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2. 16. Insomnia symptoms in elderly persons - assessment, associated factors and non-pharmacological nursing interventions

   Author : Amanda Hellström; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care environment; Elderly; Everyday activities; Evidence; Insomnia; Leisure activities; Nursing interventions; Sleep disturbances.;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to test a tool for assessing insomnia symptoms in elderly persons and to investigate late-life insomnia in terms of associated factors and evidence of non-pharmacological interventions in healthcare settings. Data were collected by means of a systematic literature search (Study I), questionnaires (Studies II-III), interviews and observations (Study IV). READ MORE

4. 17. Languages of healing : Theories, practice and terminology within Eastern Turki medicine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

   Author : Patrick Hällzon; László Károly; Ildikó Bellér-Hann; Julian Rentzsch; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Eastern Turki; Uyghur; Medicine; Graeco-Islamic; Chagatay; Medical manuscripts; Turkic languages; Turkiska språk;

   Abstract : Medical practices in Eastern Turkestan consisted of a number of components that are not easily identifiable, constituting a highly pluralistic medical field defined by several overlapping traditions, of which Graeco-Islamic medicine played one part while the others, including Western medicine, also played important and/or complementary roles. It can be defined as a diverse but still coherent medical tradition closely related to that of adjacent societies, especially Turkic and Muslim, but also shaped by its own specific historical and cultural context. READ MORE

5. 18. Neonatal resuscitation - studies in piglets

   Author : Rikard Linnér; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Newborn resuscitation; birth asphyxia; cerebral oxygenation; adrenaline; noradrenaline; severe hypoventilation; surfactant; nebulisation; vibrating mesh nebuliser. CPAP; lung deposition; lung distribution.;

   Abstract : Background and aims: “It’s best to start with air” states the current guidelines on the resuscitation of babies at birth. In a piglet model mimicking severe neonatal asphyxia and circulatory arrest, different aspects of resuscitation were investigated (studies I-III). READ MORE

6. 19. The second stage of labour - the use of interventions and women's experiences

   Author : Cecilia Häggsgård; perinatal och sexuell hälsa Barnmorskans forskningsområde - reproduktiv; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Birth experience; Interventions; midwifery practices; Synthetic oxytocin; The second stage of labour;

   Abstract : AbstractThe overall aim of this thesis was to explore women´s experiences of the second stage of labour, midwifery practices and the use of interventions.Methods: Study I is a retrospective cohort study where 764 medical records from 2017 were reviewed. Women in Robson group 1 were included. READ MORE

7. 20. Quality of life in inflammatory bowel diseases : aspects on interventions and unconventional treatments

   Author : Lena Oxelmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Complementary and alternative medicine; coping; Crohn s disease; Health Index; health related quality of life; inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire; quality of life; Sense of Coherence; Sickness Impact Profile; State Trait Anxiety Inventory; surveillance; Ulcerative colitis;

   Abstract : Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) of unknown aetiology and characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation. Disabling bowel symptoms, untoward effects of treatments and interventions, the risk of developing colorectal cancer in longstanding UC, ignorance of the disease, disappointment in conventional medicine, all these features may influence the patient s health related quality of life (HRQOL) in various ways. READ MORE