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1. Facing death : physicians' difficulties and coping strategies in cancer care
Abstract : Even if the treatment of cancer has developed over the last decades 50% of the patients still die of their cancer. The doctor's way of dealing with his and his patient's anxiety must surely be of significance for the treatment the patient receives.In the first part of the thesis earlier studies of physicians' stress and ways of coping are reported. READ MORE
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2. Caring for dying and meeting death : the views of Iranian and Swedish nurses and student nurses
Abstract : Nurses play a principal role in the caring for dying persons and their families. Increasing diversity and globalisation demand culturally sensitive and competent health personnel who have scientifically based knowledge about the universal phenomenon of death and dying. READ MORE
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3. LOSING A PARENT TO CANCER AS A TEENAGER - Family cohesion, grief, long-term health and wellbeing and the development of a comprehensive care guide for personalized palliative care
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4. Living with haemodialysis close to death - patients' and close relatives' experiences
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to generate understanding and knowledge a bout the experiences of patients living with haemodialysis, and their close relati ves, near the end of life. In studies I and II we conducted a series of 31 qualitative interviews over a period of 12 months with 8 severely ill patients (aged 66–87) treated with haemodialysis. READ MORE
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5. When birth turns to loss and grief - experiences, views and care in neonatal end-of-life practice
Abstract : The aim was to describe the neonatal end-of-life practice and illuminate Swedish women's lived experiences of the threat and the reality of their neonate's dying and death as well as the care received. A further aim was to explore Muslim women's view of current Swedish neonatal-end-of-life care. READ MORE