Search for dissertations about: "Self-care advice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words Self-care advice.

2. 1. Self-care for Minor Illness: People's Experiences and Needs

   Author : Silje Gustafsson; Inger Holmström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Self-care; Self-care advice; Minor illness; Information channels; Telephone nursing; Reassurance; Confidence; Satisfaction; Nursing; Self-care interventions; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : During later years, the primary care services are experiencing a heavier strain in terms of increasing expenses and higher demand for medical services. An increased awareness about pharmaceutical adverse effects and the global concern of antibiotic resistance has given self-care and active surveillance a stronger position within the primary care services. READ MORE

4. 2. Developing and evaluating an interactive app to support self-care among older persons receiving home care

   Author : Carina Göransson; Karin Blomberg; Kristina Ziegert; Yvonne Wengström; Pernilla Hillerås; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health concerns; mHealth; older persons; self-care;

   Abstract : The proportion of older persons worldwide is growing. With older age, complex health problems may occur and the need for home care increases. To support older persons to maintain health and self-care, innovative ways need to be developed. The aim of the project was to develop and evaluate an interactive app among older persons receiving home care. READ MORE

5. 3. Self-care, foot problems and health in Tanzanian diabetic patients and comparisons with matched Swedish diabetic patients

   Author : Bibbi Smide; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; Diabetes mellitus; Self-care; Foot problems; SF-36; Tanzania; Sweden; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

   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

6. 4. Migration, health and diabetes mellitus - Studies comparing foreign-and Swedish-born diabetic subjects living in Sweden

   Author : Katarina Hjelm; Samhällsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sekretion; Endokrinologi; secreting systems; diabetology; Endocrinology; samhällsmedicin; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; diabetes mellitus; prevalence; Migrants; glycaemic control; diabetes mellitus complications; social class; health services needs and demand; diabetologi; perceived health; lifestyle; health care professionals; health illness beliefs; care-seeking behaviour; self-care;

   Abstract : To study the influence of migration on health in migrant diabetic subjects, foreign-and Swedish-born persons were compared as regards objective and subjectively perceived health in relation to social position, and beliefs about health and illness and their influence on self-care and care-seeking behaviour. Persons (foreign- and Swedish-born) with known diabetes mellitus (DM), aged 16-74 years, were chosen from two different counties in Southern Sweden (n=143/1384; 113/1564), and from a random sample of the Swedish population, the annual Swedish Survey of Living Conditions (n=31/446). READ MORE

7. 5. Counselling Patients with Hypertension at Health Centres - a Nursing Perspective

   Author : Eva Drevenhorn; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : nursing; hypertension; counseling; lifestyle; health behavior; patient-centered care; stages of change model; motivational interviewing; self-care; patient compliance;

   Abstract : Counselling in hypertension care relating to lifestyle changes, i.e. non-pharmaco-logical treatment regarding smoking, alcohol, weight, diet, physical activity and stress, aims to reduce complications such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Many patients have several risk factors to deal with. READ MORE