Search for dissertations about: "Support groups"
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6. Implementing a program for parents with intellectual disability: Peer support as an interactive support system
Abstract : There is growing focus on equal rights and inclusion for individuals with intellectual disability (ID), including the right to have children (Article 23 of the UNCRPD). Implementation of appropriate, research-based practices is therefore integral to supporting these parents. READ MORE
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7. Carers in the Welfare State : On Informal Care and Support for Carers in Sweden
Abstract : The general aim of this dissertation is to describe and analyse patterns of informal care and support for carers in Sweden. One specific aim is to study patterns of informal care from a broad population perspective in terms of types of care and types of carer. READ MORE
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8. Who Should do What to Whom? : Occupational Groups´Views on Special Needs
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to increase our knowledge of different occupational groups´ views on work with children in need of special support. This is explored in four separate studies.The first study investigates the views of occupational groups in preschools and schools in one municipality. READ MORE
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9. Health-related Internet use and screening for emotional distress in people with cancer
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the preferences and incentives for using Internet-delivered support among people with cancer and to develop and test a generic questionnaire measuring health-related Internet use, the Health Online Support Questionnaire (HOSQ). Another aim was to examine the psychometric properties of the online-administered Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) regarding anxiety and depression in psychosocial screening among people with cancer, in comparisons with the longer instruments Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale – Self-report (MADRS-S) and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory – State (STAI-S). READ MORE
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10. Children with blindness: Developmental aspects, comorbidity and implications for education and support
Abstract : The overall aim of this research is to deepen the knowledge about developmental aspects, comorbidity and implications for education and support provision, regarding children with blindness. Special focus is directed towards children with blindness and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). READ MORE