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Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the word alertness.

  2. 16. Tactile touch in intensive care : Nurses' preparation, patients' experiences and the effect on stress parameters

    Author : Maria Henricson; Bengt Fridlund; Kerstin Segesten; Anna-Lena Berglund; Sylvia Määttä; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Tactile touch; intensive care; stress; oxytocin; complementary method; nursing; preparation; randomised controlled trial; comfort; lifeworld research; narratives; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to acquire knowledge about whether tactile touch as a complementary method can (i) promote comfort and (ii) reduce stress reactions during care in an intensive care unit (ICU) Method: In Paper I, five nurses with a touch therapist training were interviewed about their experiences of preparation before giving tactile touch in an ICU. To analyse the meaning of preparation as a phenomenon, Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological approach was used. READ MORE

  4. 17. Patient-controlled sedation in procedural care

    Author : Andreas Nilsson; Lena Nilsson; Folke Sjöberg; Eva Uustal; Lars I. Eriksson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The need for procedural sedation is extensive and on the increase in numbers of patients. Minor treatments or diagnostic procedures are being performed with inadequate sedation or even without any sedatives or analgesics. READ MORE

  5. 18. In the right place and at the right time : cellular and functional neuroanatomy of endocannabinoids and neuropeptides

    Author : Joanne Bakker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : A plethora of chemical signals, including endocannabinoids and neuropeptides, enable neuronal communication beyond the classical neurotransmitters. Many of these molecules are also expressed during (early) brain development, helping neurons to mature and neuronal circuits to take form. READ MORE

  6. 19. Prior knowledge and present events in the brain

    Author : Katrina Carlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Anticipation; prediction; predictability; attention; emotion; pain; tickle; fear; conscious; unconscious; awareness; amygdala; insula; functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI ; positron emission tomography PET ;

    Abstract : Our experience the world is dependent on both the surroundings and the brain. In other words, perception is a synthesis of incoming signals, internal state, and previous knowledge rather than a mere reflection of the environment. READ MORE

  7. 20. Studies on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Author : Carl-Peter Engström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Aims. To describe health-related quality of life (HRQL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to develop a Swedish version of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), to study factors related to HRQL in COPD and to study long-term effects of rehabilitation on exercise tolerance and HRQL.Methods. READ MORE