Search for dissertations about: "patients with migrant backgrounds"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words patients with migrant backgrounds.

  2. 1. Negotiating who the ’Other’ is : Care providers talk about caring for dying patients with migrant backgrounds

    Author : Pernilla Ågård; Sandra Torres; Hannah Bradby; Jonas Stier; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Professional care providers; patients with migrant backgrounds; end-of-life care; understandings; negotiations; talk; categorization; ethnic Otherness ; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : Most research at the intersection of ethno-cultural minority patients and end-of-life care has been preoccupied with two types of problems: the underrepresentation of patients with an ethno-cultural minority background in end-of-life care and the challenges that these patients are believed to pose to the deliverance of high-quality and user-friendly care. When scholars have focused on these issues, they have tended to assume that it is ethno-cultural diversity as such that poses these problems. READ MORE

  4. 2. A world on the move : challenges and opportunities for hiv/aids and tuberculosis care and prevention among vulnerable migrant populations in Sweden

    Author : Faustine Nkulu Kalengayi; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Allan Krasnik; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV AIDS; Tuberculosis; Caregivers caregiving; Culture cultural competence; Discrimination; Diversity; Immigrants Migrants; Interpretive description; Language linguistics; Interpreters; Thematic analysis; Screening; Sweden; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : Background: Migration is a global phenomenon that characterize today’s globalized world. Although, the relationship between migration and health in the host countries is not always negative, many countries, including Sweden are concerned about possible spread of infectious diseases of public health significance such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). READ MORE

  5. 3. Supporting Self-care in Migrants with Type 2 Diabetes

    Author : Sara Pettersson; Tiny Jaarsma; Leonie Klompstra; Maria Jirwe; Unn-Britt Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Type 2 diabetes; Migrants; Self-care; Competence; Culture; Cultural competence; Culturally appropriate patient education; Typ 2 diabetes; Migranter; Egenvård; Kompetens; Kultur; Kulturell kompetens; Kulturellt lämplig patientutbildning;

    Abstract : Background: Diabetes Mellitus, specifically type 2 diabetes, represents a growing global health concern, with a prevalence predicted to reach 783 million by 2045. Type 2 diabetes leads to personal suffering, reduced productivity and significant health care cost. READ MORE