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2. 1. Sleep and quality of life in men with lower urinary tract symptoms : and their partners

   Author : Helén Marklund-Bau; Ulla Edéll-Gustafsson; Anders Spångberg; Ralf Peeker; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Benign prostatic obstruction; Disease specific quality of life; Health related quality of life; Inguinal hernia; Insomnia; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Population; Sleep disorders; Sleep quality; Urology and andrology; Urologi och andrologi;

   Abstract : Aims: The overall aim was to determine how lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) affect sleep, health related quality of life and disease specific quality of life, and how the men’s urinary symptoms affect their partners.Subjects and methods: In papers I–II, a descriptive design with a pre-test and post-test was used and in papers III-IV the design was descriptive and comparative. READ MORE

4. 2. Women with acute myocardial infarction : Meaning of lived experiences, narrated by patients, partners and nurses

   Author : Marianne Svedlund; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Women; myocardial infarction; partners; nurses; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

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5. 3. Participation in heart failure home-care : Patients’ and partners’ perspectives

   Author : Lena Näsström; Anna Strömberg; Ewa Idvall; Lisa Skär; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heart failure; home-care; involvement; mixed-method design; participation; partner; qualitative content analysis; self-care;

   Abstract : Introduction: Patient participation is important for improving outcomes and respecting selfdetermination and legal aspects in care. Heart failure is a chronic condition that puts high demands on self-care and patient participation. READ MORE

6. 4. The midwife´s dialogue about alcohol in a lifecycle perspective with both parents-to-be

   Author : Hjördis Högberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol consumption; AUDIT-C; drinking context; health promotion; intervention; life cycle perspective; partners; pregnancy; social support;

   Abstract : Alcohol use during pregnancy can damage the fetus. Midwives at antenatal care (ANC) screen pregnant women for risk drinking in early pregnancy. There are however, no routines involving both parents-to-be in a dialogue about alcohol. READ MORE

7. 5. Subjective recovery following colorectal cancer treatment

   Author : Ann-Caroline B Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer care; colorectal cancer; fatigue; grounded theory; health-related quality of life; illness perceptions; nursing; partners; path analysis; recovery; self-efficacy; self-reorientation;

   Abstract : As a basis for nursing support for survivors and partners following CRC treatment, the overall aim of the present thesis was to explore the first year of subjective recovery following such treatment. First, the focus was on illness perceptions and self-reorientation in cancer care settings from the survivors’ perspective as well as on cancer care settings and illness perceptions from the partners’ perspective. READ MORE