Search for dissertations about: "postoperative pain"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 209 swedish dissertations containing the words postoperative pain.
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6. Postoperative recovery in children after tonsil surgery : with a focus on pain and pain management from the child's, caregivers', and professionals' perspectives
Abstract : Tonsil surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures in children. Although there are several health benefits associated with this surgery, the recovery can be challenging. READ MORE
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7. Acute postoperative and cancer-related pain management, Patients´ experiences and perceptions in relation to health-related quality of life and the multidimensionality of pain
Abstract : This thesis describes patients in acute postoperative pain as well as patients with acute cancer-related pain in palliative care, and their experiences and perceptions of pain management in relation to HRQOL and the multidimensionality of pain. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods was chosen. READ MORE
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8. Postoperative pain assessment and impact of pain on early physical recovery, from the patients' perspective
Abstract : Background: Pain is a common postoperative experience. Guidelines recommend performing regular pain assessments, which include self-rated pain and additional communication to capture patients' experiences. READ MORE
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9. Development of Strategic and Clinical Quality : Indicators in Postoperative Pain Management
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to identify important aspects of surgical nursing care, designing strategic and clinical quality indicators in postoperative pain management, investigate content validity, develop and evaluate psychometric properties of an instrument to measure the indicators, test the applicability of the instrument and investigate patient and nurse assessment.To identify the important aspects of nursing care which might impact on quality of care in surgical wards, it was conducted 4 focus group interviews with clinical nurses (n=20). READ MORE
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10. Postoperative recovery : development of a multi-dimensional questionnaire for assessment of Recovery
Abstract : This thesis aims to present a multi-dimensional instrument for self-assessment of progress in postoperative recovery. The author employs different research paradigms and methodologies to achieve this aim. Walker and Avant’s approach to concept analysis was used to examine the basic elements of postoperative recovery (Study I). READ MORE