Search for dissertations about: "qol"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 202 swedish dissertations containing the word qol.

  2. 6. Quality of life among older people. Their experience, need of help, health, social support, everyday activities and sense of coherence

    Author : Gunilla Borglin; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Health-related quality; Quality of life; Older people; Gerontologi; Gerontology; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate QoL and Health-Related QoL (HRQoL) among people aged 75 years and over in relation to socio-demographic variables, need of ADL help, various degrees of present QoL, self-rated health (SRH), health complaints, everyday activities, social support and sense of coherence (SOC). A further aim was to test a QoL scale and to illuminate older people's experience of QoL. READ MORE

  4. 7. Patients' quality of life - Living with incurable cancer in palliative homecare

    Author : Christina Melin-Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Advanced cancer; Assessment of quality of life a the end of life; AQEL; existential; hospital based palliative care; mixed methods; neoplasm; nursing; palliative care; quality of life; social life; support.; Advanced cancer;

    Abstract : My clinical experience is that living in incurable cancer at the end of life is complex to patients and their families. Patients seem to have a rather good quality of life (QoL) but problems related to the progression of the illness constantly challenges and changes QoL. READ MORE

  5. 8. Living with ALS – Perspectives of Patients and Next of kin

    Author : Anneli G Olsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ALS; anxiety; coping; depression; manageability; next of kin; patient; sense of coherence; well-being; quality of life;

    Abstract : ALS is a neurodegenerative disease without curative treatment. The knowledge of the relationship between patients and their next of kin with respect to quality of life (QoL) is deficient. READ MORE

  6. 9. Youth - the future manpower : studies on unemployment, quality of life and work attitudes in young people

    Author : Lars Axelsson; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Young adults; adolescents; health; quality of life; unemployment; work ethics; work attitudes; sense of coherence; social support; self-esteem;

    Abstract : The aim was to gain knowledge of experiences of unemployment in young adults with special regard to quality of life (QOL) and to highlight work attitudes and related factors among adolescents. Three studies were performed in Kristianstad municipality, Sweden. READ MORE

  7. 10. Youth - the future manpower : studies on unemployment, quality of life and work attitudes in young people

    Author : Lars Axelsson; Kristianstad University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Arbetslivet är en av de viktigaste delarna i människors livssituation och ett av de viktigaste incitamenten för välfärden i ett samhälle. Stora förändringar har skett för ungdomar beträffande arbetslivet och inträdet i arbetslivet under de senaste decennierna. Bl.a. READ MORE