Search for dissertations about: "Pain management"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 243 swedish dissertations containing the words Pain management.

2. 16. Development of Strategic and Clinical Quality : Indicators in Postoperative Pain Management

   Author : Ewa Idvall; Elisabeth Hamrin; Fannie Gaston-Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : quality indicators; health care; pain; postoperative; focus; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to identify important aspects of surgical nursing care, designing strategic and clinical quality indicators in postoperative pain management, investigate content validity, develop and evaluate psychometric properties of an instrument to measure the indicators, test the applicability of the instrument and investigate patient and nurse assessment.To identify the important aspects of nursing care which might impact on quality of care in surgical wards, it was conducted 4 focus group interviews with clinical nurses (n=20). READ MORE

4. 17. Nurses' competence in pain management in children

   Author : Gunilla Ljusegren; Karin Enskär; Karina Huus; Mats Eriksson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nurses; competence; children; pain;

   Abstract : Introduction: It is a well known fact that children suffer from pain due to treatment and procedures in health care and historically, their procedural pain due to medical treatment has been undertreated and under-recognized. Children’s understanding of pain and their ability to express their feelings depend on their stage of development and the nature and diversity of their prior pain experiences. READ MORE

5. 18. Stress Management Interventions and Predictors of Long-term Health : Prospectively Controlled Studies on Long-term Pain Patients and a Healthy Sample from IT- and Media Companies

   Author : Dan Hasson; Ulla Maria Anderberg; Töres Theorell; Ulf Lundberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Social medicine; stress; health promotion; stress management; public health; psychosocial; self-rated health; pain; intervention; web; Internet; TNF-alpha; DHEA; NPY; CgA; Socialmedicin; Social medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Abstract : This thesis reports on the effects of stress management on long-term pain patients and on a healthy sample from IT and media companies; two groups that are commonly exposed to high stress levels. Even if there are important differences between these two groups, there are similarities such as the necessity for effective stress management. READ MORE

6. 19. Miscarriage. Incidence, management and future fertility

   Author : Febe Blohm; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : expectant management; fertility; incidence; management; miscarriage; misoprostol; prevalence; risk factors; ultrasound.;

   Abstract : Miscarriage is a common problem, often necessitating emergency health care, which has traditionally been managed with uterine curettage under general anaesthesia. Uterine curettage has been the most common surgical procedure performed by gynaecologists after office hours in industrialized countries, consuming substantial health care resources. READ MORE

7. 20. Postoperative pain management after total hip arthroplasty. A focus on evidence, clinical practice and the individual patient’s pain response

   Author : Anja Geisler; Hälsofrämjande komplexa interventioner; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Total Hip Arthroplasty; Pain management; predictions; individual patient data; Postoperative pain; Total Hip Arthroplasty; Prediction; Multimodal non-opioid analgesics; Individual patient data;

   Abstract : Background: Patients experiencing high levels of pain after surgery remains a considerable clinical problem. Often, no consensus about the best analgesic treatment is present. The majority of clinical trials regarding postoperative pain, generally, target the average analgesic efficacy. READ MORE