Search for dissertations about: "caring relationship."

Showing result 16 - 20 of 105 swedish dissertations containing the words caring relationship..

  2. 16. Caring for people and the planet : preschool children’s knowledge and practices of sustainability

    Author : Farhana Borg; Monika Vinterek; T. Mikael Winberg; Arjen E.J. Wals; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consumption; daycare center; economic sustainability; environmental education; environmental sustainability; guardians; kindergarten; parents; preschool; preschool director; recycling; sharing resources; social sustainability; sustainable development; teacher; young children; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work; Utbildning och lärande;

    Abstract : Children across the globe today are continuously being exposed to and affected by various kinds of real-world complexities and challenges; however, research on their knowledge and practices in terms of sustainability is limited, in particular with regards to how preschool- and home-related factors are associated with their learning for sustainability. Since 1998, different types of eco-certification have been awarded by the Swedish National Agency for Education and Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation to promote education for sustainability (EfS) in all areas of education and learning. READ MORE

  4. 17. Spouses' experiences of living with a partner with Alzheimer's disease

    Author : Christina Sällström; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Home-care; dementia care; perception of health; social networks; marital relationship; valuation of the other; life-span development;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the study was to gain some understanding of the lived experience of the care-giving spouses regarding their experiences of the manifestations of the disease, perception of their own health, the possibility of influencing the interpretation of the past, the present and future, outlook on life, surrounding contacts and intimate relationships with their sick partners. The spouses (n=13) of Alzheimer victims were followed with the help of personal interviews, diaries and telephone interviews during a two-years period. READ MORE

  5. 18. Informal caregivers' conceptions of daily life with a spouse having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Author : Gunilla Lindqvist; Katarina Hjelm; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Informal caregivers; gender; literature review; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; daily life; feelings of guilt; grounded theory; main concerns; male spouses; female spouses; everyday life; phenomenography; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore informal caregivers’ daily life with particular focus on those living with a spouse who has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in different grades, mild to severe, based on the ill person’s main concern.The study design was explorative, comparative and descriptive. READ MORE

  6. 19. Recovery from an Acute Myocardial Infarction : A Longitudinal Study of Couples

    Author : Monica Eriksson; Marianne Svedlund; Kenneth Asplund; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; acute myocardial infarction; adaptation; adjustment; balance; couples; family; normalisation; stability; system theory; transition; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate recovery in the relationshipbetween couples following an acute myocardial infarction [AMI]. An additionalaim was to compare differences over time regarding hope and health‐relatedquality of life [HRQoL] for both patient and partner. READ MORE

  7. 20. Depressive Symptoms among Mothers and Fathers in Early Parenthood

    Author : Birgitta Kerstis; Clara Aarts; Gabriella Engström; Birgitta Edlund; Gunilla Sydsjö; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : depressive symptoms; early parenthood; fathers; gender; health promoting; mothers; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : Aims: The overall aims were to study depressive symptoms among mothers and fathers in early parenthood and how depressive symptoms are related to dyadic consensus (DCS), sense of coherence (SOC), perceiving of the child temperament, separation within the couple and bonding to the infant.Methods: Study I-III was based on the BiT-study, a longitudinal project where 393 couples answered 3 questionnaires including instruments measuring DCS at one week after childbirth, depressive symptoms at 3 months and parental stress at 18 months after childbirth. READ MORE