Search for dissertations about: "pain perception"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 124 swedish dissertations containing the words pain perception.

  2. 1. Post-operative pain management practice : Current situation and challenges within nursing practice in a Thai context

    Author : Manaporn Chatchumni; Henrik Eriksson; Monir Mazaheri; Ampaporn Namvongprom; Kenneth Asplund; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Culture of nursing; Nursing in pain management; Pain assessment; Perception of pain; Pain management; Pain post-operative; Care Sciences; vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : Patients’ recovery after surgery is one of the most important health processes in planned hospital healthcare and has a direct impact on welfare and welfare systems. Therefore, what nurses do in the im­mediate postoperative period is of vital importance. READ MORE

  4. 2. Genetics of pain : studies of migraine and pain insensitivity

    Author : Anna Norberg; Monica Holmberg; Arn van den Maagdenberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Migraine; pain insensitivity; susceptibility genes; genome-wide scan; linkage; polymorphism; association; HSAN V; nerve growth factor; neurite outgrowth; Medical genetics; Medicinsk genetik;

    Abstract : Pain is a major public health issue throughout the world. Increased understanding of the different forms of pain and identification of susceptibility genes could contribute to improved treatments. READ MORE

  5. 3. The influence of different pain states on pain perception and cognitive functions

    Author : Helena E. M. Gunnarsson; Jens Agerström; Olausson Håkan; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Persistent pain; Musculoskeletal pain; Cognitive impairment; Abstraction; Pain Thresholds; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate the effect of different pain stateson pain perception and cognition.In the first study, the effect of different pain qualities (duration, persistence, andintensity) on deep pressure pain thresholds in a pain-free body part among patientswith acute pain, long-lasting regularly recurrent pain, and long-lasting persistentpain, and pain-free controls was investigated. READ MORE

  6. 4. Midwives’ Collective Attitude towards Labour Pain: Mixed Methods Research

    Author : Shurouq Hawamdeh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; childbirth; collective attitude; midwives; women; knowledge; perception; expectation; labour pain; mixed methods; Jordan;

    Abstract : Background: The majority of women in Jordan give birth in public hospitals where midwives are the main birth attendants. Although most women have trust in their midwives, studies have reported women’s dissatisfaction with childbirth, fears of painful labour, and experiences of ineffective pain management during childbirth. READ MORE

  7. 5. A follow-up of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, focusing on multimodal rehabilitation

    Author : Daniel Merrick; Britt-Marie Stålnacke; Anne Söderlund; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pain; pain measurement; disability; patient satisfaction; cognitive therapy; behaviour therapy; interdisciplinary health teams; motivation; sick leave; multimodal rehabilitation; whiplash injuries; stress disorders; posttraumatic;

    Abstract : Chronic pain is usually defined as pain of more than three months duration. The prevalence of chronic pain among the general population in Sweden is 18%. READ MORE