospitalization; risk factors; cognitive decline; qualitative content analyses; longitudinal; Cox regression; latent growth curve modelling;

   Abstract : An increasingly older population will most likely lead to greater demands on the health care system, as older age is associated with an increased risk of having acute and chronic conditions. The number of diseases or disabilities is not the only marker of the amount of health care utilized, as persons may seek hospitalization without a disease and/or illness that requires hospital healthcare. READ MORE