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Showing result 11 - 15 of 97 swedish dissertations containing the words relatives experiences.

  2. 11. Self-harm - hovering between hope and despair : experiences and interactions in a health care context

    Author : Britt-Marie Lindgren; Ulla Hällgren Graneheim; Sture Åström; Agneta Berg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; discursive psychology; experiences; hope; hopelessness; interactions; narratives; phenomenological hermeneutics; psychiatric nursing; qualitative content analysis; self-harm; berättelser; diskurspsykologi; fenomenologisk hermeneutik; hopp; hopplöshet; interaktion; kvalitativ innehållsanalys; psykiatrisk omvårdnad; självskada; upplevelser; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : Background The definition of self-harm used in this project is repeated, impulsive behaviour causing tissue damage, yet not intended as a suicide attempt. Instead of wishing to die, the person who self-harms wishes to be relieved from anxiety. READ MORE

  4. 12. Close relatives of critically ill persons in intensive and critical care : the experiences of close relatives and critical care nurses

    Author : Åsa Engström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The aim of the licentiate thesis was to describe close relatives of critically ill persons within intensive and critical care from the perspective of close relatives and of critical care nurses. The data were collected by means of qualitaive research interviews with seven partners of persons who had been critically ill and cared for in an intensive care unit, and with focus groups discussions with 24 critical care nurses. READ MORE

  5. 13. Psychiatric care of people at risk of committing suicide : narrative interviews with registered nurses, physicians, patients and their relatives

    Author : Anne-Grethe Talseth; Astrid Norberg; Jan Beskow; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychiatric care; in-patients at risk of committing suicide; registered nurses; physicians; relatives; narratives; phenomenological hermeneutics; confirmation; communion; consolation; hope; Självmord; psykiatrisk omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The aims of this thesis are to illuminate the meaning of being cared for and treated by nurses and physicians, as narrated by psychiatric suicidal in-patients; the meaning of taking care of and treating patient at risk of committing suicide, as narrated by nurses and physicians; and the meaning of being met and having one’s suicidal relative taken care of by health personnel, as narrated by relatives. Narrative interviews were conducted with 42 adult patients at risk of committing suicide in an in-patient psychiatric unit, 19 RNs, 19 physicians, and 15 relatives at a hospital in Norway. READ MORE

  6. 14. Depression among older people in rural Thailand : Knowledge of population, experiences and perceptions of patients, families, and psychiatric nurses

    Author : Duangkaew Kleebthong; Lisbeth Porskrog Kristiansen; Malin Rising-Holmström; Sukjai Chareornsuk; Helle Wijk; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; depression; experiences; family members; nurses; older people; rural; Thailand;

    Abstract : Background: The number of older persons (defined as age 60 and over) in Thailand has grown rapidly, and will be projected to increase to over 20 million by 2035. With an aging population, the number of older people suffering from health problems (such as non-communicable and degenerative diseases) was increasing as well. READ MORE

  7. 15. Experiences and Nursing Support of Relatives of Persons with Severe Mental Illness

    Author : Bente Margrethe Weimand; Birgitta Hedelin; Marie-Louise Hall-Lord; Christina Sällström; Kim Lützén; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Burden; everyday life; health; mental healthcare; relational ethics; relatives of persons with severe mental illness; support of relatives; Byrde; dagligliv; helse; nærhetsetikk; psykisk helsevern; pårørende til personer med alvorlig psykisk lidelse; støtte til pårørende; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to illuminate experiences of relatives of persons with severe mental illness, and their need for support from formal care. Furthermore, to illuminate nursing support of relatives of persons with severe mental illness.Methods: A mixed methods design was used. READ MORE