Search for dissertations about: "Feeling hindered by health problems"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Feeling hindered by health problems.
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1. LIFE SATISFACTION AND FEELING HINDERED BY HEALTH PROBLEMS AT 60 YEARS AND ABOVE
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate how older people's capacity to perform activities of daily living (ADL), health, social and financial resources, and self-esteem can be related to their life satisfaction. The aim was also to investigate how people feel hindered by health problems in relation to their ADL capacity, health problems, social and financial resources, self-esteem, sense of coherence, and life satisfaction. READ MORE
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2. Striving for meaning in a diminishing world : Older persons’ experiences of reflective STRENGTH-giving dialogues including a digital tool
Abstract : The Reflective STRENGTH-Giving Dialogue (STRENGTH) method was developed, grounded in a lifeworld perspective, with a focus on identifying and meeting older persons’ needs for the promotion of health and well-being. In this thesis, STRENGTH, including the digital tool SelfSTRENGTH, was tested in the context of community-dwelling older persons living with long-term health problems. READ MORE
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3. A health coaching self-management programme for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : An explorative and interventional study
Abstract : Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a primary cause of chronic morbidity and mortality and contributes to an increased economic and social burden on patients and families. Self-management education as one non-pharmacological treatment approach is highlighted in guidelines. READ MORE
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4. Self-care, foot problems and health in Tanzanian diabetic patients and comparisons with matched Swedish diabetic patients
Abstract : The overall aim was to study self-care, foot problems and self-perceived health in 150 consecutively invited Tanzanian diabetic patients and to compare them with gender- and age-matched Swedish diabetic patients (n=150) from a middle Sweden area. The main study was cross-sectional and took place at a diabetes clinic in Dar es Salaam. READ MORE