Search for dissertations about: "complementary method"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 325 swedish dissertations containing the words complementary method.

2. 1. Tactile touch in intensive care : Nurses' preparation, patients' experiences and the effect on stress parameters

   Author : Maria Henricson; Bengt Fridlund; Kerstin Segesten; Anna-Lena Berglund; Sylvia Määttä; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Tactile touch; intensive care; stress; oxytocin; complementary method; nursing; preparation; randomised controlled trial; comfort; lifeworld research; narratives; Nursing; Omvårdnad; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to acquire knowledge about whether tactile touch as a complementary method can (i) promote comfort and (ii) reduce stress reactions during care in an intensive care unit (ICU) Method: In Paper I, five nurses with a touch therapist training were interviewed about their experiences of preparation before giving tactile touch in an ICU. To analyse the meaning of preparation as a phenomenon, Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological approach was used. READ MORE

4. 2. Investigations of Reaction Cross Sections for Protons and 3He

   Author : Mattias Lantz; Anders Ingemarsson; Livius Trache; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Nuclear physics; reaction cross section; protons; 3He; experimental method; transmission method; optical model; parametrization; matter distributions; Kärnfysik; Nuclear physics; Kärnfysik;

   Abstract : The reaction cross section gives the probability that a particle will undergo a nonelastic process when passing through a nuclear medium. Therefore reaction cross section data are of importance both for theoretical studies and for applications in such diverse fields as medicine, biology, astrophysics and accelerator-driven transmutation of nuclear waste. READ MORE

5. 3. New Venture, Survival, Growth : Continuance, Termination and Growth of Business Firms and Business Populations in Sweden During the 20th Century

   Author : Marcus Box; Karl Gratzer; Johan Söderberg; Johan Wiklund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; firm growth; firm death; firm survival; firm performance; firm populations; business dynamics; cohort method; longitudinal method; business demography; liability of newness; liability of smallness; entrepreneurship; small and medium enterprises; business history; size distribution; ownership; succession; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; Business studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the formation, growth and discontinuance of business populations and firms in Sweden during the 20th century. It addresses some key issues in the domain of economic and social sciences, and in particular entrepreneurship and small business research: if and when firms grow, stagnate and decline, as well as how long firms survive and when they are likely to disband. READ MORE

6. 4. An explorative study of a complementary therapy method : Rosen Method Bodywork : user's reasons for therapy utilization, experienced benefits and existence of caring in the treatment interaction

   Author : Riitta Hoffren-Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Rosen Method Bodywork;

   Abstract : The utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies is increasing and the users frequently report satisfaction and benefits from the treatments although scientific support for these self-reported experienced benefits are largely lacking. This thesis analyses users' experiences of Rosen Method Bodywork (RMB), a relatively unevaluated touch based CAM therapy method. READ MORE

7. 5. Preventing Cardiovascular Disease. Complementary precision medicine

   Author : Martiné Wlosinska; Thoraxkirurgi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aged garlic extract; CAC; Placebo-controlled; Double-blinded; Blood pressure; Data science; Predictive models;

   Abstract : AbstractBackground: Non-communicable diseases are the number one killer worldwide and the leading one,cardiovascular disease (CVD), is responsible for more than 30% of all deaths. CVD is a progressive disease whichalso makes it economical, easy and effective to prevent. READ MORE