Search for dissertations about: "Britt-marie Wälivaara"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Britt-marie Wälivaara.

  1. 1. Contemporary home-based care : encounters, relationships and the use of distance-spanning technology

    Author : Britt-Marie Wälivaara; Aina Willman; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Encounters and relationships are basic foundations of nursing care and the preconditions for these foundations are changing along with a change in healthcare towards an increase of home-based care. In this development the use of distance-spanning technology is becoming increasingly common. READ MORE

  2. 2. Mobile distance-spanning technology in home care : views and reasoning among persons in need of health care and general practitioners

    Author : Britt-Marie Wälivaara; Kenneth Asplund; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to describe views and reasoning about the use of mobile distance-spanning technology (MDST) in health care at home, from the perspectives of persons in need of health care and general practitioners (GP). A descriptive qualitative approach was chosen to achieve the overall aim. READ MORE

  3. 3. Piecing together a fragmented world : Structures to promote the understanding of people with advanced dementia

    Author : Catharina Melander; Malin Olsson; Stefan Sävenstedt; Britt-Marie Wälivaara; Astrid Norberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia; nursing home; electrodermal activity; capability approach; clinical reasoning; assessment; behaviour; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Understanding people with dementia whose verbal ability has been impaired is a complex and challenging task, even for professional nursing staff. The aim of this PhD thesis was to explore structures that may promote the understanding of people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes. READ MORE

  4. 4. The second myocardial infarction : A known but different experience

    Author : Ulrica Strömbäck; Åsa Engström; Irene Vikman; Britt-Marie Wälivaara; Dan Lundblad; Jan Mårtensson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the second myocardial infarction (MI) and describe experiences of the second myocardial infarction from the perspectives of patients and personnel in cardiac rehabilitation (CR).This thesis includes four studies. Studies using quantitative method (I, II) and qualitative method (III, IV) were performed. READ MORE