Search for dissertations about: "rejection experiences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words rejection experiences.

2. 1. Erfarenheter av stigmatisering och diskriminering bland personer med psykisk sjukdom

   Author : Bertil Lundberg; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; self-esteem; sense of coherence; empowerment; social network; sociodemographic and clinical factors; lived experience; beliefs of devaluation ¬discrimination; mental illness; rejection experiences; subjective quality of life.;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to 1) investigate the prevalence of stigmatizing experiences and beliefs of devaluation and discrimination among persons with mental illness, and 2) to investigate the relationship between beliefs of devalua¬tion/¬discrimination, rejection experiences and sociodemographic/clinical patient characteristics, social networks, self esteem, empowerment and subjective quality of life. The thesis comprises four papers. READ MORE

4. 2. The percieved threat of the risk of graft rejection among organ transplant recipients

   Author : Madeleine Nilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Organ transplantation; graft rejection; adolescents; perceptions; psychometric evaluation; health related quality of life; coping;

   Abstract : Transplantation is an established and successful treatment for critically ill patients. For many of the organ transplant recipients (OTR) it is the only option for survival. When OTRs are asked about what they fear the most, the most common answer is graft rejection. READ MORE

5. 3. The balance between under- and over-immunosuppression after heart transplantation with emphasis on acute cellular rejection and chronic kidney disease. Experiences from Skåne University Hospital in Lund 1988-2010

   Author : Carl Söderlund; Kardiologi; []
   Keywords : heart transplantation; immunosuppression; acute cellular rejection; chronic kidney disease; generic; heart transplantation; immunosuppression; acute cellular rejection; chronic kidney disase; generic;

   Abstract : Background and aims:Heart transplantation (HT) constitutes the ultimate treatment choice for end-stage heart failure. Following HT, patients require life-long immunosuppressive treatment to prevent allograft rejection. READ MORE

6. 4. Social support, coping, resilience and mental health in Malaysian unwed young pregnant women and young mothers : Their experiences while living in a shelter home

   Author : Nor Jana Bte Saim; Seyedmehdi Ghazinour; Mona Dufåker; Jörg Richter; Martin Eisemann; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pregnancy out of wedlock; teenage pregnancy; shelter home; residential care; unwed teenage mothers; unwed young mothers; social work practice; Malaysia;

   Abstract : This thesis is based on four articles. In the first article, questionnaire data from a follow-upstudy (Article I) that aimed to explore social support, coping and resilience as predictors ofmental health in unwed young pregnant women and young mothers during placement in ashelter home were analysed. READ MORE

7. 5. Genital fistula among Ugandan women : risk factors, treatment outcomes, and experiences of patients and spouses

   Author : Justus Kafunjo Barageine; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Genital fistula;

   Abstract : Background: An estimated 2-3 million women globally and majorly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, suffer from genital fistula with an annual incidence of 50,000-100,000 women. Uganda like other low-income countries is not an exception and has an estimated fistula prevalence of 2%, with western Uganda having the highest prevalence of 4% among females aged 15-49 years. READ MORE