Search for dissertations about: "end-of-life care"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the words end-of-life care.
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6. Dignity in the end of life care : what does it mean to older people and staff in nursing homes?
Abstract : The discussion of a palliative care and a dignified death has almost exclusively been applied to people dying of cancer. As people are getting older and are living longer, nursing homes have become an important place for end-of-life care and death. Dignity is a concept often used in health care documents but their meaning is rarely clarified. READ MORE
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7. Balancing - Cancer from a primary care perspective. Diagnosis, posttraumatic stress, and end-of-life care
Abstract : This thesis explores cancer from a primary care perspective covering three areas: diagnosis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and end-of-life care. We analyzed patient records of every child diagnosed with a malignancy in a defined area. During 12 years 68 children were diagnosed (incidence 14/100,000). READ MORE
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8. 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
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9. Care Trajectories in the Oldest Old
Abstract : This thesis demonstrates relations among health, social network, ADL and patterns of care in the oldest old guided by a resource theoretical model. The analyzed data are based on two studies: the Nona study, a longitudinal study of 157 individuals aged 86 to 94 years, and the H70 study, a longitudinal study of 964 individuals aged 70 at baseline. READ MORE
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10. Communication about the Heart Failure Trajectory in Patients, their Families and Health Care Professionals
Abstract : Introduction: There is an increasing awareness in the field of cardiology regarding the need for improved delivery of palliative care in patients with heart failure (HF). Professional guidelines have drawn attention to the importance of discussing the heart failure trajectory with patients and their families. READ MORE