Search for dissertations about: "self-care management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 swedish dissertations containing the words self-care management.

  2. 1. Self-care for Minor Illness: People's Experiences and Needs

    Author : Silje Gustafsson; Inger Holmström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Self-care; Self-care advice; Minor illness; Information channels; Telephone nursing; Reassurance; Confidence; Satisfaction; Nursing; Self-care interventions; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : During later years, the primary care services are experiencing a heavier strain in terms of increasing expenses and higher demand for medical services. An increased awareness about pharmaceutical adverse effects and the global concern of antibiotic resistance has given self-care and active surveillance a stronger position within the primary care services. READ MORE

  4. 2. Self-care: the way to find balance in life : development and evaluation of a self-care questionnaire for patients with inflammatory bowel disease

    Author : Ulrica Lovén Wickman; Gunilla Hollman Frisman; Pia Yngman Uhlin; Henrik Hjortswang; Jan Mårtensson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; disease activity; inflammatory bowel disease; instrument development; health-related quality of life; questionnaire; reliability; self-care; symptoms; translation; validity; well-being; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

    Abstract : Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and Crohn’s disease (CD) occur worldwide and are life-long chronic conditions. The symptoms, which include abdominal pain and frequent diarrhea, cause limitations in life. 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

  6. 4. Being creative and resourceful : Individuals’ abilities and possibilities for self-management of chronic illness

    Author : Åsa Audulv; Kenneth Asplund; Karl-Gustaf Norbergh; Karin Axelsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Self-management; self-care; chronic illness; chronic disease; qualitative research; life conditions; beliefs and values; self-management integration; longitudinal; Egenvård; sjukdomshantering; kronisk sjukdom; kvalitativ forskning; livsvillkor; värderingar; egenvårds integrering; hantering; anpassning; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : Individuals’ self-management styles are crucial for how they manage to live with illness. Commonly investigated factors include social support, self-efficacy, health beliefs, and demographics. There is a gap in the literature with regard to in-depth studies of how those factors actually influence an individual’s self-management. READ MORE

  7. 5. The borderland between care and self-care

    Author : Anna Sarkadi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Type 2 diabetes; chronic disease management; patient education; women; intimacy; guilt and shame; female sexual dysfunction; social network; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine different approaches to support the self-care of persons with Type 2 diabetes, with special reference to practical, social, and sexual aspects of women's self-management. The methods to elucidate this comprised: evaluating a new model for diabetes patient education; designing a model to analyse the role of social networks in women's diabetes; conducting individual and focus group interviews for deeper understanding of the social and sexual aspects of diabetes; and collecting questionnaire data as a complement to the above. READ MORE