Search for dissertations about: "eating difficulties"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words eating difficulties.

  2. 1. Communication about eating difficulties after stroke : from the perspectives of patients and professionals in health care

    Author : Eva Carlsson; Anna Ehrenberg; Margareta Ehnfors; Birgitta Sidenvall; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Continuity of care; documentation; eating difficulties; nursing; qualitative interview; record audit; stroke; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

    Abstract : Stroke is one of the major causes of eating difficulties (EDs). It is one of the leading causes of death and disability and one of the most important factors contributing to health-care costs. READ MORE

  4. 2. Eating difficulties in elderly, focusing on patients with stroke

    Author : Albert Westergren; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; discharge; length of in-hospital stay; malnutrition; energy; alertness; ingestion; deglutition; dysphagia; eating; elderly care; rehabilitation; Nursing care; stroke; Gerontology; Gerontologi;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to describe eating difficulties and interventions to improve eating among elderly patients, especially those with stroke, to make comparisons between patients with dysphagia and those without (Papers I & II), those with and without assisted eating (Paper IV), and to analyse the relation between eating difficulties, nutritional status (Papers II-V), pressure ulcers (Paper IV), length of hospital stay and levels of independent living when discharged (Paper V). Eating difficulties were mainly assessed using structured observations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Understanding Persons with Eating Difficulties and Communication Impairment after Stroke : Patients Experiences and Methodological Issues in Qualitative Interviews

    Author : Eva Carlsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; communication impairment; eating difficulties; interview; patient experiences; qualitative research; stroke; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

    Abstract : Difficulties with eating are common after stroke and are often associated with communication problems. Although numerous aspects of dysfunction have been identified, little is known about the experiences of living with eating difficulties after stroke. READ MORE

  6. 4. Disordered eating in a community sample of Swedish adolescent girls

    Author : Njördur Viborg; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; eating disorders; disordered eating; adolescent girls; longitudinal design; community sample;

    Abstract : Previous research has described that disordered eating (DE) is common in adolescents, especially in girls. DE is defined as maladaptive behaviours (e.g., vomiting) and negative attitudes toward eating and one’s body shape, appearance, and weight. READ MORE

  7. 5. When thoughts seem more than just thougths : body image-related cognitive fusion and its role in eating psychopathology

    Author : Ines Trindade; Cláudia Ferreira; Portugal Coimbra University of Coimbra; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Clinical Psychology; Acceptance and commitment Therapy; body image-related cognitive fusion; cognitive fusion; eating psychopathology; assessment; Confirmatory Factor Analysis; body dissatisfaction; social comparison; mediation analysis; Psicologia Clínica; Terapia de Aceitação e Compromisso; fusão cognitiva relacionada com a imagem corporal; fusão cognitiva; psicopatologia alimentar; avaliação; Análise Fatorial Confirmatória; insatisfação corporal; comparação social; análise mediacional;

    Abstract : Recent studies have revealed that cognitive fusion underlies psychological inflexibility and, as result, a wide range of psychopathology as well. It is portrayed as the extent to which one gets caught up in the content of his or her thoughts while addressing them as if they were facts rather than an interpretation of reality. READ MORE