Search for dissertations about: "illness experience"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 184 swedish dissertations containing the words illness experience.
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11. Mental illness : relation to childbirth and experience of motherhood
Abstract : This thesis comprises two population-based studies of mental illness in childbearing women in Stockholm. The principal aims in study I were to find out to what extent postnatal depression (PND) in mothers was identified at Well-Baby Clinics (WBCs) and to study its prevalence using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). READ MORE
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12. Living with irritable bowel syndrome : A patient perspective on everyday life, health care encounters and patient education
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13. Assessing Family Burden of Psychotic Illness in Clinical Practice
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was twofold. One purpose was to create a user-friendly instrument to be used in regular clinical practice to collect information regarding family burden of psychotic illness. READ MORE
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14. Self-care for Minor Illness: People's Experiences and Needs
Abstract : During later years, the primary care services are experiencing a heavier strain in terms of increasing expenses and higher demand for medical services. An increased awareness about pharmaceutical adverse effects and the global concern of antibiotic resistance has given self-care and active surveillance a stronger position within the primary care services. READ MORE
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15. Erfarenheter av stigmatisering och diskriminering bland personer med psykisk sjukdom
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to 1) investigate the prevalence of stigmatizing experiences and beliefs of devaluation and discrimination among persons with mental illness, and 2) to investigate the relationship between beliefs of devalua¬tion/¬discrimination, rejection experiences and sociodemographic/clinical patient characteristics, social networks, self esteem, empowerment and subjective quality of life. The thesis comprises four papers. READ MORE