Search for dissertations about: "knowledge of patients"

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  2. 1. Assessing capacity to decide on medical treatment : On human rights and the use of medical knowledge in the laws of England, Russia and Sweden

    Author : Yana Litins´ka; Anna-Sara Lind; Lena Wahlberg; Mette Hartlev; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; legal capacity; mental capacity; decision-making capacity; capacity assessment; medical treatment; consent; refusal; right to privacy; right to life; discrimination; right to health; disability; decision-making; CRPD; ECHR; human rights; mental disorder; English law; Russian law; Swedish law; somatic care; Medicinsk rätt; Medical Law;

    Abstract : To provide a valid consent to – or refusal of – medical intervention, a patient must be legally capable to decide. This dissertation evaluates and compares when the assessment of mental abilities to refuse – or consent to – somatic medical intervention is required in England, Russia and Sweden, and what criteria must be applied to assess the ability to decide about somatic medical interventions in these legal orders. READ MORE

  4. 2. Patient Patients? : Achieving Patient Empowerment through active participation, increased knowledge and organisation

    Author : Sophie Söderholm Werkö; Victor Pestoff; Birgitta Olsson; Gemma Donnelly-Cox; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; patients; empowerment; patient organisations; participation; representation; influence; membership; co-production; intense dedication; diabetes; health care; Sweden; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This study examines patient empowerment in two local diabetes branch organisations in Sweden. In particular, the study focuses on the organisations’ membership, participation and influence on external actors. READ MORE

  5. 3. On the clinical use of digitalis : with reference to its prescription, maintenance therapy, intoxication and the patient's knowledge

    Author : Kurt Boman; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Digitalis; prescribing habits; dosages; defined daily doses; geriatric patients; maintenance therapy; withdrawal; intoxication; serum digitalis concentration; patient s knowledge;

    Abstract : Digitalis in one of the most frequently prescribed drugs, especially to elderly people. The prescription of cardiac glucosides (1978) was studied by using statistics from Apoteksbolaget (the National Corpora­tion of Swedish Pharmacies). READ MORE

  6. 4. Family Members of Patients with Burns : Experiences of a Distressful Episode

    Author : Josefin Bäckström; Mimmie Willebrand; Lisa Ekselius; Bengt Gerdin; Britt-Inger Saveman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Critical care; Burns; Experiences; Health-related quality of life; Family members; Nursing; Support; Psychological symptoms; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences in Medical Sciences;

    Abstract : A severe burn is a trauma associated with long lasting consequences, not only for the survivor but also for the family. Although it is recognized that family members are central in providing social support for the patients, previous research has not focused extensively on this group. READ MORE

  7. 5. Consequences of brain tumours from the perspective of the patients and of their next of kin

    Author : Tanja Edvardsson; Gerd Ahlström; Jerker Rönnberg; Pär Salander; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; brain tumour; low-grade glioma; cancer; patient’s perspective; next of kin’s perspective; duration of disease onset; coping; subjective quality of life; content analysis; Disability research; Handikappsforskning; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Research;

    Abstract : A disease has consequences not only for the afflicted person but also for those who interact with him or her. A low-grade glioma is a brain tumour whose regarding its psychosocial implications for adult patients and their next of kin has received little attention in the literature. READ MORE