Search for dissertations about: "critical intervention"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 156 swedish dissertations containing the words critical intervention.
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1. Muscle Wasting in a Rat ICU Model : Underlying Mechanisms and Specific Intervention Strategies
Abstract : Critical care has undergone several developments in the recent years leading to improved survival. However, acquired muscle weakness in the intensive care unit (ICU) is an important complication that affects severely ill patients and can prolong their ICU stay. READ MORE
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2. Working with families in schizophrenic disorders : the practice of psychoeducational intervention
Abstract : Psychoeducational intervention including educational courses for relatives and individual family sessions was carried out with relatives of patients suffering from schizophrenic disorders. Relatives' Expressed Emotion (BE), amount of illness-related knowledge, burden of care, and satisfaction with the intervention were assessed. READ MORE
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3. A room designed for caring : Experiences from an evidence-based designed intensive care environment
Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to examine and evaluate if and how an intensive care unit (ICU) room, which had been designed using the principles of evidence-based design (EBD), impacted the safety, wellbeing and caring for patients, their family members and staff.Methods: Paper I explored the nursing staff experiences of working in an EBD intensive care patient room through 13 interviews that were analysed by qualitative content analysis. READ MORE
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4. Supportive care for patients with heart failure and their partners : A descriptive and interventional study
Abstract : Background: Having the support of a partner is essential for both health related quality of life and survival in heart failure patients. However, caring for a patient with heart failure may affect the health related quality of life, well‐being and cause a burden for the partner. READ MORE
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5. Closing the Gap : How an Adaptive Behavioral Based Program on a Tablet Can Help Low Performing Children Catch Up in Math: a Randomized Placebo Controlled Study
Abstract : Early mathematic skills have a substantial impact on later school achievement. Children with poor school achievement are at risk for adverse consequences later in life. Math competencies also have consequences for the economy at large because societies are becoming increasingly dependent on skill sets including mathematics. READ MORE