Search for dissertations about: "significant life experiences"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 267 swedish dissertations containing the words significant life 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. Patients' experiences of undergoing surgery : From vulnerability towards recovery -including a new, altered life

    Author : Angelica Forsberg; Ewa Idvall; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nursing; Omvårdnad;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore patients’ experiences of undergoing surgery, including their perceptions of quality of care and recovery. A mixed methods design was used, and studies with qualitativemethods (I, II) and quantitative methods (III, IV, V) were performed. READ MORE

  5. 13. A prevention and health promotion programme for persons with overweight in Primary Health Care Patient outcomes and nurses’ experiences in terms of weight, lifestyle, health and risk factors

    Author : Marie Bräutigam-Ewe; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Experiences; Health; Lifestyle; Obesity; Overweight; Primary health care; Quality of life; Weight reduction program;

    Abstract : Background: Primary Healthcare (PHC) is often the first point of contact for patients and thus considered the ideal place to address obesity and lifestyle issues. A weight reduction programme was developed to gain a better understanding of what those who are overweight or obese need in order to improve their health, weight reduction and weight maintenance. READ MORE

  6. 14. Experience of adjuvant treatment among postmenopausal women with breast cancer - Health-Related Quality of Life, symptom experience, stressful events and coping strategies

    Author : Maria Browall; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Breast cancer; Postmenopausal; Health-Related Quality of Life; Overall Quality of Life; Quality of Life; Content Analysis; Daily life; Experience; Symptom exprience; Stressful events; Coping; Coping strategies;

    Abstract : In Sweden, breast cancer is today the most common type of cancer among women. Of the approximately 7,059 women who developed the disease in Sweden during 2006, about 73% were postmenopausal and aged 55 or older at time of diagnosis, and about 33% were aged 70 or older. READ MORE

  7. 15. Gender equality and health experiences : workplace patterns in Northern Sweden

    Author : Sofia Elwér; Anne Hammarström; Annika Härenstam; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gender equality; workplace; health experiences; focus groups; cluster analysis; gender; work environment; gender regimes; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : Gendered practices of working life create gender inequalities through horizontal and vertical gender segregation in work, which may lead to gender inequalities in health experiences. The workplace is an important part of the social circumstances under which health opportunities and constraints are shaped. READ MORE