Search for dissertations about: "Kristin Falk"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Kristin Falk.

2. 1. Fatigue in patients with chronic heart failure. Patient experience and consequences of fatigue in daily life

   Author : Kristin Falk; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : fatigue; chronic heart failure; uncertainty; sense of coherence; anxiety; depression; symptom distress; hemoglobin; functional status;

   Abstract : Although fatigue is a prevalent and distressing symptom in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), it is an underestimated problem in the care of patients, and consequently, insufficiently investigated. The primary aim of this thesis was, therefore, to advance the knowledge from the patients? perspective by describing characteristics of the fatigue experience and its consequences in daily life in patients with CHF. READ MORE