Search for dissertations about: "health discourse"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 111 swedish dissertations containing the words health discourse.

  2. 16. Men and Masculinities in Sexual Healthcare: Exploring Notions and Discourses among Healthcare Professionals

    Author : Tommy Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Masculinity; ; Sexual Health; Attitude of Health Personnel; Focus Groups; Gender; Qualitative Research;

    Abstract : Aim: Healthcare professionals (HCP) have been described as vital for men’s experiences of sexual healthcare (SHC). However, HCPs in SHC have to a low extent been included in research on men and masculinity. The aim of this thesis was to explore HCPs’ attitudes, notions and discourses on men and masculinities in the SHC context. READ MORE

  4. 17. Negotiating needs : Processing older persons as home care recipients in gerontological social work practices

    Author : Anna Olaison; Elisabet Cedersund; Håkan Jönson; Ann Mari Sellerberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care management; old age care; home care; assessment processes; institutional interaction; communication; discourse analysis; gerontological social work; Behovsbedömning; äldreomsorg; hemtjänst; bedömningsprocesser; institutionella samtal; kommunikation; diskursanalys; gerontologiskt socialt arbete; Health and medical services in society; Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället;

    Abstract : The study concerns the needs assessment processes that older persons undergo to gain access to home care. The participation of older persons, their relatives and municipal care managers was studied from a communicative perspective. The assessment meetings functions as formal problem-solving events. READ MORE

  5. 18. Becoming aware of blind spots — Norm-critical perspectives on healthcare education

    Author : Ellinor Tengelin; Elisabeth Dahlborg; Ina Berndtsson; Pia H. Bülow; Lena Martinsson; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Discourse; Equality; Equity; Instrument development; Normality; Norm criticism; Norms; Nursing education;

    Abstract : BackgroundThis dissertation takes a critical look at norms and normality in healthcare education, focusing on the specific case of a nursing education programme at a Swedish university college. The concepts of norms and normality have a long history in healthcare professions, and have become important for many aspects of social life. READ MORE

  6. 19. Health Data : Representation and (In)visibility

    Author : Pedro Sanches; Magnus Boman; Catherine Mulligan; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Health data requires context to be understood. I show how, by examining two areas: self-surveillance, with a focus on representation of bodily data, and mass-surveillance, with a focus on representing populations. READ MORE

  7. 20. Decision-making in health issues : Teenagers' use of science and other discourses

    Author : Mats Lundström; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : discourse; epistemological resources; health literacy; identity construction; interpretative repertoire; pseudoscience; science; scientific literacy; trustworthiness; video diary; video diary; pseudoscience; interpretative repertoire; identity construction; health literacy; epistemological resources; discourse; scientific literacy; science; trustworthiness;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to develop knowledge about young individuals’ reasoning and how they justify their standpoints concerning trustworthiness and decision-making in issues connected to health where available information is contradictory or uncertain. This purpose has been addressed in three different steps. READ MORE