Search for dissertations about: "palliative care in nurses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words palliative care in nurses.

  2. 1. Mealtimes in palliative care contexts : Perspectives of patients, partners, and registered nurses

    Author : Viktoria Wallin; Anna Klarare; Elisabet Mattsson; Pernilla Omerov; Peter Strang; Marie Cederschiöld högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; End-of-life; Family; Food; Mealtimes; Nursing; Nutrition; Palliative care; Partner; Patient perspectives; Registered nurses; Människan i välfärdssamhället; Palliativ vård; The Individual in the Welfare Society; Palliative Care;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to explore patients’, partners’, and registered nurses’ (RNs)experiences of mealtimes in palliative care contexts. Qualitative (studies I, II, IVand V) and quantitative (study IV) study designs were used to explore the experiences of mealtimes in palliative care from various perspectives. READ MORE

  4. 2. Quality improvement in palliative care : the role of a national quality register and perceptions of information during palliative chemotherapy

    Author : Lisa Martinsson; Bertil Axelsson; Christina Melin-Johansson; Per Fransson; Kerstin Sandelin; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer; chemotherapy; communication; end-of-life care; oncology; palliative care; palliative medicine; quality in healthcare; quality register; onkologi; Oncology;

    Abstract : IntroductionThere is a need in palliative care for development of structured methods to assess quality and support improvement. This need is present both within and outside specialised palliative care.Honest information from physicians is regarded as an important part of palliative care. READ MORE

  5. 3. Quality in palliative care from the patient perspective : Instrument development, perceptions of care received and the importance of care

    Author : Tuva Sandsdalen; Bodil Wilde-Larsson; Selvald Høye; Ingrid Rystedt; Vigdis Grøndahl Abrahamsen; Reidun Hov; Britt-Marie Ternstedt; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; organization-related conditions; palliative care; patient perspective; person-related conditions; psychometric evaluation; quality of care; QPP-PC; systematic review; organisasjonsrelaterte forhold; palliative behandling og omsorg; pasient perspektiv; personrelaterte forhold; psykometrisk evaluering; kvalitet; QPP-PC; systematisk oversikt; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim was to investigate the quality of palliative care from the patient perspective, to adapt and psychometrically evaluate the Quality from Patients’ Perspective instrument specific to palliative care (QPP-PC) and investigate the relationship between the combination of person- and organization-related conditions and patients’ perceptions of care quality.Methods: In the systematic literature review (I), 23 studies from 6 databases and reference lists in 2014 were synthesized by integrative thematic analysis. READ MORE

  6. 4. COMPETENCE AND COMMUNICATION : Do Not Resuscitate Decisions in Cancer Care

    Author : Mona Pettersson; Anna T Höglund; Mariann Hedström; Birgitta Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; DNR decisions; do not resuscitate; end-of-life; hematology; oncology; cancer care; medical ethics; nursing ethics; ethical conflicts of interest; communicative ethics; ethical values; ethical competence; palliative care; nurses; physicians; moral distress.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Within cancer care, do not resuscitate (DNR) decisions are frequently made. DNR decisions can be ethically difficult and lead to conflicts of interest and disagreements within the medical team. READ MORE

  7. 5. Specialized palliative home care teams : Complementary perspectives of team functions and influences on patients and families

    Author : Anna Klarare; Carina Lundh Hagelin; Bjöörn Fossum; Carl Johan Fürst; Johan Hansson; Maria Carlsson; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Palliative home care; Teamwork; Patient; Family; Health care professional; palliative home care;

    Abstract : Persons with life-threatening illness are increasingly being cared for and dying at home. Palliative care strives to cater to multiple dimensions such as physical, psychosocial and spiritual or existential, and meeting these needs in patients and families requires multiple competencies. READ MORE