Search for dissertations about: "child loss"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words child loss.

2. 1. Surviving the loss of a child, a spouse, or both : Implications on life satisfaction and mortality in older ages

   Author : Anna S. Bratt; Mikael Rennemark; Ulf Stenström; Gerd Ahlström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; negative life events; child and spouse loss; bereavement; older adults; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Losing a loved one – a child or a spouse –is described as one of the most stressful or negative experience of a person’s life. Aging is associated with a higher risk of the death of close family members, yet few studies have investigated the impact of such losses on different health outcomes either by type of loss or by the combined loss of both a child and a spouse. READ MORE

4. 2. Rett syndrome, motor development, mobility and orthostatic reactions : loss of function, difficulties and possibilities

   Author : Gunilla Larsson; Britta Lindström; Ingegerd Witt Engerström; Åsa Bartonek; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rett syndrome; child development; developmental disabilities; gait; impairment; mobility; motivation; motor skills disorders; orthostatic intolerance; physiotherapy; recovery of function.;

   Abstract : Rett syndrome (RTT) is a rare, severe neurodevelopmental disorder, which partly develops in a predictable way, and influences many bodily functions. Regression, i.e. loss of earlier achieved abilities, is one of the clinical criteria for RTT. READ MORE

5. 3. Genetic studies of neuroblastoma with emphasis on the apoptotic pathway

   Author : Frida Abel; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : child; cancer; neuroectodermal; neural crest; loss of heterozygosity; LOH; bcl-2; mcl-1; apaf-1; caspase-2; caspase-3; caspase-9; PIN; DLC-1; caspase-2;

   Abstract : Aim: The objective of this thesis was to find genes and chromosomal regions involved in neuroblastoma (NB) tumor progression. NB is a childhood tumor of the sympathetic nervous system that generally occurs spontaneously. READ MORE

6. 4. The loss of a child to cancer : focusing on siblings

   Author : Alexandra Eilegård Wallin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sweden Stockholm Sweden; Sophiahemmet University College Stockholm Karolinska Institutet Childhood Cancer Research Unit Clinical Cancer Epidemiology The Departments of Oncology and Pathology and Women’s and Children’s Health; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the long-term psychological health consequences in bereaved families of children who have died from cancer, with a focus on the siblings. Further, we investigated if health-care and family related stressors might affect the long-term psychological health in bereaved siblings. READ MORE

7. 5. Towards Good Palliation for Children with Cancer : Recognizing the Family and the Value of Communication

   Author : Li Jalmsell; Britt-Marie Frost; Mats Hansson; Jan-Inge Henter; Ulrika Kreicbergs; Steven Joffe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; palliative care; child; cancer; family; communication; end-of-life care; bereavement; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : Pediatric cancer imposes a threat on the child’s life and approximately every fifth child diagnosed with cancer will die due to his or her disease. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore palliative care of children with cancer and bereaved family members. READ MORE