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Showing result 11 - 15 of 107 swedish dissertations containing the words . verbal ability.
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11. Nursing-Related Qualities, Personality and Work Satisfaction : Assistant Nurses in a Ten-Year Perspective
Abstract : The personalities and qualities of nursing personnel are considered to be of great importance for their interactions with patients and may also influence work satisfaction. The aim of the thesis was to explore the extent to which different personal qualities and personality factors, with a possible effect on motivation, professional conduct, and coping with anxiety, are represented in a group of assistant nurses (in Swedish undersköterskor), and how these qualities are related to nursing competence and long-range work satisfaction. READ MORE
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12. Perceived Self-image, Intellectual Ability, Frontal Lobe Function, and Perceived Ward Atmosphere among Patients with Psychosis
Abstract : These studies were conducted at the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit (PRU), characterised by a supportive ego-strenghtening psychodynamic approach. The general aim of the thesis was to study how intellectual ability and perceived self-image were related to perceived ward atmosphere among patients with psychosis. READ MORE
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13. Singing, background music and music-events in the communication between persons with dementia and their caregivers
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to illuminate the impact of singing and music on persons with dementia and their caregivers, and to describe a concept based on caregiver singing. The aim of Study I was to illuminate the importance of music events and the reactions and social interactions of patients with dementia or suspected dementia and their caregivers before, during and after such events, including the reminder of the day. READ MORE
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14. Memory and knowledge in mild Alzheimer's disease
Abstract : The general aim of the present doctoral thesis was to examine the potential ability of mild AD patients to utilize semantic knowledge in different forms to enhance episodic memory performance, as well as to investigate the ability to retrieve and monitor general knowledge in these patients. The study samples included mildly demented AD patients and control groups of normal older adults. READ MORE
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15. Crossing the border : Different ways cancer patients, family members and physicians experience information in the transition to the late palliative phase
Abstract : Information in the transition to the late palliative phase is not a well-studied area, especially not from the perspective of patients and family members. The aim of this thesis was to describe how cancer patients, family members and physicians experience information during the transition from a curative or early palliative phase to a late palliative phase, i. READ MORE
