Search for dissertations about: "Refrained from healthcare"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Refrained from healthcare.

2. 1. Health literacy among newly arrived refugees in Sweden and implications for health and healthcare

   Author : Josefin Wångdahl; Westerling Ragnar; Lena Mårtensson; Lytsy Per; Allan Krasnik; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health literacy; S-FHL; HLS-EU-Q16; Asylum seeker; Migrant; Immigrant; Experiences; Health check-up; Communication; Information; Self-perceived health; Mental health; Health-seeking behaviour; Refrained from healthcare; Screening; Disease prevention; Health promotion; Quality of care; Equity in health; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the distribution of health literacy (HL) levels in newly arrived Arabic-, Dari-, or Somali-speaking refugees in Sweden. Further aims were to investigate sociodemographic characteristics associated with inadequate HL in this group, and to investigate whether HL levels are associated with experiences of the health examination for asylum seekers (HEA), health seeking behaviour and health. READ MORE

4. 2. Unmet need for mental healthcare among men Sweden: Gendered pathways to care

   Author : Sara Blom; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Unmet need; Barriers to care; Mental health services; Common mental disorders; Depression; Mental health literacy; Stigma; Gender; Masculinity;

   Abstract : Aim: Depression and anxiety disorders have a lifetime prevalence of about 10% among men in high-income countries but many do not seek and receive the care that they need. The aim of this thesis was to explore gendered pathways to care focusing on unmet need for mental healthcare among men in Sweden at three steps: 1) not perceiving a need for mental healthcare despite symptoms indicating a clinical need for care, 2) refraining from seeking mental healthcare when perceiving a need for it, 3) perceiving care as insufficient when seeking it. READ MORE

5. 3. Development, evaluation and patient experiences of eHealth in the care of abdominal aortic aneurysm

   Author : Olga Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a weakening and widening of the abdominal aorta to a diameter of 30 mm or more. It is a fairly common condition among older men, and rarely occurs in women. The condition is generally asymptomatic with a slow expansion rate over time. READ MORE