Search for dissertations about: "burden of care"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 367 swedish dissertations containing the words burden of care.

  2. 11. Family burden and participation in care. A study of relatives to voluntarily and compulsorily admitted patients

    Author : Margareta Östman; Lund Psykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; psychosomatics; clinical psychology; participation in care; family burden; psychiatric patients; compulsory care; coping strategies; Psychiatry; minor children; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

    Abstract : Important aspects of family burden, participation in care and needs for support among a total of 422 relatives to severely mentally ill patients, voluntarily and compulsorily admitted to hospital, were investigated in a study performed between 1986-1997. The results showed high levels of both external and internal experienced burden among the relatives. READ MORE

  4. 12. Experiences and Nursing Support of Relatives of Persons with Severe Mental Illness

    Author : Bente Margrethe Weimand; Birgitta Hedelin; Marie-Louise Hall-Lord; Christina Sällström; Kim Lützén; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Burden; everyday life; health; mental healthcare; relational ethics; relatives of persons with severe mental illness; support of relatives; Byrde; dagligliv; helse; nærhetsetikk; psykisk helsevern; pårørende til personer med alvorlig psykisk lidelse; støtte til pårørende; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to illuminate experiences of relatives of persons with severe mental illness, and their need for support from formal care. Furthermore, to illuminate nursing support of relatives of persons with severe mental illness.Methods: A mixed methods design was used. READ MORE

  5. 13. Medicine management in municipal home care : delegating, administrating and receiving

    Author : Åsa Gransjön Craftman; Eva von Strauss; Margareta Westerbotn; Kristina Johnell; Kenneth Asplund; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Delegation; District nurse; Home dwelling; Home care; Home care assistent; Health care; Medication use; Medication management; Polypharmacy; Population-based; Time trends; Task shifting; Responsible authorities; Older people; Delegering; Distriktssjuksköterska; Hemmaboende; Hemtjänst; Hemtjänstpersonal; Hälso- och sjukvård; Medicinanvändning; Medicinhantering; Polyfarmaci; Populationsbaserad; Tidstrender; Uppgiftsväxling; Huvudmän; Äldre; delegation;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate how delegation of medication is handled in municipal home care. Specific aims were to 1) explore the prevalence of medication use in older adults over time; 2) describe district nurses’ experiences of the delegation of medication management to municipal home care personnel; 3) explore and describe how home care assistants experience receiving the actual delegation of the responsibility of medication administration; and 4) to describe how older adults, living at home, perceive receiving assistance from home care assistants to manage their own medication. READ MORE

  6. 14. Prevention and Treatment of Externalizing Behaviour Problems in Children through Parenting Interventions : An Application of Health Economic Methods

    Author : Filipa Sampaio; Anna Sarkadi; Inna Feldman; Raziye Salari; Niklas Zethraeus; Mark Sculpher; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; parenting interventions; externalizing behaviour problems; conduct problems; conduct disorder; health economics; cost-effectiveness; prevention; treatment; Child and Youth Psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The early onset of externalizing behaviour problems (EBP) is associated with negative outcomes later in life, such as poor mental health, substance use, crime, and unemployment. Some children also develop conduct disorder (CD), entailing a high disease and economic burden for both individuals and society. READ MORE

  7. 15. Improving quality of neonatal care practices in Nepal

    Author : Dipak Raj Chaulagain; Mats Målqvist; Ashish KC; Johan Wrammert; Brett Nelson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; neonatal mortality; quality improvement; neonatal resuscitation; early essential newborn care; delayed cord clamping; early initiation of breastfeeding; scale-up; Nepal;

    Abstract : Despite the availability of cost-effective interventions, resource-poor countries are facing a high burden of preventable neonatal deaths, mainly due to low coverage and poor quality of care. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effect of a scaled-up neonatal resuscitation quality improvement (QI) package on newborn care practices in Nepal. READ MORE