Search for dissertations about: "mealtime experiences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words mealtime experiences.

2. 1. Nutritional status and mealtime experiences in elderly care recipients

   Author : Anja Saletti; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Nutritional status; aged; Mini Nutritional Assessment; malnutrition; municipal services and care; mortality; food; mealtime; appetite; care setting;

   Abstract : Elderly people receiving municipal services and care are at risk for malnutrition due to frailty and chronic diseases. In this work, the nutritional status of elderly patients (>65 y) was evaluated in three different populations. One population lived in various care settings, i.e. READ MORE

4. 2. The "ity" factor in hospital meals : Performing, experiencing, and understanding hospitality within the hospital frame

   Author : Ann-Sofie Jonsson; Åsa Öström; Inger M Jonsson; Maria Nyberg; Erwin Losekoot; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; older patients; hospital; hospitality; mealtime experiences;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore how the notion of hospitality could be used as a perspective to understand the meal provision within a hospital frame. Of interest was how patients (>65 years of age) experience their mealtimes together with perspectives from the ones serving the meals. READ MORE

5. 3. Children and their parents' experiences of mealtimes when the child lives with a gastrostomy tube

   Author : Ulrika Mårtensson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Children; Gastrostomy tube; Mealtime situations; Nursing; Nutrition;

   Abstract : Oncology treatments and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) commonly contribute to side effects which influence the child’s ability to eat and thus cause meals to be stressful. Bodily dysfunctions linked to the disability may cause long-lasting feeding difficulties in children with cerebral palsy (CP). READ MORE

6. 4. Promoting dignity and well-being in residential care facilities : Older persons’ perceptions and experiences of important aspects and associated factors

   Author : Charlotte Roos; Lena Marmstål Hammar; Anna Swall; Anne-Marie Boström; Helle Wijk; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dignity; intervention; older persons; person-centred care; person-centred practice framework; residential care facilities; well-being;

   Abstract : Objective: The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge regarding the perceptions and experiences of aspects and factors associated with perceived dignity and well-being among older persons living in residential care facilities. Study I describes residents’ perceptions and experiences regarding important aspects of experiencing dignity and well-being. READ MORE

7. 5. Ordinary mealtimes under extraordinary circumstances : Routines and rituals of nutrition, feeding and eating in children with a gastrostomy and their families

   Author : Ellen Backman; Ebba Sundin; Mats Granlund; Ann-Kristin Karlsson; Juliet Goldbart; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; AAC; ecocultural theory; enteral nutrition; ICF; participation; pediatric; health; AKK; ekokulturell teori; delaktighet; hälsa; handikappvetenskap;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore routines and rituals related to feeding, eating, and mealtimes in families that have a child with a gastrostomy tube (G-tube), from the perspectives of healthcare professionals, the children, and their parents. The thesis is based on four empirical studies. READ MORE