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2. 1. Quality of Care in the Psychiatric Setting : Perspectives of the Patient, Next of Kin and Care staff

   Author : Agneta Schröder; Gerd Ahlström; Birgitta Engström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care associates; Care staff; Instrument development; Next of kin; Patient; Phenomenography; Psychiatric care; Quality of care.; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe quality of care from different perspectives in the psychiatric setting, to develop an instrument for measuring quality of care from the in-patient perspective and to use this instrument empirically. A qualitative descriptive design involving a phenomenographic analysis was used in Studies I, III and IV, and a descriptive and comparative design with statistical analysis in Study II. READ MORE

4. 2. Critical Business Episodes : The Criticality of Damage Adjustment Processes in Insurance Relationships

   Author : Mikael Gidhagen; Bo Edvardsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; business-to-business; claim settlement; corporate insurance; critical episode; critical incident; customer relationship; damage adjustment; feeling of security; financial services; insurance; insurance marketing; insurance relationship; intangibility; loss; marketing; professional services; relationship; relationship character; relationship context; relationship development; relationship marketing; relationship quality; service; services marketing; service quality; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Corporate insurance relationships involve a highly intangible professional service which provides the corporate customer with risk reduction. Insurance services are here defined as being composed of two elements: the delivery of a feeling of security, and, in the event of a loss, the damage adjustment and claim settlement. READ MORE

5. 3. Meanings of women's experiences of living with fibromyalgia

   Author : Päivi Juuso; Karin Sundin; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to describe meanings of women’s experiences of living with fibromyalgia (FM), a chronic pain syndrome that mainly affects women in middle age. From the overall aim, specific aims were formulated; meanings of pain for women with FM (I), meanings of being received and met by others as experienced by women with FM (II), meanings of feeling well for women with FM (III), and women with FM’s experiences of associations (IV). READ MORE

6. 4. A trinity of sense : Using biomass in the transport sector for climate change mitigation

   Author : Erik G. Lindfeldt; Mats Westermark; Lars J. Nilsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Biofuel; biomass; carbon dioxide capture and storage; energy systems; ethanol; hybrid cycle; mixed conducting membrane reactor; pressurized fluidized bed combustion; Sweden; transport; Chemical engineering; Kemiteknik;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses two strategies for decreasing anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: to capture and store CO2, and to increase the use of biomass. First, two concepts for CO2 capture with low capture penalties are evaluated. READ MORE

7. 5. Family members' experience of palliative home care

   Author : Anna Milberg; Christina Bolund; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : family member; palliative home care; Sense of coherence; salutogenesis; comprehensibility; manageability; meaningfulness; powerlessness; helplessness; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : The presence of a family member is often a prerequisite for successful palliative home care. The overall aim of this thesis was to contribute to a deeper understanding of family members' experiences of having a dying relative or friend cared for by advanced palliative home care. Two methodological approaches were used. READ MORE