Search for dissertations about: "Worry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 123 swedish dissertations containing the word Worry.

2. 1. Hope and worry : exploring young people's values, emotions, and behavior regarding global environmental problems

   Author : Maria Ojala; Håkan Stattin; Birgitta Höijer; Anders Biel; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores young people’s engagement concerning global environmental problems. To be able to reverse these problems, it is vital to involve the public in the strivings for a sustainable society. However, environmental problems are complex, imbued with uncertainties and ambivalence. READ MORE

4. 2. Women's Experiences of Fetal Screening for Down's Syndrome by Means of an Early Ultrasound Examination

   Author : Susanne Georgsson Öhman; Ulla Waldenström; Charlotta Grunewald; Berit Schei; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fetal ultrasound screening; Nuchal translucency; Down s syndrome; Worry; Depressive symptoms; False positive results; Women s reactions; Risk information; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Fetal ultrasound screening; nuchal translucency; Down s syndrome; worry; depressive symptoms; false positive results; women s reactions; risk information;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to explore women's reactions to and experiences of fetal screening for Down's syndrome PS) by means of an ultrasound examination, including measurement of fetal nuchal translucency (NT). The effect of this screening on maternal worry about the baby's health was investigated, as well as reactions to a false positive test and interpretation of information about riskAlso, an instrument measuring worry during pregnancy, the Cambridge Worry Scale, was translated into Swedish and tested on a sample of pregnant women. READ MORE

5. 3. Cancer Patients’ Satisfaction with Doctors’ Care : Consequences and Contributing Conditions

   Author : Camilla Fröjd; Louise von Essen; Claudia Lampic; Gunnel Larsson; Lennart Persson; Peter Strang; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Caring sciences; Carcinoid tumours; Doctor; Worry; Information; Satisfaction with doctors’ care; Psychosocial function; Self-efficacy; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The main aims were to: explore whether there is a relation between doctors’ ability to identify patients’ worry and wish for information and self-efficacy with regard to communicating with patients about difficult matters; describe which cues doctors consider when estimating patients’ worry and wish for information, and investigate whether there is a relation between patients’ satisfaction with doctors’ care and patients’ psychosocial function. Eleven doctors and 69 patients (of which 36 patients participated in the longitudinal study) with carcinoid tumours participated. READ MORE

6. 4. Insomnia: psychological mechanisms and early intervention : a cognitive-behavioral perspective

   Author : Markus Jansson; Steven J. Linton; Lars-Gunnar Lundh; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; insomnia; development; distress; worry; early intervention; cognitive-behavioral therapy; dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation focused on the role of psychological mechanisms in the development of insomnia and the effectiveness of an early cognitive-behavioral intervention for insomnia. The first aim was to examine whether distress, worry, and dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep were related to the development of insomnia. READ MORE

7. 5. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and anxiety symptoms in older adults

   Author : Johan Nilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anxiety; Worry; GAD; Epidemiology;

   Abstract : Anxiety is a broad concept, difficult to detect and recognize. Expression may shift over the lifetime further complicating identification. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders in older adults; however, the true nature remains unclear. READ MORE