Search for dissertations about: "illness perceptions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 swedish dissertations containing the words illness perceptions.

  2. 1. Patterns of Coping: How Children with ADHD and Their Parents Perceive and Cope with the Disorder

    Author : Noam Ringer; Max Scheja; Anders Gustavsson; Jenny Wilder; Åsa Audulv; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ADHD; Children; Parents; Lived-experience; Meaning-making; Parenting stress; Coping; Perceptions; Self-management; Illness-representations; Transactional theory; Leventhal s Common Sense Model; First-hand perspective; Qualitative methods; Interviews; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental diagnosis characterized by symptoms of excessive motor activity, impulsivity, and inattention. Previous research indicates that ADHD has negative implications on the psychosocial functioning of children with ADHD and their parents. READ MORE

  4. 2. Perceptions of disease. Values and attitudes of patients and medical students

    Author : Annika Brorsson; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; values; risk factor; autonomy; Attitudes; consultation; disability; disease; family history; family medicine; fear; identity; illness; medical education; medical students; patient-centred; qualitative method; primary care; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

    Abstract : During the 20th century, the development of biomedical knowledge and the demographical changes have increased the needs and demands for health care in industrialised countries. Illness without evidence of disease and fear of disease are often the reasons for seeking medical care. READ MORE

  5. 3. Illness perception and fatigue after myocardial infarction

    Author : Pia Alsén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; anxiety; depression; fatigue; health-related quality of life; illness perception; myocardial infarction;

    Abstract : Treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) has undergone major advances in recent years, including reductions in mortality and hospital stays. To optimize patients’ recovery, secondary preventive strategies are important. However, many patients fail to attend to such programmes. READ MORE

  6. 4. Subjective recovery following colorectal cancer treatment

    Author : Ann-Caroline B Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer care; colorectal cancer; fatigue; grounded theory; health-related quality of life; illness perceptions; nursing; partners; path analysis; recovery; self-efficacy; self-reorientation;

    Abstract : As a basis for nursing support for survivors and partners following CRC treatment, the overall aim of the present thesis was to explore the first year of subjective recovery following such treatment. First, the focus was on illness perceptions and self-reorientation in cancer care settings from the survivors’ perspective as well as on cancer care settings and illness perceptions from the partners’ perspective. READ MORE

  7. 5. Towards Improved Medication Use : Increasing Understanding of Professional Efforts

    Author : Ingeborg Björkman; Cecilia Bernsten; Ingrid Schmidt; Ebba Holme-Hansen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Health services research; drug quality problems; drug and therapeutics committees; pharmaceutical care; perceptions; patient centeredness; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning;

    Abstract : Professionals and researchers have developed a number of strategies aimed at improving the quality and safety of medication use. However, studies continue to demonstrate persistent problems. For instance, the first paper in this thesis reveals the prevalence of potentially harmful drug combinations among elderly people in Europe. READ MORE