Search for dissertations about: "bathing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the word bathing.

2. 1. Lena Cronqvist: Reflections of Girls

   Author : Katarina Wadstein MacLeod; Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; ambiguous bodies; memory; aggression; bathing; feminism and art; representation; painting; Lena Cronqvist; girls; narrative; Art history; Konsthistoria; Målarkonst – historia – Sverige – 1990-talet – sekelskiftet 2000 Flickor i konsten; Art;

   Abstract : The starting point for this PhD, is the large number of girls that opposed the common trend in which girls are represented as innocent, romantic and sexual. The aim of this study has been to provide the first piece of research ever on this body of work by the Swedish artist Lena Cronqvist (b. READ MORE

4. 2. Occupation-focused and occupation-based interventions for community-dwelling older people : Intervention effects in relation to facets of occupational engagement and cost effectiveness

   Author : Magnus Zingmark; Ingeborg Nilsson; Anne Fisher; Lars Lindholm; Kerstin Tham; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Activities of daily living; Bathing disabilities; Cost effectiveness; Effect size; Health promotion; Occupational therapy; Leisure engagement; Reablement; Self-rated health; Successful aging; QALY;

   Abstract : Background Occupation-focused and occupation-based interventions can potentially promote occupational engagement among community-dwelling older people, but there is limited evidence to identify the most effective and cost-effective interventions. For independent-living older people, there is a lack of evidence to determine if occupation-focused and occupation-based interventions have an effect on their occupational engagement. READ MORE

5. 3. Care of the newborn in Uganda : studies of the use of simple affordable effective interventions

   Author : Romano Nkumbwa Byaruhanga; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Neonatal mortality; newborn; hypothermia; skin to skin; Uganda;

   Abstract : Background: There are evidence based cost effective interventions available, which could decrease neonatal mortality, if scaled up and delivered under ideal conditions. Aim: To determine the causes of perinatal deaths, risk factors for neonatal hypothermia and explore the acceptability and feasibility of recommended perinatal practices in hospital and community settings in Uganda. READ MORE

6. 4. Evidence and context : knowledge translation for newborn health in low-income settings

   Author : Anna Bergström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Neonatal hypothermia;

   Abstract : Background: Neonatal mortality (death within the first 28 days of life), presently accounts for 41% of the global burden of under-5 deaths. Estimates indicate that about two-thirds of the 3.1 million neonatal deaths could be averted with an increased implementation of existing evidence-based practices. READ MORE

7. 5. Strategies for evaluation of housing adaptations - Accessibility, usability and ADL dependence

   Author : Agneta Malmgren Fänge; Hållbar vardag och hälsa i ett livsperspektiv; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Physical medicine; kinesitherapy; Rehabilitering medicinsk och social ; revalidation; rehabilitation;

   Abstract : Housing adaptation is a common intervention, in Sweden granted by municipal authorities, and performed in order to remove environmental barriers and enhance daily activities. In spite of increasing costs, efficient strategies for evaluation of the intervention are lacking. READ MORE