Search for dissertations about: "Family burden"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 130 swedish dissertations containing the words Family burden.
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1. Family caregiving for persons with heart failure : Perspectives of family caregivers, persons with heart failure and registered nurses
Abstract : Heart failure is a growing public health problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Family support positively affects outcomes for the person with heart failure while also leading to caregiver burden. Registered nurses have a key role in supporting and meeting the needs of family caregivers. READ MORE
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2. Screening Family Burden in Clinical Practice : The development of a new instrument and investigation of its correlates to psychotic disorders
Abstract : The primary purpose of this thesis is to develop a short and user-friendly instrument for the assessment of family burden caused by psychotic disorders. A secondary purpose is to further investigate variables that might be linked to an increased burden. Of these variables, patients’ reduced functioning will be addressed in more detail. READ MORE
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3. Occupational performance in individuals with severe mental disorders : Assessment and family burden
Abstract : The overall aim of the present thesis was three-fold. The overall aim of the present thesis was three-fold. READ MORE
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4. A Scholarship Approach to Model-Driven Engineering
Abstract : Model-Driven Engineering is a paradigm for software engineering where software models are the primary artefacts throughout the software life-cycle. The aim is to define suitable representations and processes that enable precise and efficient specification, development and analysis of software. READ MORE
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5. Assessing Family Burden of Psychotic Illness in Clinical Practice
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was twofold. One purpose was to create a user-friendly instrument to be used in regular clinical practice to collect information regarding family burden of psychotic illness. READ MORE