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Found 5 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

2. 1. Sleep and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure and their spouses : a descriptive and interventional study

   Author : Anders Broström; Ella Danielsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to describe and compare the sleep situation and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure and their spouses, as well as to evaluate the effects of an intervention with 3-months ofhome based oxygen treatment. Descriptive designs were used to describe how patients with chronic heart failure conceived their sleep situation (I), decisive situations that influenced spouses' support to patients with chronic heart failure in relation to the couple's sleep situation (II), and self-assessed sleep difficulties, daytime sleepiness and their relation to health-related quality oflife in men and women with chronic heart failure, as well as to make a comparison with data from a norm population (III). READ MORE

4. 2. Patient participation : what it is and what it is not

   Author : Ann Catrine Eldh; Margareta Ehnfors; Inger Ekman; Ella Danielsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient participation; non-participation; phenomenological hermeneutics; communication; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

   Abstract : In general, patient participation is regarded as being informed and partaking in decision making regarding one’s care and treatment. This interpretation is common in legislation throughout the Western world and corresponding documents guiding health care professionals, as well as in scientific studies. READ MORE

5. 3. The meaning of living with pain of fibromyalgia type as narrated by affected men, their partners, nurses and physicians

   Author : Margareta Paulson; Astrid Norberg; Ella Danielsson; Gerd Ahlström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; content analysis; encounters; female partner; fibromyalgia; health care staff; interviews; lived experience; metaphorical expression; men; pain; phenomenological hermeneutics; Caring sciences;

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6. 4. Perspectives on living with coeliac disease in remission : Daily life experiences, symptoms and well-being

   Author : Lisa Ring Jacobsson; Maria Friedrichsen; Claes Hallert; Anna Milberg; Katarina Hjelm; Ella Danielsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chronic disease; illness experience; patient education; PBL; phenomenology; residual discomfort; well-being.;

   Abstract : Background and aims: Despite living with a gluten-free diet (GFD) Swedish women with coeliac disease (CD) report a lower level of well-being than women without the disease and men with the disease. The all-embracing aim of the thesis was to study experiences of living with coeliac disease in remission and to discover whether a patient education intervention can influence the perceived health and daily life of women with coeliac disease. READ MORE

7. 5. Digital support for people with cognitive impairment : An intervention to increase the occupational performance in everyday life

   Author : Maria Andreassen; Helena Hemmingsson; Tiny Jaarsma; Henrik Danielsson; Inga-Lill Boman; Susanne Guidetti; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Active reminder; Assistive technology for cognition; Cognitive impairment; Digital support; Habits; Occupational Performance; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation; Smartphone; Stroke; Timemanagement;

   Abstract : Introduction: Senior people with cognitive impairment may experience an inability to manage everyday life due to difficulties related to time management, and planning and structuring everyday life. These difficulties can affect people negatively, for example not remembering to carry out future planned activities. READ MORE