Search for dissertations about: "female patient"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 271 swedish dissertations containing the words female patient.

2. 1. Female urinary incontinence : impact on sexual life and psychosocial wellbeing in patients and partners, and patient-reported outcome after surgery

   Author : Margareta Nilsson; Ann Lalos; Othon Lalos; Håkan Lindkvist; Martin Stjernquist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; female; partner relationship; patient-reported outcomes; overactive bladder; sexual life; social impact; suburethral slings; quality of life; urgency; urinary incontinence; obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) and urgency are common conditions and can have a profound influence on many aspects of life. Approximately one in four women has UI and one in ten has daily symptoms. READ MORE

4. 2. Toward an Understanding of Abuse in Health Care : A Female Patient Perspective

   Author : A. Jelmer Brüggemann; Katarina Swahnberg; Barbro Wijma; Ingemar Åkerlind; Linköpings universitet; []
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   Abstract : Background. High numbers of incidents of abuse in health care (AHC) have been reported by patients in Sweden. In questionnaire studies (n=9600), every fifth Swedish woman and every tenth Swedish man reported any lifetime experience of AHC, and a majority reported suffering from their experiences. READ MORE

5. 3. Patients with Hip Fracture : Various aspects of patient safety

   Author : Anna-Karin Gunnarsson; Lena Gunningberg; Sune Larsson; Kenneth B Jonsson; Anne-Marie Boström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hip fracture; patient safety; nutrition; cranberry; patient involvement; adverse event; elderly; Caring Sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis was to investigate whether patient safety can be improved for patients with hip fracture by nutritional intervention and by pharmacological treatment with cranberry concentrate. Another aim was to describe the patients’ experience of involvement in their care. READ MORE

6. 4. Interventions for urinary incontinence in women : survey and effects on population and patient level

   Author : Karin Franzén; Kerstin Nilsson; Jan-Erik Johansson; Ian Milsom; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Urinary incontinence; female; general living conditions; self-management; electrical stimulation; quality of life questionnaire; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Surgery; Kirurgi; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Abstract : Urinary Incontinence is a common health problem that can cause both severe medical and social problems, resulting in negative impact on different aspects of Quality of Life. In 2000, the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU) published a systematic review, “Treatment of Urinary Incontinence” where multiple knowledge gaps in the field of UI, all of considerable clinical importance, were pointed out. READ MORE

7. 5. Patients' Conceptions of Integrity within Health Care Illuminated from a Gender and a Personal Space Boundary Perspective

   Author : Ingrid Widäng; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : Health services research; confidence; dignity; female patient; gender; health care; integrity; maintaining the self; male patient; personal space boundary; phenomenography; self-respect; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning;

   Abstract : The aims of this licentiate thesis were to explore and describe female and male patients’ conceptions of integrity within health care and to illuminate the conceptions from a gender as well as a personal space boundary perspective. A qualitative design with a phenomenographic approach was used. READ MORE