Search for dissertations about: "child nursing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 67 swedish dissertations containing the words child nursing.

  2. 1. LIVING WITH CHILDHOOD CANCER - Family Members’ Experiences and Needs

    Author : Maria Björk; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Parents; Siblings; Nursing; Child; Family; Childhood Cancer;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate family members’ lived experiences and needs during a child’s cancer trajectory and to describe how the illness and its treatment influence both individuals within the family and the family as a whole. Seventeen families with a child under the age of 13 and newly diagnosed with cancer were followed during the child’s treatment trajectory by means of interviews and observations. READ MORE

  4. 2. To promote health in children with experience of cancer treatment

    Author : Eva-Lena Einberg; Karin Enskär; Catrine Kostenius; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Children; cancer; health promotion; nursing; focus group; photography; questionnaire; validity; reliability;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to develop knowledge about how to promote health in children treated for cancer and how health promotion interventions based on such knowledge can be evaluated. In this thesis, a descriptive and explorative design has been used, comprising both qualitative (Papers I-III) and quantitative (Papers I and IV) methods. READ MORE

  5. 3. Procedural and postoperative pain management in children : experiences, assessments and possibilities to reduce pain, distress and anxiety

    Author : Stefan Nilsson; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Integrated Caring Science;

    Abstract : Introduction Children’s visits to hospital are often connected with painfulexaminations and treatments. If these situations are associated withunsuccessful alleviation of pain, the children may develop distress, anxiety and even pain sensitization. READ MORE

  6. 4. Participation in everyday activities among children with intellectual disabilities in mainland China : The development, verification, and application of the Picture My Participation instrument

    Author : Linjun Shi; Karina Huus; Mats Granlund; Yue Zhao; Gunilla Thunberg; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; China; child; disability; ICF; participation; self-reported;

    Abstract : Background: Participation in everyday activities is seen as a main outcome of rehabilitation for children. ‘Picture My Participation’ (PMP) is a validated questionnaire for assessing participation in everyday activities by children with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries, but it is not yet available in simplified Chinese. READ MORE

  7. 5. Screening immigrant mothers for postpartum depression. Development and feasibility of an educational Intervention for nurses in the child health services

    Author : Malin Skoog; Barns och familjers hälsa; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child Health Services; Complex intervention; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Immigrant migrant; Maternal Mental Health; Nursing; Postpartum postnatal depression; Screening;

    Abstract : Postpartum depression is a major public health problem, which immigrant mothers are at particular risk of being affected by. Routine screening is implemented by many countries to increase identification, but research suggests that health care professionals experience screening of immigrant mothers as challenging. READ MORE