Search for dissertations about: "cancer nursing"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 93 swedish dissertations containing the words cancer nursing.

2. 6. Subjective recovery following colorectal cancer treatment

   Author : Ann-Caroline B Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer care; colorectal cancer; fatigue; grounded theory; health-related quality of life; illness perceptions; nursing; partners; path analysis; recovery; self-efficacy; self-reorientation;

   Abstract : As a basis for nursing support for survivors and partners following CRC treatment, the overall aim of the present thesis was to explore the first year of subjective recovery following such treatment. First, the focus was on illness perceptions and self-reorientation in cancer care settings from the survivors’ perspective as well as on cancer care settings and illness perceptions from the partners’ perspective. READ MORE

4. 7. Designing, developing, and evaluating a person-centered support model for women with breast cancer treated with endocrine therapy

   Author : Susanne Ahlstedt Karlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast cancer; Coping; Empowerment; Endocrine therapy; Intervention mapping; Patients´ experience; Person-centered care; Support model;

   Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Approximately 70% of all breast cancers are estrogen positive and are recommended for treatment with adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) for five to ten years, which significantly reduces mortality rates. However, problems related to ET can be experienced by patients. READ MORE

5. 8. Cancer-related fatigue. Experience and outcomes

   Author : Karin Ahlberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer-related fatigue; symptom experience; symptom assessment; symptom management; health-related quality of life; psychological distress; coping resources; cytokines; nursing; uterine cancer.;

   Abstract : Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common and distressing symptoms in cancer patients and it may interfere with everyday aspects of life. Despite the recent significant increase in the literature on CRF it is nevertheless understudied, and several important questions involving experience, aetiology, assessment and interventions remain unanswered. READ MORE

6. 9. Deciphering Unwritten Rules : Patients, relatives and nurses in palliative cancer care

   Author : Anna Sandgren; Bengt Fridlund; Kerstin Petersson; Hans Thulesius; Bodil Wilde-Larsson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cancer; deciphering; unwritten rules; grounded theory; nursing; palliative care; patient; relative; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on palliative cancer care in acute care hospitals and home care settings. The overall aim was to generate a grounded theory explaining the latent patterns of behavior of patients, relatives and nurses. The thesis includes one population-based study with cross-sectional design and four classic grounded theory studies. READ MORE

7. 10. Support for women with breast cancer, and for the district and hospital nurses involved : an intervention study

   Author : Maj-Britt Pålsson; Astrid Norberg; Ingalill Hallberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Intervention; support; organizational changes of the care; systematic clinical supervision; breast cancer patients; district nurses; hospital nurses; experiences; well-being ill-being; hopelessness; anxiety; depression; burnout; empathy; sense of coherence; the Karolinska scales of personality;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate breast cancer patients’ experiences of their illness and of traditional nursing care (TNC) or supportive nursing care (SNC) respectively, as well as nurses' experiences of support and of caring for cancer patients. An intervention including extended co-operation between the surgical ward and primary health care, shorter waiting times, and changed routines concerning the information about the diagnosis, as well as training and systematic clinical supervision for the nurses, was implemented. READ MORE